Originally envisioned by Karen Armstrong as her wish for winning the 2008 TED prize, The Charter for Compassion is a gorgeous example of “a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life”. (quote from their website) I fell in love with the initiative as it seems that any energy that nurtures such purposeful expression of higher ideals is worthy of note.
If there is any one activity purposefully engaged in that has the power to help heal and transform our world into the one envisioned when Thomas Berry spoke about mutually enhancing relationships, compassion must be it.
The folks at Playing for Change (.com) have most certainly hit upon a magical formula. This is a profound and beautiful example of heart wedded with technology with the intention of inspiring planetary community. Using music as the universal language, they are traveling the world recording familiar songs with contributing musicians from different cultures, with the result being such a powerful demonstration of unity. I get so thrilled to the core of my being whenever I encounter such a wonder, and I can only hope that activities and energies like this get spread far and wide. Raising awareness about our global community, celebrating the simple things that connect us all, nurturing sustainable joy, these are the energies that we are focused on here as our lives unfold in a planetary context. I believe that these are the very things that have the power to transcend and heal the horrors and malignancies plaguing our planet at present, and everything that can be done to share them is a form of purposeful activism. Peace be with you and yours also!
Gotta love it!! Deep gratitude is surging through me….
Eric
The folks from the Pachamama Alliance are offering these low cost symposiums to help further along the transition from exploitative culture to a nourishing and truly sustainable one. This is a wondrously beautiful example of tell a different story, bring about a different reality. And I adore the fact that they are ensuring it is accessible to everyone. If you can find one anywhere near you, I would whole heartedly recommend attending. Their stated goal is bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Planet Earth, and I can’t think of anything more worthwhile.
At it’s heart are four questions ~ Where are we? How did we get here? What’s possible for the future? And Where do we go from here? Affirming our connectedness throughout, and stimulating active community are just some of the results from this event.
Joanna Macy says “The Symposium is designed to accelerate the Great Turning to a just and sustainable world. It awakens us and reconnects us with our place in the web of life . . . I’m very impressed with the approach and the quality of the program.” And that alone makes me want to go…
Music for the Great Awakening ~ The new album from Biophile is now available for your conscious evolutionary stimulation. Please click on the CD cover below.
