The Sacred Values of Nature
Dear Reader,
For the mystic and the seeker, there are two well-worn paths up the mountain - love and awareness. Through the practice of Zen meditation, insight through deepening awareness is the way to the peak. For the Sufi and Christian mystic, it is the raw yearning for union with the Beloved, the Divine source of Creation. Yet, these paths eventually converge; awareness is an outcome of…
Toward a Contemplative Ecology | A Conversation with Douglas Christie and Andrew Zolli
By Andrew Zolli, via Garrison Institute Images | Gian-Reto Tarnutzer
Note: This is a portion of a longer interview which can be found here.
Andrew Zolli: [A]n honest encounter with the climate crisis often brings deep tears, which can move us from impassivity into either action or despair. I’m sure that at least some climate denialism, and much climate apathy, is rooted in an instinctive…
KOSMOS LIVE Podcast | Judy Wicks, Engaged Business, Activism, and Local Economy
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
KOSMOS LIVE podcast | Mark Gerzon, Mediation in a Time of Division
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
Brilliant Apps Solving Local Problems Worldwide
By Tej Adeleye, via Amaphiko
Apps are often developed to solve convenience problems – cheaper taxis or snack delivery services. We highlight the innovators across the world who are improving lives with apps that offer tangible solutions for a range of issues from cattle care to an online queing system for village water-collection so that girls can spend more time studying.……
Global Competence
By Anthony Jackson, via Asia Society Center for Global Education
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The concept of global competence articulates the knowledge and skills students need in the 21st century.
Globally competent students must have the knowledge and skills to:
Investigate the World. Global competence starts by being aware, curious, and interested in learning about the world and how it…
Call for Essays | Global Transformation
Twice a year Kosmos invites our readers to submit an essay up to 830 words. We choose two or three essays to publish in our hard copy Kosmos Journal and several others in Kosmos Online and on our website.
We are preparing the next issue of Kosmos Journal and hope you will participate. Your essay can be on any dimension of the Kosmos mission: Global Transformation in Harmony with All Life.…
New Competencies for Global Citizens
Dear Readers,
So much of our disconnection stems from lack of awareness. Few of us in the over-developed world fully comprehend famine or educating our children in a refugee camp. Nor can people denied access to education and participation in decision-making see a clear path to a better life. If a city child never encounters a creature in the wild or learns to grow a flower, how can he learn…
KOSMOS LIVE Podcast | Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Reconnecting with the World Soul
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
Kosmos Live! | Mark Gerzon, Mediation in a Time of Division
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…