Introduction

The Emerging, Holistic Worldview

Awakening and Transformation of Consciousness

Reconnecting to Nature

Health and Healing

Socially Engaged Spirituality

 

2. Awakening and Transformation of Consciousness

“You must be the change you want to see in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi

Awakening and Transformation of Consciousness

Our worldview has consequences for the concept of human beings at the individual level, for how we experience ourselves and for the goals we set for our lives. The purpose of life is to develop all parts of one’s personality to their fullest potentials; to awaken all chakras; to become who we really are; to realize our true selves; to become a wise elder in time; and thus contribute to a more just, more balanced world—and to become co-creators that help continue four billion years of evolution.

Being part of the microcosmos, we are reflections of the macrocosmos and have access to all the information and knowledge we need. Enlightened persons during the ages, very often from the East, have shown us the possibilities and the paths to follow. The similar Western perennial philosophy, popularized by Aldous Huxely, is rich and diverse - and it is not contradictory. Living Masters are here to help us and show us one of the many paths.

Leibniz

Gottfried Leibniz used the term philosophia perennis to designate the common, eternal philosophy that underlies all religions, and in particular the mystical streams within them.