Dr. Rama Mani and Prof. Alexander Schieffer are researching and strengthening how we can design our organizations and initiatives to be “homes”—healthy and regenerative living and working spaces for everyone.
As institutions and nations face challenges, we must honestly assess our creations—both miraculous and disastrous...This journey toward peace on Earth requires everyone's commitment: those clearing their personal karma, those feeling the evolutionary call, and the new generations being born. We must embrace this rising spirit of oneness and commit at a soul level to healing the past and co-creating a shining new culture of peace.
Tasked with an ancient Tibetan practice, Cynthia Jurs embarked on a monumental mission: to carry Earth Treasure Vases filled with prayers and holy offerings and bury them in places around the world for healing. Her book, "Summoned by the Earth," chronicles her incredible journey. A Kosmos interview and book excerpt.
Not everyone is expected to be on the front lines. Yet, all of us have a responsibility as conscious, breathing, living human beings to work toward the evolution of a good, beautiful and thriving world.
We need to reclaim the simple truth that spiritual life is not solely about ourselves, and open to a larger, all-embracing vision. If spiritual life is not about the whole, it has lost its true nature.
Somewhat paradoxically, to be effective change agents on the planet, the best thing we can do—for ourselves and for our beloved world—is to keep our spirits high.
“How do I discuss the impact of environmental issues – on both our natural surroundings and the rest of humanity? What can I contribute to the narrative of healing and restoration?"
The ceremony, which only makes sense if holy beings are watching, draws us into an experiential reality in which holy beings are indeed present.
If you are already on the path of your own inner work, you will know how a regular practice of self-reflection can be incredibly useful—not just to you, but to the communities around you, as well as to the wider world.
At the turning of the Millennium, the United Nations chose Thich Nhat Hanh's code of global ethics, the Five Mindfulness Trainings, as the foundation for a non-sectarian ethical path for humanity.