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Questionnaire II - Happiness and Coherence, Internal Ecology
29 de Setembro de 2023, 15:20 - sem comentários ainda
Internal Ecology: Questionnaire for the governance of one's own wellbeing
To each question there is an answer that seeks to be the most favorable to your health and wellbeing. See how you position yourself in regard to the question and the proposed answer, understanding your process of self-transformation as continuous, each state giving rise to new moves. This is a document under construction, so, in the end, try to contribute to improve the questionnaire, drawing on your own daily experience and views. Thank you.
To answer, use the following scale:
(A) ALPHA - I see a certain stability and balance in myself. There is little questioning of my life context (Alienation or harmony?);
(B) BETA - I feel sporadic restlessness and live with questions about my life context (Need for adjustments?);
(G) GAMA - My restlessness is generating discomfort, but my understanding of the need for change is only mental and I carry on doing everything the same;
(D) DELTA - I feel I'm at a moment of crisis and a paradigmatic leap into action, because my understanding already includes my heart;
(NA) NEW ALPHA - I've achieved new stability after transformation. As this deepens, new challenges will probably arise.
I - About your body consciousness: physical health.
I - In a holistic view of life, discomforts and diseases are allies to indicate where and how you have to change. Is this observation part of your life?
Answer: Yes, I deeply understand and therefore I practice a daily self-observation of my body (pains, posture, eyes, nails, skin, digestion, appetite and general behavior), being aware that it expresses signs of change. I perceive my weaknesses and strengths, and I respect them and try to change.
Your current state in this regard: ______________
II - About the quantity, quality and types of food that you consume daily:
Answer: I seek to make my food my medicine, prioritizing fruits, vegetables, teas, whole grains and nuts, avoiding meat and industrialized products.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
III - About body waste monitoring as indicators of your health:
Answer: I am attentive to the quantity, quality, time and rhythm of my residues (urine, feces, menstruation, catarrh, etc.) and try to understand what they reveal when I notice something uncommon.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
IV - The spine keeps the physical and subtle axis of your body. Do you seek to be aligned?
Answer: I exercise my posture daily to strengthen it, I observe my tendencies of misalignment and I am always attentive to return to align it.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
V - Your physical exercise habits are part of your relationship with your body. How are you on this?
Answer: I exercise, preferably outdoors, every day, to strengthen my body and improve my flexibility, paying attention to the breathing and my state of mind.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
VI - Your weight is another indicator of health and your way of life. How do you find yourself?
Answer: I know the measures of normality of weight and I use them as reference. I respect, however, my genetic particularities and personal taste.
Your current status in this regard: ________________
VII - The rhythm of activity and rest, be it mental or physical, is one of the keys to health. Do you respect your limits?
Answer: I try to diminish the rhythm of my life, resisting external pressures and try to balance intellectual, creative and physical activities with rest, to balance the Yin-Yang energies, of receptivity and action.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
VIII - Do you follow the quantity and quality of sleep that you have every day and try to balance it?
Answer: Yes, I try to sleep in favorable conditions for a good night of sleep and sleep daily the hours that my body needs.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
II – Emotional awareness: psychic, emotional and relational health.
I - The fluctuation of emotions is a natural process in life, but when it becomes too intense and extreme, it can lead to a strong personal misalignment that is manifested by certain constancy of specific emotions. How do you manage your emotions?
Answer: I always observe them and try to heal myself. I try to look at my life with some distance, understanding that the real world is like a play in which each one plays his role. My adjustments and inadequacies to this role are sources for my emotions that I try to heal.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
II - The undesirable daily behaviors are indicative of the learning that remains to be completed, because knowing and not doing is not knowing yet. Do you consider your thought and actions coherent?
Answer: I try to live according to Gandhi's motto, trying to be what I want to see in the world and knowing that the consistency between what I think, do and say is a source of equilibrium and joy.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
III - Interpersonal relationships reflect your personality and impact on your quality of life. Do you take care so that your relationships are healthy?
Answer: I try to cultivate friendships that support me and make me grow and I try to make my family relationships be enriching for myself and for the others, activating the empathy and honoring both my ancestors and descendants. In my social environment, I seek complementarity and cooperation, so that everyone wins with each other.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
IV - For traditional knowledge and for countless scholars of the human mind, such as Jung, dreams are revealers of the soul. Do you observe your dreams?
