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We Must Take Care of the Earth ~ John Trudell
“The people who have created this system, and who perpetuate this system, they are out of balance. They have made us out of balance. They have come into our minds and they have come into our hearts and they’ve programmed … Continue reading
The Rise of the Cultural Creatives
The following was written in 1997. It’s been almost 20 years since the idea of Cultural Creatives was introduced. With the rise of Internet social networks, Facebook, youtube and blogs are we now witnessing the dawning influence of this group, in the creation of … Continue reading
Awakening from the Cult of Ignorance
“We were born to be free… to build things and grow our own food, develop our skills and be creative, not to lose ourselves in shopping, technology and mindless consumption. We are here to love and practice forgiveness, not to make war, seek revenge … Continue reading
Critical Thinking: Keeping Our Minds Open
“Critical thinking is the ability to apply reasoning and logic to new or unfamiliar ideas, opinions, and situations. Thinking critically involves seeing things in an open-minded way and examining an idea or concept from as many angles as possible. This … Continue reading
Inter-Being: Awakening from the Illusion of Separateness
“We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness” ~Thich Nhat Hanh The following is a short excerpt from a 1998 Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, entitled The Island of Self: The Three Dharma Seals. Here he explains how awareness of the … Continue reading
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Tagged connectedness, interdependence, nature, thich nhat hanh, wisdom
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Earth as Sacred Community – Thomas Berry
“Our present urgency is to recover a sense of the primacy of the Universe as our fundamental context, and the primacy of the Earth as the matrix from which life has emerged and on which life depends. The Earth with … Continue reading
Being the Change We Wish To See in the World
“People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh I believe that human beings are creative, wise and … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Systems Thinking
Tagged connectedness, creative by nature, paradigm of love, spirituality, wisdom
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The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education
“Anthropologists have long known that Native Americans reared courageous, respectful children without using harsh coercive controls. Nevertheless, Europeans colonizing North America tried to “civilize” indigenous children in punitive boarding schools, unaware that Natives possessed a sophisticated philosophy that treated children with deep … Continue reading
Shifting Paradigms: Aligning with the Wisdom of Nature
“See simplicity in the complicated, Seek greatness in small things. In the Universe, the difficult things are done as if they were easy.” ~Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching For decades now, the human species has been at a crucial turning … Continue reading
The Paradox & Inconsistency of Christian Civilizations
The following was written in 1911, by Dr Charles Alexander Eastman, born Ohiyesa of the Santee Sioux Indians… “The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the … Continue reading
Creative by Nature 