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
What If It’s All Connected? Humanity and the Global Crisis
"Everything IS connected. And we must hold this truth in mind as we go about the business of transitioning our civilization away from its runaway growth curve of mass consumption. The Earth is finite and there are boundaries which we must not cross if we want to continue to be part of the cosmic dance that is life on this beautiful planet. "Humanity needs to think systemically. We need to act from a place of holistic insight. And we need to do so collectively, as the singular humanity of 7.4 … Continue reading
Humanity’s beauty as seen through the lens of a high school student
High school student, Shea Glover, shares the moving and revealing results of her integrative arts project.... "I conducted an independent project, which evidently turned into a social experiment halfway through, regarding beauty at my performing arts high school in Chicago. I want to clarify that my intentions were not to get a reaction out of people. I was simply filming beauty and this is the result. "There is so much beauty in the world.... if you blink, you'll miss it." #breathebeauty Watch video
The Story of How Humanity Fell in Love with Itself Once Again by Lyla June Johnston
"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
The Fuji Declaration: Awakening the Divine Spark in the Spirit of Humanity by Hiroo Saionji | Kosmos Journal
Hiroo Saionji, president of the Goi Peace Foundation and the World Peace Prayer Society reflects on the goals achieved by The Fuji Declaration and invites all people to endorse and embrace a new document for a new phase in the evolution of human civilisation. 'The Fuji Declaration calls attention to the infinite potential that dwells within every human being and reminds us that we are part of a living universe that exhibits boundless diversity yet embraces oneness. It calls on us to co-evolve … Continue reading