Answer: I try to remember my dreams daily and see their qualities (pleasant, nightmares, inexistence of dreams, etc.). When possible, I try to describe them in writing, trying to understand them individually immediately and in their chain in the long term.
Their current state in this regard: ________________
V - Do you perceive the relation between the appearance and organization of your material environment (in your house, work…) and your inner life and seek to act in this field?
Answer: Yes, I try to keep my life environments organized. As I understand that everything is interconnected, I try to use the external organization as a help for my personal development and to inspire in this alignment to make changes in my surroundings.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
III- Consciousness and mental health
I - Your mental health is the result of constant hygiene. Do you take care of what feeds your mind?
Answer: I avoid excess of negative information, worries and excessive thinking, as well as people and situations that stress me and consume my mental and spiritual energy.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
II - The activities that you exercise in the day to day feed or deplete you. How is your personal alignment in this field?
Answer: I seek that my work/study and my daily activities in general are aligned to what is my mission in the world (sankalpa). I constantly have a feeling of personal/professional usefulness, I feel free and with the possibility of creating my destiny with joy.
Your current status in this regard: ________________
III- Your relationship with your own future can be a source of well-being or sadness. How is it?
Answer: I feel calm because I have clarity about my personal evolution process and my future plans include the joy of the increasing coherence between what I am and what I want to be, favoring an old age in peace. I realize that I feel more peaceful and that my personal energy is more and more subtle, contributing to peace in the world.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
IV- Consciousness and spiritual health
I - Do you incorporate in your daily routine time to be in contact with the subtle dimension of your existence?
Answer: I have small rituals along the day, related to the subtle dimension of life and I also have an established daily routine of inner silence (meditation, contemplation, yoga, etc).
Your current state in this regard: ________________
II - Obsessive fears are the opposite of surrendering to the designs of the Universe, which knows what is best for you in the long term and how best to favor your learning. Do you realize your relationship with your fears?
Answer: For me, fear is at the same time the enabler of physical integrity and the instrument of the mind to keep in control. I observe and seek to heal my fears with more surrender and confidence every day.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
III - Your relationship with yourself is one of the greatest components of your wellbeing. How is this?
Answer: I'm at peace with myself, I cultivate my self-esteem with acceptance, forgiveness and a friendly way of looking at others. At the same time, I try to be better today than I was yesterday, for myself and for the world.
Your current state in this regard: ________________
IV - What do you think about the traces that you will leave in the world when you go from here?
Answer: I make death an ally, attentive to the heritage I will leave and I have a feeling of being on the right path, trying to do my best and be part of groups that try to contribute to a better world.
Your current status in this regard: ________________
Los 4 elementos, autoconocimiento y evolución
30 de Agosto de 2023, 8:18 - sem comentários ainda
Débora Nunes
(Traducción Carlos Jara)
Las tradiciones chamánicas de diversos orígenes, así como la astrología, trabajan con los cuatro elementos que componen la Vida en la Tierra (Fuego, Agua, Aire y Tierra) como una forma de buscar el autoconocimiento y la superación. Otras tradiciones, como la china, incluyen el metal y la madera como explicaciones de la realidad, otras incluyen el éter como quinto elemento... Es importante decir que no hay una elección correcta o incorrecta en el número y tipo de elementos definidos para interpretar el mundo, son solo elecciones que dependen del contexto. Lo importante es que estas referencias pueden ayudarnos a tener una visión más integradora del mundo y así contribuir a nuestra interiorización y evolución como personas e incluso como especie humana.
En la Escuela de Ecología Integral, la elección de los elementos Fuego, Agua, Aire y Tierra se conecta con la tradición chamánica brasileña y sudamericana en general, como una forma de conectarse con la Red de la Vida. Así, los cuatro elementos están vinculados a las cuatro inteligencias (del alma, el corazón, la mente y el cuerpo) y ayudan en la búsqueda de una mayor armonía y coherencia entre lo que queremos sentir, pensar y hacer. La percepción de la fortaleza o debilidad de los elementos en uno mismo no es solo un camino hacia el autoconocimiento y la superación, sino también una forma de estimular la interacción comunitaria, ya que pertenecer a un elemento es una forma de formar grupos de discusión, trabajo y ayuda mutua en la comunidad ESI.
