Guest Writer – Sunray NGO

22 Dec 2018

The Parliament of the World’s Religions

November 1 – 7, 2018 The Parliament of the World’s Religions was a most extraordinary time of meeting, sharing, honoring and respecting all peoples, faiths, traditions and beings. A time of joy and exploration for peoples from all around the Earth. The Parliament is deemed the largest interfaith gathering in the world. Nearly 10,000 participants were expected to attend featuring … Read More

9 Jul 2017

Enjoying Communities, Learning Harmony Every Day

By Jordi Palou-Loverdos From the Stone Age people live in family and small communities. Most of them were not aware that other communities lived beyond the mountains and oceans. In last thousands of years we discovered we belonged to a large community who share waters, air, land, fruits, sun and stars, a little round drop floating in the universe. The … Read More

9 Jul 2017

Using Laws in a Holistic Manner to Build Communities that Consider All Members of the Community

By IRMA ROGNONI VIADER, Attorney, Barcelona Spain I think community building is one of the keys for maintaining self-discipline in order to not lose alignment with the environment where we live. We live on the earth, and on earth there are human beings all around us. If we forget that, we run the risk of losing the guide of what … Read More

4 Sep 2015

Sunray Looks Back

In 1991, Ven Dhyani Ywahoo and Rev. Margie Joy Walden travelled to Madrid, Spain to attend a meeting with Queen Sofia of Spain. Geraldine Lewis and Marysol Gonzalez arranged this meeting to discuss indigenous peoples’ perspectives on the upcoming Quinto Centenario. The discussions were very productive and important language was changed that acknowledged indigenous perspectives. In 2015, Geraldine Lewis … Read More

Quotations

Wisdom, a stream ever flowing, a sense of our oneness with all beings, an understanding that that which crawls, walks, flies, or swims is some relative to each of us. In recognizing that stream in ourselves, there is a sense of wonder and respect for life as it manifests in every part of the stream. (p. 113)

Voices of Our Ancestors

Just as our organ systems are supported by Mother Earth’s compassion, she [Mother Earth] is supported by our caretaking. To return to Earth appreciation and caretaking of her waters, mountains, and atmosphere is the responsibility of her children [human beings]. That is our song in this time. (pg. 117)

Voices of Our Ancestors

To still conflict within ourselves, to make peace within our own minds and hearts, what effect will that have on the planetary mind? May that be the necessary impetus for the nations to put away the instruments of war. (p.201)

Voices of Our Ancestors

The common factors that unite human beings are the desire for security, peace, abundance, and ease for our children and grandchildren. Parents all around the world have the same concerns. The cause of imagined separation is ignorance of the means by which we are all interrelated. We are connected by the air we breathe and the Earth we share. (p.140)

Voices of Our Ancestors

By observing the emotions and patterns of their arising, one may respond without being carried away. Emotions of fear, anger, envy, are seen as ripples on the stream, caused by winds of confusion. Mind dedicated to beneficial actions calms winds of confusion. (p.118)

Voices of Our Ancestors

Pacifying the emotions of confusion is done thorough forgiving oneself and others for what might have been, could have been, should have been and allowing the charge of emotions unexpressed to be carried away in the water-mind of forgiving. (p.118)

Voices of Our Ancestors

In Tsalagi [Cherokee], water is ama, consciousness, like mama, and when we awaken to the cleansing properties of water, then we may wash away the obstacles to good relationship with self, others, the Earth. (p.117)

Voices of Our Ancestors

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