Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix

1. Dinergy in Plants 1
Windows on the infinite 4
Harmonies of music and growth 8

2. Dinergy in the Crafts 14
Warp and woof 16
Hands and wheels 19

3. Dinergy in the Arts of Living 25
Tangible and intangible patterns 25
Our dinergic endowment 27

4. Timeless Patterns of Sharing 29
Basic arts of sharing 29
Cosmic order and calendric structures 38
Rhythm and harmonious sharing 49

5. The Anatomy of Sharing 53
Shells, clams, crabs and fishes 53
Dinosaur, frog and horse 64
Sharing: the nature of nature 74

6. Order and Freedom in Nature 79
Organic and inorganic patterns 79
From beetles to butterflies 86
Human harmonies 93

7. Hellas and Haiku 104
Man the measure 104
Measuring the immeasurable 113
The greatness of little things 123

8. Wisdom and Knowledge 127
Eastern and Western arts of living 127
Whole, hell and holy 133

Appendices 142
Notes 144
Credits 147
Index 148