“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” – We’ve heard this as a common strategy for dictators, autocratic governments and greedy capitalists. But the same applies to us. This crisis offers an opportunity for humanity to awaken to all the misguided, twisted and even nefarious intentions […]
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How the Virus Saga is a Catalyst for our Great Awakening
2020 has certainly got us questioning what’s really going on, and questioning many aspects of our reality – and therein lies its gift! I have known for years that we were approaching a great awakening. I had even learnt about “The Event”, as it was being called. […]
Moving Beyond Ownership
The concept and phenomenon we call “ownership” has always seemed rather strange to me. Take land ownership for example: if the earth is about 4.5 billion years old, and you are – say- 50 years old, how can you truly OWN a piece of the earth?! Let […]
Open Your Heart
Open your heart to all those around you. By opening your heart to others, you will open your heart to the Divine essence. Your heart contains an intelligence that is profound. It is intimately connected with every other heart. In this sense we are all of one […]
The Story of Stuff, a Message about Materialism
Having lived as a contemplative monk in India for a few years, and having returned to the world to explore and embrace the world of money and commerce, I take care to point out the difference between materialism and material engagement.[/caption]Material engagement is unavoidable, since we are […]
Expanding our Definition and Appreciation of Money
“Money”, like most English words can have many different definitions and interpretations. Indeed, English itself can be an ambiguous language at the best of times, in which meaning most often depends on context and even culture. Money is no simple subject. It is a vast phenomenon, existing […]
Culture, Tradition and Creative Originality
Tradition is wholesome, grounding, often rich and very valuable. But it doesn’t serve us optimally when tradition stands in the way of creative originality. Every religion has it culture and tradition. Even nations, groups and families have their customary ways of celebrating, commemorating and honouring people and […]
Moving from “Sheep Syndrome” to Conscious Expansion
If we continually choose to believe what others believe, and choose to live as others live, as most people do most of the time, all we do is re-live the cultural story of those that came before us, as a lot of them did themselves! (and how’s […]