Joy in Service ~ Kahlil Gibran
Interbeing with All Life ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
"Everything relies on everything else in the cosmos in order to manifest — whether a star, a cloud, a flower, a tree, or you and me." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh A key principle of democracy is that individuals seek to advance the common good. Why this is important becomes clearer when we remind ourselves of the web of connections that thread through every aspect of our lives. As Thich Nhat Hanh writes: "The verb ‘to be’ can be misleading, because we cannot be by ourselves, alone. ‘To be’ is always to … Continue reading
Evolutionary Purpose | Giles Hutchins
Giles Hutchins explores the necessary shift in consciousness now required by humanity for us to step into our Evolutionary Purpose and Co-create Magnificence with Life. According to Spiral Dynamics this is the shift from Tier 1 consciousness (mechanistic) to Tier 2 (living systems). (35-minute video talk starts at 2:50.) Giles Hutchins is an adviser, speaker and author, Chair of Future Fit Leadership Academy and Co-Founder of Regenerators. Watch video
All that you do is sacred ~ Hafiz
Divine love ~ Rumi
Rediscovering the Timeless Wisdom | Peter Russell
"Awareness of our true nature doesn't need studious reading of spiritual texts, years of meditation practice, or deep devotion to a teacher; only the willingness to engage in a rigorously honest investigation into the nature of awareness itself. Not an intellectual investigation, but a personal inquiry into who and what we truly are. "We are in the midst of a spiritual renaissance that differs significantly from those of the past. We are no longer limited to the faith of our particular culture; … Watch video
The Initiatory Experience of the Underworld by Toko-pa Turner
“There’s a famous story that Robert Bly tells about Carl Jung who, whenever a friend reported enthusiastically, “I have just been promoted!” Jung would say, “I’m very sorry to hear that; but if we all stick together, I think we will get through it.” On the other hand, if a friend arrived depressed and ashamed, saying, “I’ve just been fired,” Jung would say, “Let’s open a bottle of wine; this is wonderful news; something good will happen now.” Now this may seem like backwards thinking to the … Continue reading
Love is the bridge ~ Rumi
I alone cannot change society
Trailing the Gods Home with Martin Shaw
"When you're looking for stories that are robust enough to hold a culture together and our relationship to weather patterns, and the movement of the eagle, and the great thinking of the Earth, bone memory is what we need. We're living in such perilous times now that the stories that we need have to have that caribou dust in them, they have to have a remembering in them. "By going deeper into myth, I go deeper into love, and when I go deeper into love, innately I find morality. I locate a true … Watch video