Según las diferentes tradiciones, cada elemento tiene aspectos y desafíos favorables. Estas tradiciones difieren poco entre sí, pero lo importante es establecer claramente cómo se está interpretando cada elemento para que el concepto común nos permita intercambiar. En la lógica de los nuevos paradigmas, las verdades existen como interpretaciones compartidas que constituyen un espacio común de conocimiento y vida. De esta manera, puedes interactuar con otros espacios compartidos de interpretaciones del mundo en una lógica de complementariedad en lugar de confrontación. Una suma de verdades diferentes está más cerca de la complejidad de la realidad que las verdades conflictivas que mutilan la realidad. Aquí, una vez más, buscamos practicar la noción de un paradigma holístico y complejo, que puede combinar libremente influencias de diferentes tradiciones (china, ayurvédica, chamánica, etc.).
En astrología, el Fuego y el Aire son elementos Yang masculinos relacionados con la penetración, la actividad, la energía, la expansión y la comunicación. El agua y la tierra son elementos femeninos Yin relacionados con la aceptación, la introspección, la fertilidad, el mantenimiento y la practicidad. Los arquetipos Yin y Yang, siempre complementarios, son fuerzas de la naturaleza que, cuando se equilibran, constituyen coherencia y armonía. En ESI, cuando trabajamos en los elementos vinculados a su energía primaria, femenina o masculina, los caminos hacia la armonización interna se vuelven más claros. A continuación, explicaremos brevemente qué se entiende por los aspectos favorables y desafiantes de cada elemento y cómo armonizarlos. En nosotros mismos y, por lo tanto, en el mundo, como explica la física cuántica.
Para el Fuego, que representa la inteligencia del alma, tenemos vigor, determinación, entusiasmo, coraje, persistencia y aspiración espiritual como impulsos positivos del elemento. Un exceso de fuego trae impulsividad, necedad, ira e irritación y una gran susceptibilidad que conduce al conflicto. El elemento puede armonizarse mediante estimulación o enfriamiento elegido conscientemente, dependiendo de su exceso o carencia. Para aquellos que necesitan estimular su Fuego interior, recomendamos, por ejemplo, el contacto consciente con el elemento: velas, hogueras, exposición al sol. Para calmar el Fuego interior, dependiendo del caso, recomendamos el contacto ritualizado con la Tierra, es decir, en su plena presencia: plantar, caminar sobre el suelo, modelar cerámica, entre muchas otras acciones. Una curación que representa el elemento es la transmutación que permite de lo que desarmoniza el Ser, como escribir una carta para desahogarlo y quemarlo para que los sentimientos se transmuten.
Los aspectos favorables del Aire, que representa la inteligencia de la mente, son la independencia, la claridad mental a la hora de expresarse, la cordialidad, la perspicacia y la fluidez. Sus desafíos son la inestabilidad, la propensión a mentir, la irresponsabilidad y el habla inconsciente. Para equilibrar el Aire, también es posible utilizar el Agua de una manera ritualizada, donde cada gesto se hace con profunda atención. Bañarse, beber agua, lavarse las manos y regar las plantas, por ejemplo, permiten el contacto ritualizado con el agua. Dependiendo del contexto, la persona y la situación, otros elementos pueden ayudar a neutralizar o mejorar el elemento en cuestión. Una sanación que representa el elemento Aire es la posibilidad de conectarse con la sabiduría universal, la mente cósmica, a la que se accede a través de la respiración consciente o la meditación.
Los aspectos favorables del Agua, que representa la inteligencia del corazón, son la propensión a la serenidad, la moderación y la modestia y la capacidad de devoción. Cuando el agua está desequilibrada, se puede observar depresión, indiferencia, cobardía y desánimo. Una sanación que representa el elemento Agua es la posibilidad de una conexión profunda con las emociones a través del llanto, agua a la que se puede acceder cuando se evoca el sufrimiento para comprenderlo y superarlo. El fuego se puede utilizar para ayudar a equilibrar el elemento Agua, en contacto ritualizado como se sugirió anteriormente. Al igual que con todos los demás elementos, la creatividad de cada persona para ritualizarlo permite un número infinito de procesos de curación. Lo más importante de todo es la "presencia", el estado de conciencia atento al momento presente en el que se practica el contacto con el elemento. La fuerza que moviliza la sanación y evolución de cada Ser es la INTENCIÓN puesta en la realización del ritual.
