gallery one: animals | beauty and harmony with all life

Cheetah against a fiery sky in Botswana. photography | Arturo de Frias Marques, Wikimedia Commons, CCbySA4 International Emperor penguins in Antarctica. photography by Christopher Michel, CCbySA2.0 Spanish ibex in Lorcal, Andalusia. photography | Tuxyso, Wikimedia Commons, CCbySA3.0 Japanese monkey family. photography by Alfonsopazphoto, Wikimedia Commons CCbySA3.0 photography by…

Margaret Wheatley

Now in my 70s, I can look back and appreciate what a rich and blessed life I've lived. I've been able to give my curiosity free rein and to be with extraordinary teachers. I've been able to explore a wide range of disciplines and lived in several different cultures. I've learned from an incredible diversity of people, from indigenous peoples to the Dalai Lama, from small town ministers to senior…

Igniting the Life Force at our Creative Core

Re-Uniting Spirit and Matter, Bringing Spirituality into Action Called forth by the enormous challenges of our times, a powerful new movement is emerging with the potential to change our world. Evolutionary spirituality is a new, integral vision bringing spirituality into social action—infusing a deep, evolutionary spiritual vision into radical social, economic, and ecological transformation to…

Living Human Living Earth: A Super-Ordinate Goal

How do we collectively transform ourselves, our communities, and our civilization to move toward a future of our highest collective possibilities? That question is on the minds of many Kosmos readers. There are more and more people around the world who are experiencing the divides and disconnects described by dozens of thought leaders that use such memes as “a momentous leap,” “moving from ego…

The Gift of Life

Life clothes itself in many forms. These many forms of life are gifts, if we are open to receiving them. What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘Living Earth?’ How do you personally feel when you observe and honor the aliveness around you? Do you feel enveloped and enlivened by a nurturing life force that perhaps even defies words to describe it? How do you cultivate a more vibrant sense…

Joanna Macy

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. As the root teacher of the Work That Reconnects, she has created a ground-breaking theoretical framework for personal and social change, as well as a powerful workshop…

Spring | Summer 2015

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Nuclear abolition wave circles the world

Via Peace and Planet Dr Gary Goldstein, Tufts University, Dot Maver, Kosmos Journal & National Peace Academy and Anna Ikeda, SGI & METTA Center wave goodbye to nuclear weapons at the Peace and Planet Conference in NYC. As governments gather in New York for the four-week-long nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, a wave of nuclear abolition activities is swinging…

Ecology Is the Meaning of Life

By Dr. Glen Barry, from his blog Ultimately, all humanity and all life have is the biosphere, the thin layer of life just above and below Earth’s surface, composed of ancient, miraculously evolved natural ecosystems. The natural Earth is a marvel – a complex coupling of species within ecosystems, whereby life begets life. Ecology is far more than the study of life and its environment. The…