We have to free our hearts and minds

"We are living now during one of the most important time periods in human history. Our global species is at a turning point, the actions and decisions we take collectively over the next few decades will determine the path humanity (and all life on our planet) takes far into the future – towards either greater harmony or chaos, stability or destruction.

If one turns on the television, the news does not sound good. The mass media feeds our fears, warning of global warming, terrorism, racism, wealth inequality, economic instability and ecological collapse.

While most of these problems are real, what the media (and our leaders) do not understand is how these issues are ALL symptoms of the destructive ways so-called “advanced” civilisations see the world and behave.

That to solve these problems requires that we (as a species) grow up, cultivating a deeper level of wisdom, compassion and creativity.

How we see the world has a powerful effect on how we behave towards others. If we see a world at war― a world of competition and battle― we respond to situations that way, defensively and aggressively, seeking to exert control and dominate.

When we see a world where everything is connected our hearts open more easily. To truly bring an end to the destructiveness of humanity, a deeper wisdom has to first arise within each of us. As individuals, we must each “be the change,” as Gandhi put it. We have to free our hearts and minds, transform our ways of thinking, feeling and behaving.."
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