Focus on seven global challenges - food, forests, water, energy, climate, cities, and the ocean because response to these challenges are intertwined and actions to address one have impacts on others. The effects of climate change are everywhere. Arctic and Antarctic ice is melting, leading to rising sea levels. The frequency and strength of storms is increasing, leaving destruction. And ...
Overcoming Obstacles / Hindernisse Überwinden / Superando Obstáculos / Superando Obstáculos
If achieving goals were easy, everyone would do it quickly and without difficulty. Even if your vision is clear and you can articulate a detailed destiny, there are always obstacles in the path. It is the joy and journey of clearing those obstacles that makes life rich, and helps people feel truly accomplished when they finally ...
I tried to Change / Ich habe versucht mich zu ändern / Eu tentei Mudar / Traté de Cambiar
Change is a crucial part of life. Change is the only constant you will ever truly know. But, change comes with discomfort. Change is not readily accepted or celebrated. Change can create conflict and tension. It is important that you understand change, embrace change and work with change to succeed in your journey. Pride tends to hold ...
Become One / Eins Werden / Torne se Um / Convertirse en Uno
Your first kind of memory is held in your mind, the second in your soul. Your mind captures, categorizes, files, and brings forward memories of every experience your body and mind ever had. Your soul is the repository of all knowledge about who you are, where you are, why you are where you are, and all ...
Who am I / Wer bin Ich / Quem sou Eu / Quién Soy
You are not your body. Your body is something you have. -You are not your mind. Your mind is something you have. -You are not your soul. Your soul is something you have. - The function of your mind is to guarantee the survival of your current physicalsization of the totality of you for as long ...
A World Apart / Eine Welt für Sich / Um mundo Distante / Un mundo Aparte
The actual World is the best possible World, God could not have created anything better. The best possible World is sometimes characterized as containing the most harmony, that is, as much variety and as much order as possible, containing the most essence and possibility. The actual World is the best possible World and thus the most suitable object of God's choice. Given ...
Love is always the answer / Liebe ist immer die Antwort / Amor é sempre a Resposta / El amor es siempre la Respuesta
When you get out of the way of your Ego, you can learn to truly experience Love from the inside out - as an intrinsic part of your nature, and as an intrinsic part of all creation. When you experience Love this way, you find your calling. This is living your life authentically. This is living your ...
You won’t Change / Du wirst Dich nicht Ändern / Você não Mudará / No vas a Cambiar
The mind does not follow the facts. Facts are stubborn things, but our minds are even more stubborn Doubt is not always resolved in the face of facts for even the most enlightened among us, however credible and convincing those facts might be. As a result of the well-documented confirmation bias, you tend to undervalue evidence that ...
Ask the Universe / Frag das Universum / Pergunte ao Universo / Pregunta al Universo
I wondered who I’d be without my fame. Who would I be if I said things that people didn’t want to hear, or if I defied their expectations of me? What if I showed up to the party without my Mardi Gras bat mask and refused to flash my breasts for a hand full of ...
A bitter Truth / Eine bittere Wahrheit / Uma verdade Amarga / Una Verdad Amarga
While people generally like to think they are in touch with reality, the uncomfortable truth is that many shield themselves from certain unpleasant facts to make them happier and more productive. From unpleasant insights about Love to the truth about meritocracy, there are inumerous uncomfortable truths people do not like to admit. It is nice to believe ...
Finding Enlightenment / Erleuchtung Finden / Encontrando Iluminação / Encontrando Iluminación
There is no barrier to prevent any individual from expanding into enlightenment. If you really want to go, nothing can stop you. To become enlightened, know that there are no special virtues to acquire. Simply remain conscious. The practice of prolonging your conscious state may not give you the power to control the material World. It ...
Why Fight / Warum Kämpfen / Por que Lutar / Por qué Pelear
Most modern wars are fought over political disagreements, which are pretty shallow, ideological battles. What kind of government are we going to have? Capitalism called communism, or communism called capitalism, or what have you?Those wars are fought out of fear. So we’ll say, 'All right, we’re going to blow those bastards to pieces. We’re afraid ...
