The human race has become separated and increasingly out of step with the natural world. We grow the fortunes of billionaires, even as we increase the numbers of the homeless and refugees. Earth and her capacity to sustain life are being destroyed.
“We know the statistics on climate change and we are seeing we cannot continue at this pace. Our global systems of externalization, extraction, and pollution are leading to ‘ecological apartheid.”
Vandana Shiva
The earth is a living system, and our well-being is closely connected to the health of the planet. We are inhaling the oxygen the trees exhaled. The molecules of our bodies are the same as those of the planet: oxygen, carbon, water. Everything is interconnected. Yet, we are polluting with chemicals, deforestation, fire, and all manner of rubbish.
To be peaceful, pure, and clear is our natural and deepest state within the soul. However, over time our inner light and peace fade as our connection with the Supreme Father is broken as we forget. Our weakened conscience goes to sleep. We forget our eternal identity as souls and begin to think we are only bodies. The peace and purity of our original virtues is overtaken by lust, violence, greed. Our minds become weak and polluted with the acquired ‘chemicals’ of waste and negative thoughts. Mankind’s desire for wealth and power rolls in and corruption begins to suffocate and trash our beautiful planet with fires, plastic, deforestation, oil slicks and all manner of rubbish and pollution. So many majestic and ancient sequoia trees and 60,000 koala bears died in recent forest fires.
The problem increases each year and places us all at risk – the rich and poor alike. We have now entered the third year of what science calls humanity’s decisive decade.
“The UN was not created to take mankind into paradise, but, rather, to save humanity from hell.”
Dag Hammarskjold.
Unless we can navigate a global change of course before 2030, we risk such severe, irreversible damage to earth’s regenerative systems that our species is unlikely to survive.
Spiritual knowledge has now re-emerged, helping us to restore our original inner power, purity, and well-being by reminding us we are imperishable souls, that the inner quality of our thoughts is reflected in our outer world, and how to take power from the Supreme Source to accomplish this. We are realizing when the mind and heart are clean and free of pollution, the air, water, and other elements also become free from pollution and become peaceful. When we turn within and meditate, we can visualize what could be accomplished when we live in harmony once again with love and respect for one another and nature. When we change, the world changes!’
“There is hope people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, with the heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.”
Brooke Medicine Eagle
Chirya Yvonne Risely is a Rajyoga meditation teacher, based at the Brahma Kumaris Peace Village Retreat Center, USA.