Every Act a Ceremony
The ceremony, which only makes sense if holy beings are watching, draws us into an experiential reality in which holy beings are indeed present.
Inner Work Makes Our Outer Work Massively More Effective
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.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Code of Global Ethics
By Gary Gach
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.
Restoring the Housatonic River Walk
The ongoing creation of River Walk also speaks to the human element. It marks the confluence of ecological renewal, environmental and social justice, the underpinnings of the industrial revolution, and the vitality of a downtown.
Shut It Down: Stories From a Fierce, Loving Resistance
By Lisa Fithian
Conscious organizing addresses the most fundamental need we have as humans to belong to a community.
Fourteen Recommendations When Facing Climate Tragedy
By Jem Bendell
How might interbeing raise you from the threat of depression if you sense the end of everything one can contribute to due to near-term extinction of the human race and the majority of species?
Kito Mbiango | The Power of Art to Drive Action
Kito Mbiango’s work speaks nostalgically to our primal intelligence, engaging us in a conscious reflection about our collective evolution. His “Climate Change Collection” is a response to the accelerating environmental degradation we are facing and have imposed upon nature and all wildlife.
Art in a Time of Catastrophe
By Peter Reason and Sarah Gillespie
At such a time, are the arts irrelevant, a luxury? To the contrary, they have an essential place both in grieving for what is lost and in imagining new human possibilities.
Hopeful Essay Penned by Firelight
I am writing in the harsh light of a lantern and my blazing wood stove on the fourth night of a “public safety” blackout currently forecast to last for three more days. I am not near a fire or an evacuation zone. But that could change as quickly as a new fire report.
Healing the Wounded Mind
To have inner strength requires that we carry vision within us. Also, that we learn, or at least accept responsibility for, transmitting that vision.