The Wesak Festival, at the time of the Taurus full moon, marks the high-water mark of spiritual blessing in the world. There is an unusual inflow of life and of spiritual stimulation which serves to vitalize the aspiration of all humankind. The intuition of all who seek to serve the good, the beautiful and the true (regardless of their faith …
Read More »Biophilia Project
Avant-gard and experimental music Biophilia is the eighth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on October 5, 2011, by One Little Indian Records and distributed by Nonesuch Records in North America and by Universal Music Group in the rest of the world. It can be categorized as avant-garde music, alternative dance and experimental music. Björk composed …
Read More »How Wolves Change Rivers
4 ½ minute video narrated by George Monbiot 2014. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable “trophic cascade” occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains in this movie remix. Narration from TED: “For more wonder, rewild the …
Read More »Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
20 minute video from a ted.com talk. Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story …
Read More »I wish for you …
A powerful 5 minute video. Don’t lose what you love to climate change. #Showthelove and let’s protect the life we love from climate change. www.showthelove.org.uk ‘War Horse’ author Michael Morpurgo and actors Jeremy Irons and Maxine Peake have joined forces to make a powerful new 5 minute film especially for you. Please watch and share.
Read More »She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying for
This 5-minute video is dedicated to all who died fighting for the planet and those whose lives are on the line today. The cut was put together by Vivek Chauhan, a young film maker, together with naturalists working with the Sanctuary Asia network. The wonderful first few moments of this video include the words “She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying …
Read More »The Great Bell Chant (The End of Suffering)
This 7-minute recording on YouTube has been viewed over 1.9 million times. Read by Thich Nath Hanh, chanted by brother Phap Niem. In the garden of my heart, the flowers of peace bloom beautifully. The creators of this audio track were Gary Malkin, the composer/arranger, producer, and collaborator Michael Stillwater. The work came from a CD/book called Graceful Passages: A …
Read More »Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein – A Short Film
We’ve all been given a gift, the gift of life. What we do with our lives is our gift back. Edo This 12-minute film is based on the book called Sacred Economics by teacher and philosopher, Charles Eisenstein. Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, …
Read More »The Spirit of Relationship
Rebuilding the Shrine of Human Living In this 9-minute video from the Lucis Trust, president Christine Morgan speaks of a spiritual renaissance to fire the world with the spirit of relationship. Through all kingdoms of nature, the spirit of relationship spirals forward in a blaze of colour, sound and motion. It is the fire behind rituals of courtship, sexual and …
Read More »The Heart’s Intuitive Intelligence: A path to personal, social and global coherence
The Spiritual Heart — is in a way a little like a smart phone, invisibly connecting us to a large network of information. It is through an unseen energy that the heart emits that humans are profoundly connected to all living things. The energy of the heart literally links us to each other. Every person’s heart contributes to a ‘collective …
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