MEDITATION FOR GAIA

ABSTRACT

The immediacy of global ecological crises provides two considerations, which I refer to as Soft Edge and Hard Edge arguments. The Soft Edge explores my consciousness. The Hard Edge examines the reality of drastic Earth changes, and points to a different leadership to deal with issues of human adaptation that are scarcely comprehensible at this time. The thread of changing consciousness is woven through both arguments. I reflect on the cybernetic lunacy of a global economy driven by the collective greed of corporations that operate without ethics, responsibility or accountability. I note the ecological illiteracy and indifference of our economic and political leaders, while knowing that business as usual is no longer an option. Yet my first choice is the stillness and silence of meditation. I write about why meditation provides the basis of my activism, touch upon mythology for guidance, and know that the present global turmoil is a catalyst for a different leadership to emerge - one that has responsibility, compassion and integrity at its core. These qualities arise through the cultivation of mindfulness and meditative practice.