Los aspectos favorables de la Tierra, cuando se equilibran en el Ser, son la estabilidad, la fiabilidad, el realismo, el anclaje en la realidad, la capacidad de alcanzar metas y materializar sueños. Cuando este elemento está desequilibrado, plantea los desafíos del materialismo, la superficialidad, la inconsciencia, la estrechez de miras y el comportamiento prejuicioso. El desequilibrio del elemento Tierra se puede tratar con la ritualización del aire, pranayamas (ejercicios de respiración), paseos al aire libre con atención a la respiración, etc. Una sanación que representa el elemento Tierra es la posibilidad de sentirte apoyado por la Madre Tierra, cuando trabajas junto a ella, cultivando una maceta, un jardín, una plantación.
Tierra y Fuego y Aire y Agua son polaridades que pueden identificarse fácilmente como complementarias, corrigiendo las fallas y excesos de cada uno. Sin embargo, dependiendo del contexto, el exceso de un elemento, la Tierra por ejemplo, puede ser suavizado por rituales con Aire, pero también con Agua, con Fuego, y así es para todos los elementos. La complejidad de la Vida nos dice que las simplificaciones y dualidades son didácticas y nos ayudan a decidir qué dirección sanadora seguir, pero no pueden ser tan estrechas como para hacernos negar otras posibilidades que reflejan la complejidad de la realidad. El equilibrio integrador de todos los elementos, como nuestras inteligencias espirituales, emocionales, mentales y corporales, requiere un enfoque integral e inclusivo.
Los elementos inspiran y organizan la metodología ESI. A las personas en los grupos de formación se les pide que elijan entre los cuatro elementos los dos que más los representan, según las descripciones anteriores. Se sugiere que cada participante utilice los desafíos de cada elemento para identificarse. A diferencia del mundo de egos inflados en el que las personas solo enfatizan sus cualidades cuando se presentan, en los grupos ESI se les invita a compartir sus vulnerabilidades. Al hacer esto y escuchar a otras personas que también lo están haciendo, se crea inmediatamente una atmósfera de empatía que es mucho más constructiva e impulsa transformaciones.
La contraseña para el estado de ánimo con el que elegir los elementos es la idea de que "nuestros defectos son las exageraciones de nuestras cualidades", por lo que cada persona está invitada a mirar sus desafíos con compasión por sí misma. Naturalmente, la misma compasión se establece con los otros participantes. También es parte de la metodología para alentar a las personas a darse cuenta de sus aspectos favorables vinculados a sus elementos favoritos y a estar agradecidos por ellos. Estimular la conciencia de los talentos y desafíos de cada persona y emprender la búsqueda de la transformación de manera colectiva fortalece el desarrollo personal y grupal, acelerando la Transición hacia comportamientos más coherentes.
Los intercambios entre participantes vinculados a un mismo elemento, o a elementos complementarios, sirven para aportar mayor claridad a la hora de elaborar el Plan de Transición, en el que se fijan metas a alcanzar en la búsqueda de una mayor coherencia personal entre lo que se hace, se dice, se piensa y se aspira. A lo largo del proceso formativo, compartir profundiza los lazos interpersonales, favoreciendo el sentimiento de pertenencia a una comunidad intencional, un grupo de personas que conocen sus desafíos para evolucionar y que están en búsqueda concreta, paso a paso, de esta evolución. Este colectivo de Transición cocreado significa apoyo y aliento para actitudes cada vez más profundas y coherentes que conmocionan el entorno externo, que está conectado con viejos valores de egoísmo, consumismo, falta de responsabilidad y juicio. La comunidad intencional se convierte así, para cada persona, en un nuevo ambiente y estimulante externo que fomenta la responsabilidad hacia el Todo, la compasión, la autenticidad y la simplicidad.
The four elements, self-knowledge and evolution
29 de Agosto de 2023, 15:09 - sem comentários ainda
Débora Nunes
Shamanic traditions of various origins, as well as astrology, work with the four elements that make up Life on Earth (Fire, Water, Air and Earth) as a way of seeking self-knowledge and self-overcoming. Other traditions, such as the Chinese, include metal and wood as explanations of reality, others include ether as the fifth element... It's important to say that there is no right or wrong choice in the number and type of elements defined to interpret the world, they are just choices that depend on the context. The important thing is that these references can help us to have a more integrative view of the world and thus contribute to our internalization and evolution as people and even as a human species.
At the Integral Ecology School, the choice of the elements Fire, Water, Air and Earth connects with the Brazilian and South American shamanic tradition in general, as a way of connecting with the Web of Life. Thus, the four elements are linked to the four intelligences (of the soul, the heart, the mind and the body) and help in the search for greater harmony and coherence between what we want to feel, think and do. The perception of the strength or weakness of the elements in oneself is not only a path to self-knowledge and self-overcoming, but also a way of stimulating community interaction, since belonging to an element is a way of forming discussion, work and mutual help groups in the ESI community.
