It is possible you are a Spiritual Activist if ... 1.You recognize the importance of self-awareness and spirituality in your life, but you are concerned about the role of religious fanaticism in politics. 2. You reject all forms of violence 3. You love nature and you are deeply concerned about its destruction. 4. You have [...]
The Seville Statement on Violence is a statement on violence that was adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain, on 16 May 1986. It was subsequently adopted by UNESCO at the twenty-fifth session of the General Conference on 16 November 1989. The statement, [...]
There is a tendency to think that what we see in the present moment will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, by extraordinary changes in people’s thoughts, by unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies, by the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible. [...]
Wisdom at the Tipping Point Shifting to New Thinking and a New Civilization “Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18, Old Testament “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it” Albert Einstein 1. We, the members of the World Wisdom Council, are committed to the reversal [...]
The optimistic prospect of the emergence and spread of a planetary "Wisdom culture" is the antidote to the uncontrolled fear, cynicism and despair of our time. If all we ask for is to rescue ourselves from the coming collapse of Western civilization, we will disperse our efforts by running panicked in all directions, like mice, [...]
Spiritual activism is transforming our world and the Spiritual Activist Statement of Commitment is an important tool to unify our efforts and increase our impact. Through this statement, we affirm that the change we seek will only be achieved when we transcend narrow self-interest and embrace the perspective that we are [...]
Ο πολιτισμός στον βαθύτερο πυρήνα του είναι πραγματοποίηση αξιών. Ως «αξία» μπορούμε να ορίσουμε καθετί (ιδιότητα, θεσμό, ή αρχή ζωής) που οι άνθρωποι αναγνωρίζουν ότι αξίζει να προσπαθήσουν να το αποκτήσουν, να το ζήσουν, να το συστήσουν και σε άλλους, γιατί διευκολύνει και ομορφαίνει τη ζωή τους, αποτελεί καύχημά τους , ή/και υπηρετεί την κοινωνική [...]
A new phase in the evolution of human civilization is on the horizon. With deepening states of crisis bringing unrest to all parts of the world, there is a growing need for change in our ways of thinking and acting. We now have the choice of either spiraling into deepening peril, or breaking through to [...]
