Tag Archives: Rabindranath Tagore

Looking into what lies behind the world events that seem so challenging in these times, we might realise it is the impulse to freedom which is the causal driver behind outer happenings. But what is true freedom? In worldly terms we might think it is being free to do as one wishes no matter what harm it causes to others; …

As world events unfold, we can see the visible and invisible worlds interacting more clearly and immediately than ever before. Our world is responding to invisible forces, some of which have been set loose through human exploitation and neglect of our stewardship of the planet and the lives it supports. These forces are becoming apparent in many ways such as …

As floods devastate riverside towns in Europe, wildfires rage in America, famine stalks farming communities in Africa, and sea levels inundate homes on Pacific Islands, the reality of climate change is becoming very real, immediate and personal for millions of people around the globe. And the pandemic is a constant reminder that global forces are the causative impulse behind what …

We seem to be hearing more often these days such phrases as “record-breaking”, “unprecedented”, “within living memory”, “within recorded history”. So frequently are they being used that they have become a familiar part of this current moment in our human story. Fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, pandemics and plagues are more numerous, more devastating and beyond the previous patterns of …

When the astronauts introduced us to a view of our planet as a whole, they revealed a Sun’s view – a solar view – of the beautiful blue jewel that is our home. They lifted the veil for us to see and know it through the eyes of the soul. This new perception of our Earth was broadcast all around …