According to different traditions, each element has favourable aspects and challenges. These traditions differ little from one another, but the important thing is to clearly establish how each element is being interpreted so that the common concept allows us to exchange. In the logic of the new paradigms, truths exist as shared interpretations that constitute a common space of knowledge and life. In this way, you can interact with other shared spaces of interpretations of the world in a logic of complementarity rather than confrontation. A sum of different truths is closer to the complexity of reality than conflicting truths that mutilate reality. Here, once again, we seek to practise the notion of a holistic, complex paradigm, which can freely combine influences from different traditions (Chinese, Ayurvedic, Shamanic, etc.).
In astrology, Fire and Air are masculine Yang elements related to penetration, activity, energy, expansion and communication. Water and Earth are feminine Yin elements related to acceptance, introspection, fertility, maintenance and practicality. The Yin and Yang archetypes, always complementary, are forces of nature which, when balanced, constitute coherence and harmony. In ESI, when we work on the elements linked to their primary energy, feminine or masculine, the paths to inner harmonisation become clearer. Below we will briefly explain what is meant by the favourable and challenging aspects of each element and how to harmonise them. In ourselves and thus in the world, as quantum physics explains.
For Fire, which represents the intelligence of the soul, we have vigour, determination, enthusiasm, courage, persistence and spiritual aspiration as positive impulses of the element. An excess of fire brings impulsiveness, foolishness, anger and irritation and great susceptibility that leads to conflict. The element can be harmonized by consciously chosen stimulation or cooling, depending on its excess or lack. For those who need to stimulate their inner Fire, we recommend, for example, conscious contact with the element: candles, bonfires, exposure to the sun. To calm the inner Fire, depending on the case, we recommend ritualized contact with the Earth, i.e. in its full presence: planting, walking on the ground, modeling pottery, among many other actions. One healing that the element represents is the transmutation that it allows of what disharmonizes the Being, such as writing a letter to vent and burning it so that the feelings are transmuted.
The favorable aspects of Air, which represents the intelligence of the mind, are independence, mental clarity when expressing oneself, cordiality, perspicacity and fluidity. Its challenges are instability, a propensity to lie, irresponsibility and unconscious speech. In order to balance Air, it is also possible to use Water in a ritualized way, where every gesture is made with deep attention. Bathing, drinking water, washing hands and watering plants, for example, allow for ritualized contact with Water. Depending on the context, the person and the situation, other elements can help neutralize or enhance the element in question. One healing that the Air element represents is the possibility of connecting with Universal wisdom, the cosmic mind, accessed through conscious breathing or meditation.
The favorable aspects of Water, which represents the intelligence of the heart, are the propensity for serenity, moderation and modesty and the capacity for devotion. When Water is out of balance, depression, indifference, cowardice and discouragement can be observed. One healing that the Water element represents is the possibility of a deep connection with emotions through crying, water that can be accessed when suffering is evoked in order to understand and overcome it. Fire can be used to help balance the Water element, in ritualized contact as suggested above. As with all the other elements, each person's creativity in ritualising it allows for an infinite number of healing processes. The most important thing of all is "presence", the state of awareness attentive to the present moment in which contact with the element is practiced. The force that mobilizes the healing and evolution of each Being is the INTENTION put into performing the ritual.
The favorable aspects of Earth, when balanced in the Being, are stability, reliability, realism, anchoring in reality, the ability to achieve goals and materialize dreams. When this element is unbalanced, it poses the challenges of materialism, superficiality, unconsciousness, narrow-mindedness and prejudiced behavior. The imbalance of the Earth element can be treated with the ritualisation of Air, pranayamas (breathing exercises), outdoor walks with attention to breathing, etc. One healing that the Earth element represents is the possibility of feeling supported by Mother Earth, when you work together with her, cultivating a pot, a garden, a plantation.
Earth and Fire and Air and Water are polarities that can easily be identified as complementary, correcting each other's faults and excesses. However, depending on the context, the excess of one element, Earth for example, can be softened by rituals with Air, but also with Water, with Fire, and so it is for all the elements. The complexity of Life tells us that simplifications and dualities are didactic and help us decide which healing direction to follow, but they cannot be so narrow as to make us deny other possibilities that reflect the complexity of reality. The integrative balance of all elements, such as our spiritual, emotional, mental and bodily intelligences, requires a comprehensive and inclusive approach.
