Written by Rachel Carson (1907-1964) Silent Spring (1962) was the catalyst for the environmental movement that grew into prominence during the 60s and 70s. The principal focus of the book was how the indiscriminate and overuse of pesticides, especially DDT, … Read More
Julian of Norwich (1342-1416) was an English anchoress and mystic her Revelations of Divine Love is generally considered one of the most remarkable documents of medieval religious experience. She spent the latter part of her life as a recluse at … Read More
Ramana Maharishi (1879-1950) was a much beloved Indian sage, renowned for his simple living and humility. His ashram is adjacent to Mount Arunchala, a sacred site for worshippers of Shiva, in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. A man of few words, here … Read More
Rumi (1207-1273) was a Sufi mystic and poet below are a few of his thoughts: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” … Read More
I salute the light within your eyes where the whole of the universe dwells. For when you are at that centre within you and I am at that place within me, we shall be one. – Chief Crazy Horse, Oglala … Read More
“The Soul does not love; It is Love itself.” – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Vedas (knowledge) are ancient Sanskrit texts written some 3 to 5,000 years ago, their essence is Vedanta (end of knowledge), the central theme of which … Read More
E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977) was the author of Small is Beautiful (1973), a pioneer of intermediate technology (ecologically friendly) and a leading light of the Green movement. He argued that capitalism brought higher living standards and the cost of deteriorating … Read More
No one owns the water, No one owns the land, No one owns the oceans, No one owns the sand. These are given by our mother. The planet provides for free. Only by the hands of the greedy, Does the … Read More
‘’Beauty is truth, truth beauty,’ – that is all Ye know on earth , and all all ye need to know.” – Ode to a Grecian Urn, John Keats There is an ancient Native American Indian saying: Something lives only … Read More
Yoga may prove of great benefit to many in these exceptional times of isolation and confinement. The asanas (postures) practised once or twice a day will help to keep the body healthy and improve the mood, plus they can easily … Read More