World Goodwill Newsletter 2023 #2
Towards a New Spirituality: Building bridges for an integrated world
In a world of diversity, we stand at a crossroads, seeking a new spirituality that bridges the gaps and unites us as a global community. We realize that our planet is a single entity, interwoven by shared challenges and a collective destiny. Metaphorical bridges represent our journey toward functional and conscious integration.
We must transcend narrow belief systems, embracing our cultural tapestry. Creating structures for integration requires open spaces of dialogue and collaboration, where ancient wisdom meets modern innovation. These structures foster compassion, tolerance, and respect, erasing divisions of religion, nationality, and ideology. Building bridges for an integrated world demands courage, humility, and a commitment to harmony. We must acknowledge our interconnectedness, nurturing a sense of belonging to a global family. Together, we strive for a sustainable future, woven by the understanding that we are interdependent threads in the fabric of existence.
This Newsletter hopes to engage your creative thought and inspire right action in a spirit of Goodwill. §
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The Convergence of Spirituality and Psycho-energetic Practices in the Field of Psychology
Psycho-energetics studies the interactions and transformation of all kinds of energies, both microcosmic and macrocosmic. The study of the seven rays of energy and their psychological expression is part of this new psychology and its understanding can lead us to a deeper understanding of ourselves.
Read MoreIntegrating Science, Technology, and Nature?
Since the dawn of the industrial age, the onward march of science and technology has brought great gifts to humanity but further undermined the instinctive spiritual relationship that human beings once had with the land, fauna, and flora. As the large-scale burning of fossil fuels began in earnest to power incredible new machines, it sparked the beginning of what can only be called a disintegrative worldview...
Read MoreTransforming Food Systems
The thought, energy, and resources (capital, labor, creativity, and so on) directed towards resolving the major problems facing our interdependent world continue to be largely motivated by competition between separate entities primarily devoted to their own interests (corporations and nation-states among others). However, at the same time, there is an abundance of energy targeted towards building more cooperative and just relations.
Read MoreHuman Rights Law: An Integrated World View
Displays of natural goodness and sharing indicate, perhaps unconsciously, an innate recognition by so many people of the inherent value of every human life. They also show the presence of a powerful goodwill in millions of people around the world. This goodwill seeks the best for everyone, or at the very least, the minimization of fear and suffering wherever possible.
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