The elements inspire and organise the ESI methodology. The people in the formation groups are asked to choose between the four elements the two that most represent them, based on the descriptions above. It is suggested that each participant use the challenges of each element to identify themselves. Unlike the world of inflated egos in which people only emphasise their qualities when presenting themselves, in ESI groups they are invited to share their vulnerabilities. By doing this and listening to other people who are also doing it, an atmosphere of empathy is immediately created which is much more constructive and drives transformations.
The password for the state of mind with which to choose the elements is the idea that "our defects are the exaggerations of our qualities", so each person is invited to look at their challenges with compassion for themselves. Naturally, the same compassion is established with the other participants. It is also part of the methodology to encourage people to realize their favorable aspects linked to their favorite elements and to be grateful for them. Stimulating awareness of each person's talents and challenges and undertaking the search for transformation in a collective way strengthens personal and group development, accelerating the Transition towards more coherent behaviors.
The exchanges between participants linked to the same element, or to complementary elements, serve to provide greater clarity when drawing up the Transition Plan, in which goals are set to be achieved in the search for greater personal coherence between what is done, said, thought and aspired to. Throughout the training process, sharing deepens interpersonal bonds, favoring the feeling of belonging to an intentional community, a group of people who know their challenges in order to evolve and who are in concrete pursuit, step by step, of this evolution. This co-created Transition collective means support and encouragement for increasingly profound and coherent attitudes that shock the external environment, which is connected to old values of egotism, consumerism, lack of responsibility and judgment. The intentional community thus becomes, for each person, a new environment and external stimulant that encourages responsibility towards the Whole, compassion, authenticity and simplicity.
How to access the subtle field?
26 de Março de 2023, 9:50 - sem comentários ainda
by Débora Nunes
(translated by Ruby Collins)
If this question resonates with you, you are probably already aware of the power of the energy field that connects and surrounds us, as well as the material field that manifests itself in objective reality. Reality is not just matter, it is also energy and information. We are bathed in this subtle, energetic and informational field, and like a fish in water, we do not see the water. To feel and sense this subtle field, we need to open up, to reconnect, to ourselves, to others, and to living things, human and non-human. Here are some simple practices to open ourselves to the subtle field. Like any practice, their effects may take more or less time, and require training. We can count on the group's enthusiasm, on the egregore, to train us.
1 - Becoming aware of our intuition
Let's start by slowing down, taking the time to observe our intuition, this privileged way of getting in touch with immaterial reality. Although it is a more than proven human potentiality, most people have not yet developed it sufficiently, or do not trust it, probably because the dominant vision of the world is materialistic, focused on the rational, which does not encourage us to develop our intuition. Let's take the time to observe our relationship with our intuition, when was the last time it helped us, saved us from an unfavourable situation, or gave us clues to better understand a concrete problem, a concrete situation? When was the last time we regretted ignoring it? By paying more attention to our intuition, day after day, we open up a pathway to the immaterial world. The more we pay attention to our intuition, the more we have access to the subtle field.
2 - Practice meditation
This ancient technique sharpens our intuition, calms our mind and allows access to other intelligences. Through these other intelligences, we can penetrate more deeply into our understanding of the world, we can re-unite with the world, within us and around us. Our intelligence expresses itself in many ways, but the culture in which we live privileges the mental, rational, logical intelligence. Without knowing it, without realising it, we cut ourselves off from our intuition, from our creativity, from all our resourceful capacities and subtle potentials. Reduced to the rational mind, our spirit is diminished. When you practice meditation regularly, if possible every day, even if it is only for a few minutes at first, choosing the meditation techniques that seem most appealing to you, you open yourself to the subtle field. To begin with, you can simply re-centre yourself, concentrating on something specific, such as the rhythm of your breathing, an auditory guide, the beating of your heart, a mantra... Of course, your mind will not stop. This is not bad: when you realise that you have attached yourself to a thought, you can refocus on your breathing or your auditory guide.... Just by being aware that you have lost focus, you have developed your ability to concentrate. Gradually, you will learn to clear your mind: you pay less and less attention to the thoughts that cross your mind, and more and more to the subtle field. This state allows you to sharpen your creativity and listen more clearly to the messages of the Universe.
