--- product_id: 12910414 title: "The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom" price: "VT6987" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/12910414-the-fruitful-darkness-a-journey-through-buddhist-practice-and-tribal store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom **Price:** VT6987 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom - **How much does it cost?** VT6987 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/12910414-the-fruitful-darkness-a-journey-through-buddhist-practice-and-tribal) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom: 9780802140715: Halifax, Joan, Nhat Hanh, Thich: Books Review: A Profound Exploration of the Shadow Side - In this masterwork, Joan Halifax delves fearlessly into “the fruitful darkness”—the hidden realms of existence. Drawing from Native religions, the fecundity of nature, and the stillness of meditation, she embarks on an odyssey of heart and mind. Along the way, she encounters Tibetan Buddhist meditators, Mexican shamans, and Native American elders, weaving their wisdom into her narrative. Halifax’s prose is both poetic and insightful, guiding readers through Japanese Zen meditation, hallucinogenic plants, and the Mayan rainforest. She unearths the interconnectedness of all life, merging deep ecology with Buddhism and shamanism. This book is an adventure of the spirit—a feast of ancient and contemporary wisdom. A must-read for those seeking illumination in the shadows. 🌑✨ Feel free to adjust or expand upon this review as needed. And remember, your commitment to mindfulness and compassion shines through your writing! 🙏📚 Review: An important and fruitful read - Joan Halifax delivers to us a poetic exploration of life, death, and living. Through her stories in the fractured landscape of the crumbling modern world of commodities and dollar based values that are eating up the world... and our soul, she centers in the direness of today, the beauty and the wisdom available to us. Inside the lens of her experience we hear the insightful voices of compassionate luminaries, and indigenous wisdom from the the coast of California, to the climbs of Tibet. I highly recommend this book, it is precisely what my mind and heart needed in these times. It is so well written, and compactly printed to carry, I found myself reading in the small places where I could catch a page, paragraph, or chapter. Joan is a gifted writer and a modern day seer, peering past the plastic of a capitally wrapped world, into the living, fruitful darkness of today, asking us to look within, and about to find the soul we are searching for through the reality as it is present today. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #153,010 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #34 in Tibetan Buddhism (Books) #46 in Buddhist Rituals & Practice (Books) #177 in Zen Spirituality | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (207) | | Dimensions | 4.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | | Edition | 1st Grove Press Ed | | ISBN-10 | 0802140718 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0802140715 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 272 pages | | Publication date | March 15, 2004 | | Publisher | Grove Press | ## Images ![The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PV0yeqIWL.jpg) ![The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71zmuFZN0tL.jpg) ![The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zhm45o0JL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Profound Exploration of the Shadow Side *by N***S on August 7, 2024* In this masterwork, Joan Halifax delves fearlessly into “the fruitful darkness”—the hidden realms of existence. Drawing from Native religions, the fecundity of nature, and the stillness of meditation, she embarks on an odyssey of heart and mind. Along the way, she encounters Tibetan Buddhist meditators, Mexican shamans, and Native American elders, weaving their wisdom into her narrative. Halifax’s prose is both poetic and insightful, guiding readers through Japanese Zen meditation, hallucinogenic plants, and the Mayan rainforest. She unearths the interconnectedness of all life, merging deep ecology with Buddhism and shamanism. This book is an adventure of the spirit—a feast of ancient and contemporary wisdom. A must-read for those seeking illumination in the shadows. 🌑✨ Feel free to adjust or expand upon this review as needed. And remember, your commitment to mindfulness and compassion shines through your writing! 🙏📚 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An important and fruitful read *by R***S on February 16, 2023* Joan Halifax delivers to us a poetic exploration of life, death, and living. Through her stories in the fractured landscape of the crumbling modern world of commodities and dollar based values that are eating up the world... and our soul, she centers in the direness of today, the beauty and the wisdom available to us. Inside the lens of her experience we hear the insightful voices of compassionate luminaries, and indigenous wisdom from the the coast of California, to the climbs of Tibet. I highly recommend this book, it is precisely what my mind and heart needed in these times. It is so well written, and compactly printed to carry, I found myself reading in the small places where I could catch a page, paragraph, or chapter. Joan is a gifted writer and a modern day seer, peering past the plastic of a capitally wrapped world, into the living, fruitful darkness of today, asking us to look within, and about to find the soul we are searching for through the reality as it is present today. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is just beautiful and finally gave me some conceptual understanding to go ... *by J***T on January 23, 2018* Absolutely incredible book. One of those books that just finds you when right when you need it. I actually found it because I listen to Trevor Hall and he mentioned it as being a big influence on him and his music. It's absolutely not what I was expecting based on the title, but it's exactly what I needed to read when I read it. I'll be looking forward to Joan's next book Standing at the Edge when it comes out. This book is just beautiful and finally gave me some conceptual understanding to go with my intuitive INNERstanding. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/12910414-the-fruitful-darkness-a-journey-through-buddhist-practice-and-tribal](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/12910414-the-fruitful-darkness-a-journey-through-buddhist-practice-and-tribal) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*