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Holi. Vaisakhi. Ramadan. Passover. Holy
Week and Easter. Vesak. Naw Ruz. Ridvan. Billions of
people attend these spiritual observances from March 17 to May 6
each year. Also occurring during this time are Earth Day, World Water Day
and Equinox, and Centers for Spiritual Living’s recommended global theme
for April 2022 is "Living Everyday Wonder: Creativity."
During this season of spiritual observances worldwide, we see the
opportunity to join GreenFaith’s multi-faith invitation to connect
climate justice and planetary wellness with our spiritual principles,
values and CSL's Global Vision. (GreenFaith is a worldwide, multi-faith,
climate and environmental movement that encourages spiritual responses to
global issues.)
Although climate change causes continue to be debated, it is still a
matter that calls for people across cultures and religious traditions to
work together to find a solution. Therefore, we invite our communities to
respond to this call in three ways that connect our principles, values
and Global Vision to action:
- Acknowledge the imminent
danger to life that global warming poses. (See the resources
collection from GreenFaith here. By talking to
friends, neighbors and family, we help raise the awareness of
something important to all of us. There is an inherent discomfort in
talking about matters so significant in scope and complex in nature.
Still, without the potent creative power of sharing our thoughts,
concerns and aspirations for our planet, it is easy to let this
critical matter remain unattended. An effective way for members and
friends to contribute to a solution is to talk about climate change
by expressing their thoughts, not as representative of an
organizational perspective, but because each voice has something of
value to contribute to our understanding. (From the CSL Global
Vision: We envision a world … that respects and honors the
interconnectedness of all life.)
- Encourage political and
business leaders to join in a robust and responsible response to
global warming. By taking your concern to the people who
represent you and who do business with you, you exercise your power
of influence for good. Drawing on our core values and in a spirit of
compassion, love and justice, we expand the narrative of emphasizing
the good to include appropriate action. We can join our Science of
Mind voices with those of our multi-faith friends who call for an
end to new fossil fuel projects and deforestation and a rapid, just
transition to a sustainable future. We can add our messages or
sacred rituals for planetary wellness to this holy season. (From the CSL Global
Vision: We envision a world where personal responsibility joins with
social conscience in every area of the political, corporate,
academic and social sectors, providing sustainable structures.)
- And, most importantly, engage in focused
spiritual practice with a clear sense that all these
actions can and do have a positive, beneficial effect on the future
of life on our planet. Members and friends of CSL are activated
by a vision of a healthy, loving world — one in which there is an
emphasis on sound planetary stewardship. A clear sense of this
vision can guide the focus of our prayer, and prayer, we hold, is
the primary tool for shifting consciousness. Therefore, we invite
members and friends of CSL to contemplate the Global Vision, to
allow it to shape your prayers and thereby inform you as to
which appropriate actions are yours to make.
If you and your CSL community plan to host a Sacred Season for
Climate Justice event and would like to have it listed on
GreenFaith.org, please use this online form to register your details: Organize an Event | GreenFaith
Centers for Spiritual Living Global Vision
- We envision all people,
all beings and all life as expressions of God.
- We see a world in which
each person lives in alignment with their highest spiritual
principle, emphasizing unity with God and connection with each
other; a world in which individually and collectively we are called
to a higher state of consciousness and action.
- We envision humanity
awakening to its spiritual magnificence and discovering the creative
power of thought; a world where every person discovers their own
personal power and ability to create an individual life that works
within a world that works for everyone.
- We envision a world in
which we live and grow as one global family that respects and honors the
interconnectedness of all life; a world where this kinship with all
life prospers and connects through the guidance of
spiritual wisdom and experience.
- We envision a world where
personal responsibility joins with social conscience in every area of the
political, corporate, academic and social sectors, providing
sustainable structures to further the emerging global consciousness.
- We envision a world where
every person has enough food, a home and a sense of belonging; a
world of peace and harmony, enfranchisement and justice.
- We envision a world in
which
resources are valued, cared for and grown, and
where there is generous and continuous sharing of these resources.
- We envision a worldwide
culture in which forgiveness is the norm.
- We envision a world which
has renewed
its emphasis on beauty, nature and love
through the resurgence of creativity, art and aesthetics.
We envision a world that works for
everyone and for all of creation.
Dr. Edward
Viljoen, Spiritual Leader
Centers for Spiritual Living
Spiritually Motivated Social Engagement Committee
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