3 – Regularly connect with Nature
Nature absorbs disturbed energies and releases them as positive energy. Nature soothes the mind and senses and renews health. From and in Nature, through its immense abundance, we receive everything we need and thus open ourselves more easily to Gratitude, a powerful portal to joy. The contemplation of Nature in its infinite beauty, from the microscopic dimension to the majestic mountains, rivers, forests, skies and seas, and ourselves, brings the perception of the force of Life, of the sacred. The four elements are present in Nature - fire, water, air and earth - and they constitute everything and reveal the deep meaning of this whole (mind, emotions, thoughts and physical body), giving meaning to the paths we take. In Nature, with the richness and mysteries of the mineral, plant, animal and human kingdoms, we can only but honour the subtle force that animates it and feel the enchantment of the Living.
4 - Open your mind to new paradigms
In the dominant vision of the world, we think of ourselves as separate, denatured. We focus on having, on material possessions, and on doing: doing well, giving pleasure... In an integrative vision of the world, confirmed by recent discoveries in quantum physics, evolutionary biology, complexity, integral history.... The new paradigms - which can be called holistic, ecological, systemic, integrative, quantum - understand the world as a great network of matter, energy and information in which everything is interconnected. When your mind goes beyond the separating, distorting view that sees only what can be measured, it realises that the energy field is as real as the material field, and is composed of vibrations and information, sometimes formalised, sometimes informal. When your mind grasps matter and energy simultaneously, to the Yin and Yang, you are connected to the Web of Life. You can then realise that thoughts, emotions and intentions are powerful vibrations and information that interfere with the material world. When your mind opens to the perception of the subtle field it integrates the mental intelligence (objective and intuitive) with the intelligence of the heart (subjective and emotional) and the body (which informs us, even when we don't know how to listen to it). Unconsciously, our mind has always known that everything is One. With a little practice, this perception becomes conscious and begins to guide our lives.
5 - Listen to your heart
A few times a week you can stop and simply observe your heartbeat. This physical voice of the heart stimulates you, connects you to the vibratory waves and energy within you, and allows you to connect to what your inner voice is saying, in the intimacy of your Being. In time, you will become aware of the inner conflicts between mental logic, the reasons of the heart and the information of the body. Gradually you will realise that even when the mind doubts, the heart and body know. This does not mean that rationality is of little use, only that it is limited because it is less integrative. In some complex situations, the heart knows definitively, even without logical reasoning. It is a subtle and superior knowledge, integrated and integrative, aligned with the wisdom of the Universe. From this practice of listening, both physically and subtly to the heart and body, it will be more and more natural for you to follow what you feel, what you sense to be the best way. It will be possible to overcome the contempt that materialistic society has for the wisdom of the soul that expresses itself through the heart and intuition, regarding them as naive or idealistic. No great evolutionary change in human history has been made without the intelligence of the heart.
6 - Take care of your verticality, align your spine straight
In the physical realm, our spine is the vertical structure of the body. When you keep it aligned and flexible, you promote the functioning of all your organs, as well as the proper flow of air and blood. Furthermore, in the subtle field, your spine is your axis of connection with Earth and Heaven, with the sacred feminine and masculine. Maintaining your axis, your verticality, your alignment, your flexibility, starting with your spine, is to allow you to adapt to the ups and downs of life. It is also to allow your chakras, those subtle energy centres located in its axis, to function freely, without blockages or pressure, thus allowing the cosmic energies to communicate with us through the voices of the soul. An aligned and supple spine contributes to elegance and longevity and allows the life force, the Chi, to flow. This freely flowing life force supports our healing power through the energy of our hands, gives clarity to our thoughts and openness to our heart, and supports the vigour of our aura, which at the same time protects us and energises our influence in the world. Everything flows better with an aligned spine, whether in the energetic or the material realm.
7 - Cultivate self-discipline, practice with vigour
Practices of all kinds require time and regular practice. Rituals are useful for this. They allow you to build new habits, new skills...
This is also the case for spiritual practices. The less you are used to them, the more helpful the rituals are, and the more you practice them, the more powerful they become. Whether it is the prayers and candles of Catholicism's holy days, the festivals, sacred feasts and forbidden foods of Judaism, the reading of the Qur'an and the fasting of Ramadan in Islam, the eating of sacred plants and vision seeking in shamanism, or the dances and songs of Candomblé, every spiritual practice recommends precepts that facilitate access to the subtle world. In our practices, which are spiritual and secular, i.e. without dogma or religious structures, each of us is responsible for our own discipline, our own self-discipline. The more regular your practices, the more anchored your rituals are, the more you open up to the subtle world. This is also true for a community: it strengthens itself by creating common rituals, by synchronising practices, thus nourishing an egregore, a common and subtle whole in which personal energies reinforce each other. Without regular practice, each person can experience occasional flashes of understanding of the subtle world, but not access, in an evolutionary and perennial way, to an ever greater consciousness.
