Inner and Outer Growth and the Power of Community
The need for growth is encoded in the human being. However traditional cultures – especially eastern ones, the American Indian and some ancient western cultures focused a lot more on inner growth. The obsession with outer growth today has led to the materialistic economic system which is destroying natural resources which in the long run are the source of life.
The modern economic system has also severely eroded the power of community to offer a secure, fulfilling and meaningful life to humans – driving them even more to seek these in consumerism, in possessions and achievements that continue to destroy the delicate ecological balance of our planet, as well as a balance of inner and outer growth for humans.
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A mind-to-mind view of life
Ian Tennant finds out why we should view the ordinary as extraordinary. Photo by Matthew T Rader A form of science illiteracy exists amongst scientists and always has done. In the 16th century Copernicus’ colleagues outright rejected his suggestion that the Earth...
Dreaming the Forest
Laura Rival is enticed to hear the forest’s vast and timeless symphony. Davi Kopenawa, Brazil © Fiona Watson/Survival International Written by a Yanomami shaman and a French anthropologist united by more than 30 years of friendship (as well as a shared passion for...
Celebrating the Forests of India with People who create Forests Every Day!
If like me you have grown up listening to children stories from India, you might remember that forests have always been an essential part of them. May it be the Ramayana, the Mahabharata or the Panchatantra stories, all of them are set extensively in forests. Forests...
The Difference Between My Psychiatrist and My Shaman
Nowhere is the disconnect between science and spirit felt more intimately than in matters of mental health. We can speak empirically on this by saying things like, “America spends over $113 billion a year on mental health treatment,” or “depression affects over 14.8...
