Change the Story, Change the World
In this short video clip, Findhorn Foundation and Community Co-founder, Eileen Caddy, shares her timeless wisdom - as relevant going into 2017 as it was in the early days of the formation of this community of loving service. Watch video
In many African tribes, when someone does something harmful, they take the person to the centre of the village where the whole tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days, they will remind him of all the good things that he has done. The tribe believes that each human being comes into the world as good. Each one of us only desiring safety, love, peace and happiness. But sometimes, in the pursuit of these things, people make mistakes. The community sees those mistakes as a cry for … Continue reading
"I spend a lot of time honoring and calling upon my Native American ancestors. I am keenly aware that my father's people hold a venerable medicine as well. He has ancestry from the Great Sacred Motherland of Europe. "I have been called a half breed. I have been called a mutt. Impure. I have been told my mixed blood is my bane. That I'm cursed to have an Indian for a mother and a cowboy for a father. "But one day, as I sat in the ceremonial house of my mother's people, a wondrous revelation … Continue reading
[quote"Nina Simons, Findhorn Fellow and co-founder of Bioneers"]When I listen with my heart, I am pierced with an empathic awareness that calls me into action beyond what any amount of learning, reading or mental understanding can prompt.[/quote] "While I am inspired each year by all the brilliant, innovative and effective solutions and strategies at this gathering, they won’t be enough to shift our collective course without an accompanying — and radical — change of heart. "For me, what’s … Continue reading
Buddhist scholar, author, activist and Findhorn Fellow, Joanna Macy, tells the story of the coming of the Kingdom of Shambhala as related to her by Choegyal Rinpoche. The story of the human heart and the interplay between compassion and wisdom. Watch video