What is Love / Was ist Liebe / O que é Amor / Que es el Amor
The ancient Greeks called Love the madness of the gods. It is very easy to fall in Love, the difficulty is to stay in Love. If it is difficult to stay in Love, then it is not the love of your life. It is a Love experience. Love is always beautiful, if it is not beautiful, it is not Love. Love is a state of being. Love is a Human virtue ...
What is Happiness / Was ist Glück / O que é Felicidade / Qué es la Felicidad
In philosophy, happiness refers to the good life, rather than simply an emotion. In psychology, hapiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Despite different philosophies and religions, all Human prayers carry the same message about Love, forgiveness, and tolerance. Since science ...
Money Power Glory / Geld Macht Ruhm / Dinheiro Poder Glória / Dinero Poder Gloria
You will meet people who made more money than most of us and then spent it all. You will meet people who's names you recognize and yet whose own families have forgotten their faces. You will meet people who drive old cars and wear worn-out clothes and are worth millions. You will meet people who want to smash your creativity ...
Peace to mother Gaia / Friede für Mutter Gaia / Paz para mãe Gaia / Paz a la madre Gaia
Thank you for your patience, your fortress, your perseverance, your Love. I apologize, I am sorry for my contribution to your suffering. Dear Mother Gaia, You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia; you are this infinitely beautiful blue planet. You are the Earth refreshing Bodhisattva, cool and kind. Your immeasurable patience and endurance makes ...
The Price of Consumerism / Der Preis des Konsums / O preço do Consumismo / El precio del Consumismo
Consumerism is at the heart of the matter. You crave for more and more in life, you do not care about the damage cost or the opportunity loss you might have to sustain. Consumerism undermines your quality of life. Consumerism affects your everyday happiness and psychological health. People whose values center on the accumulation of wealth ...
Take nature as a Teacher / Nimm die Natur als Lehrer / Tome a natureza como Mestre / Toma la naturaleza como Maestra
Seeing nature as a teacher is an element of ancient wisdom. Advice from nature is about listening to nature. The Earth and the sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent teachers, and teach more than you can ever learn from books. Observing nature is always an awe-inspiring, spiritual experience and ...
Out of Balance / Aus dem Gleichgewicht / Fora de Equilíbrio / Fuera de Balance
You have been told that if you only had that coolest, newest car/phone/pair of shoes/you-name-it, you would be happy. But as soon as you get that newest thing that was guaranteed to make you happy, you are told that a new something has just come out and you will never be happy unless you get it ...
This is Us / Das sind Wir / Este somos Nós / Esto somos Nosotros
So tell your children you are sorry for what is going on with the climate, but it is not their fault or yours. Tell them some bad people made it too hard to do anything until it was too late. Tell them you will vote for people that might help with the problem. Tell them to study ...
Life Speaks / Das Leben Spricht / A vida Fala / La Vida Habla
Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you.Before you tell your life what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent. Vocation does not mean a goal ...
It all goes Together / Es geht alles Zusammen / Tudo vai Junto / Todo va Junto
So the relationship between the organism and the environment is transactional. The environment grows the organism, and in turn the organism creates the environment.The organism turns the sun into light, but it requires there to be an environment containing a sun for there to be an organism at all. And the answer to it simply: they're ...
Rich and Poor / Reich und Arm / Rico e Pobre / Rico y Pobre
I am sure most of you could name some of the individuals featured at the top of the Forbes 100 rich list. What about the other end of that list? The Bottom 100, but rather number 6,000,000,001. Most of you would struggle to name someone who was at the other end. When you think of the poor, ...
Everyone has a Story / Jeder hat eine Geschichte / Todo mundo tem uma Historia / Todos tienen una Historiav
To alleviate suffering and cultivate compassion in your life, one of the first things you need to do is expand your Awareness of what is happening around you. Most of the time, you rush around oblivious of what challenges others are facing in their lives. Too often you stay enclosed within a relatively limited perspective of life ...
The reason we have Poverty / Der Grund warum wir Armut Haben / A razão pela qual nós temos Pobreza / La razón por la que tenemos Pobreza.
Poverty is the state for the majority of the World’s population and nations. Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people. In ...