Prime Minister Modi of India sponsored the effort to establish June 21st, the summer solstice, as International Yoga Day. This was confirmed by the United Nations in 2014 and in 2018 a group of us from the Gandhi International Institute for Peace requested the Hawai’i State Government to also recognize the day which was approved. We had our first Celebration in 2019 and this was our 8th annual celebration at Kapiolani Park Bandstand in Waikiki…
Mutualism is a type of biological or social relationship where different entities or species interact, and all parties derive a net benefit. It acts as a reciprocal “win-win” association and is a fundamental building block of healthy ecosystems and cooperative societal structures…
Reflection: The act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way…
Fortune: Good luck; Success; Prosperity. If we look at fortune in the present context then it is overwhelmingly obvious that there are billions of humans who are not experiencing the good luck, success, and prosperity that others are. However, if we view fortune comparative to even 125 years ago then as a species our fortunes have increased dramatically…
Flourishing: adjective – Growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous. In the Greek language and the goal of many ancient Greeks this is known as: Eudaimonia (pronounced yoo-dy-MOH-nee-ah) Literal Translation: The word combines eu- (“good”) and daimon (“spirit” or “deity”). It literally means the condition of having a good guardian spirit…
Connect: To join, link, or fasten together: unite or bind. To establish communication between; put in communication. This is what is going on within each of us actively in our waking state and less during sleep. We are continually experiencing communication between our intelligence, mind, and body…
Archifate: (my definition) from Greek arkhos “chief”, and fate: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future. Therefore a noun defines a person who fully accepts that they are the controllers and developers of their own destiny and do not blame others, their birth, or circumstances…
Spiritual anarchism is a philosophical intersection of anti-authoritarianism and individual divinity, asserting that true spiritual awakening requires the rejection of organized, hierarchical religious structures. It champions self-sovereignty, unmediated personal truth, and a rulerless society based on natural harmony and mutual respect…
In the Indian philosophical tradition Atman represents the individual self while Brahman represents the totality of existence and non-existence. So the Atman would be the many also called Bheda or JIvas, the individual souls. The Brahman or Abheda or Oneness is everything since everything is a manifestation of God’s energy…
The six schools of Vedic thought, collectively known as the Śad-Darśanas (six insights/views), are the orthodox systems of ancient Indian philosophy. They are classified as Āstika because they accept the ultimate authority of the Vedas. Traditionally, these six schools are grouped into three pairs of complementary systems that map out logic, physical reality, and spiritual realization…