You Can Never Speak Up Too Often for the Love of All Things by Paul R. Fleischman M.D.; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Paul R. Fleischman M.D.

Poems based on themes from the world of meditation, social and ethical values, the biological nature of things blended with poetic, reverential awareness of the natural world. The author offers us a poignant look at the realization of impermanence where suffering and joy meet.

Short Biography: Paul R. Fleischman, M.D., is an American author, poet, lecturer, outdoorsman and retired psychiatrist. He teaches Vipassana meditation and speaks perceptively about its value, employing poetic and scientific terminology, to Western professionals.

Review By: Gretchen C. Daily, Co-author, The New Economy of Nature - January 1, 2004 It is a true delight to read a poet who explores the human condition in the context of all known life—to illuminate the connections between human happiness and awareness of the delicate web of which we are a part. With clarity and beauty, Paul Fleischman brings us back to the lessons and necessity of sustainability for us all.

Review By: Carl Franz, Author, The People's Guide to Mexico - January 1, 2004 The complex relationship between the rhythms of the natural world and the activities of the human mind are Fleischman's subject. Describing the poet as a force of nature, he suggests using meditation and mindful observation to achieve “a remote and exquisite peace.” Whatever happens in “the flux of matter we call world,”don't surrender to dismay. These are active poems, intinmate and thought-provoking, not something to drowse over. They inspire us to answer the call of the wild: for the love of all things...speak up!

Review By: Shoshana Alexander, Author, Women's Ventures, Women's Vision - January 1, 2004 Like Gary Snyder, Paul Fleischman marries detail with vision. Delightful and breathtaking, his insights connect to and lift beyond the moment, revealing the interplay of consciousness with the kaleidoscope of life. The perfect bridge between sitting meditation and our walk in the world.

Review By: Ryan Hofritcher, Reader - October 18, 2010 The Pali Canon is not unlike other collections of sacred writings, full of uplifting messages through the medium of poetry. Readers familiar with the Dhammapada, Udana, and Theragatha, for example, will recall entire books of spontaneous verse conveying the most profound aspects of the Dhamma. In You Can Never Speak Up Too Often for the Love of All Things, Psychiatrist and Vipassana teacher Paul Fleischman follows the lead of these early practitioners whose enchantment with the landscapes of the natural world and the human mind often overflowed into evocative speech. The writing is honest and intimate, suggesting loving-kindness in direct response to the conflict and suffering at the heart of the human experience. Detailing his experiences in Canada, Costa Rica, India, New England, and Peru, Fleischman provides a delightful background for his appeal to realize kinship with and reverence for all life.