Sacred Activism of the Heart
February 20, 2018 Kosmos Community News


Science and Religion: Toward a Universal Path of Divine Love

By William Keepin
In the current edition of Kosmos Journal

“I find it profoundly ironic that in our culture, which is so committed to the love of science, we have failed to develop a genuine science of love. The spiritual path of divine love is found in different forms within all the major religious and spiritual traditions, and hence serves as a profound bridge between them—something urgently needed today and a key goal of interspirituality.”


Elders, Rise Up! a Mountain of Guns Is of No Use to a Culture That Has Taught Its Children How to Love

By Tim Hjersted, via Films for Action

“We need more people who believe in the dignity of every human being and are actively putting this belief into deep, explorative, experimental practice. What would our lives, our speech, our actions look like if we fully embraced this principle?”


Recognizing the Secret Community

by Deborah Moldow, via The Interfaith Observer

A vast spiritual community is emerging all over the world. It has no name. It has no church or temple and no scripture. No one sees it. And yet it is among the most potent forces for evolutionary change on the planet. You are a member because you are participating in the spiritual renaissance that is underway, whether or not you are aware of it. And it is here to stay.


Book Excerpt | The New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries

By Terry Patten, from Chapter 2 of ‘The New Republic of the Heart’

“The heart breaks to see the destruction of vulnerable people, living creatures, and wild places. We want to protect them. We want to help. As Joanna Macy so sagely puts it, “If everyone I love is in danger, I want to be here, so I can do what I can.” Activism is simply acting on the impulse to “be of benefit” to something greater than yourself, in a whole variety of ways. Not all of them look like overt “activism,” but many do. All are natural expressions of human maturity.”


Book Excerpt | The New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries

By Terry Patten, from Chapter 2 of ‘The New Republic of the Heart’

“The heart breaks to see the destruction of vulnerable people, living creatures, and wild places. We want to protect them. We want to help. As Joanna Macy so sagely puts it, “If everyone I love is in danger, I want to be here, so I can do what I can.” Activism is simply acting on the impulse to “be of benefit” to something greater than yourself, in a whole variety of ways. Not all of them look like overt “activism,” but many do. All are natural expressions of human maturity.”


Spiritual Activism

By Steve Taylor, PhD, via Psychology Today

“For awakened individuals, justice and fairness are universal principles which transcend laws or conventions. They may even be willing to break laws if necessary, and even to potentially sacrifice their own well-being—perhaps even their lives—in order to uphold moral principles.”


Nondual Christianity – Seriously?

By Cynthia Bourgeault
In the current edition of Kosmos Journal

Let me ask you a question: What actually happens when you bring your attention into the heart? I don’t mean by emotional suggestibility, visualization, or even devotion in the usual sense but, rather, by exactly the practice those ancient orthodox masters have prescribed: by collecting attention via sensation in the region of the chest so that the heart does begin to light up and come online as an instrument of perception. Try it. What is the felt-sense taste of that experience?


The Soul of Humanity and the New Civilization

By Nancy Seifer
In the current edition of Kosmos Journal

“Now, at this momentous turning point in evolution, the soul is beginning to outgrow the limitations of its form. The true Self is peering out from behind the mask, discovering kindred spirits on the path to greater light. We are learning together to see through the eyes of the heart, which are also the eyes of the soul.”