8- Let yourself be open to the subtle and realise that all that is to be, is and will be.
Our verticality, alignment, flexibility, and states of relaxation and contemplation promote connection with that which transcends us. This transcendence allows a state of unconditional acceptance and access to a greater wisdom, the universal wisdom, which cannot be clearly manifested when we are in a state of anxiety, tension or accelerated mental activity. To open to the subtle is to feel and sense that life has its evolutionary reasons, even when we cannot yet perceive them.
Say "Yes to Life", by observing and welcoming what is happening, in and around you, by surrendering completely. The more you are grateful for what is, the more you do what is in your power to make things happen as you wish - the more you let go of things, the more you mobilise the Universe to make every situation, every event, every being work for you. Wishing, taking action and letting be that which must be is a sign of maturity that welcomes Universal Wisdom. And she knows how to give back what we give her. Asking, giving, receiving and giving back is sharing the abundance that the universe and life offers us.
How to access the subtle field?
- Slow down, take the time to resynchronise, to observe what is
- Open your body, align your spine
- Open your heart, welcome your emotions, appreciate the information they offer us about our needs and our deepest intentions
- Open your mind, let your thoughts pass, welcome and appreciate your intuitions
- Open your mind: everything is already there, in the making. What do I want to nourish and develop, what nourishes and develops me
- Opening up to oneself, opening up to others, opening up to life, human and non-human
História Integral - Integral History
18 de Março de 2023, 8:58 - sem comentários aindaVideo aula em 4 partes, pelo you tube. Video lessons Integral History in 4 parts, by you tube.
https://youtu.be/AOuxEpyTseQ (parte 1 e 2)
https://youtu.be/xTM5Qh2Vnk4 (parte 3 e 4)
Visitando o novo mundo: Instituto Terra
25 de Dezembro de 2022, 4:51 - sem comentários ainda
Renascimento, generosidade e beleza
(https://empresaamiga.institutoterra.org/inicio)
A fazenda Bulcão localizada em Aimorés - MG, na bacia do Rio Doce, pertencente à família do famoso fotógrafo Sebastião Salgado, está na origem do Instituto Terra. Salgado e sua mulher, Lélia Wanick Salgado, transformaram a fazenda de gado de 710ha em uma RPPN - Reserva Privada do Patrimônio Natural que sedia o Instituto, cujo slogan é "renascimento que transforma". Desde 1998, dois mil hectares de terra já foram reflorestados, seis milhões de mudas foram produzidas e duas mil nascentes estão em processo de recuperação. O Instituto é aberto à visitação pública de suas instalações e matas, com agendamento prévio, e sua presença na região ajuda a sensibilizar as pessoas para a urgente necessidade de regeneração.
Salgado dedicou sua vida a fotografar a Terra e a humanidade, registrando com profunda sensibilidade a vida de trabalhadores, indígenas, migrantes, refugiados...Lélia organizou as expedições e transformou estas fotos em exposições e fez o projeto gráfico de livros de grande sucesso. A percepção da degradação do planeta inspirou o casal a criar um instrumento de regeneração que pudesse ser replicável. Após um intenso trabalho de reflorestamento iniciado em 1998, Lélia e Sebastião e uma dedicada equipe, transformaram a área degradada da fazenda em uma deslumbrante mata, para onde retornaram muito da fauna e flora original, inclusive uma família de jaguatiricas. As nascentes da fazenda naturalmente se restauraram e toda esta tecnologia está sendo transmitida para novas regenerações em outros lugares.
O trabalho de educação ambiental conta com uma estrutura de visitação belíssima, com jardins tropicais exuberantes, auditórios, sanitários e áreas técnicas. Para as edificações do Instituto foram reaproveitadas de início as construções sólidas da própria fazenda, sendo o curral transformado em recepção, escritórios e galeria com as fotos de Salgado. As novas necessidades fizeram vir novas construções e o viveiro próprio da instituição tem capacidade de produzir um milhão de mudas nativas da Mata Atlântica para promover o reflorestamento interno e de outras áreas.
A vida e o trabalho de Sebastião Salgado foram retratados por seu filho Juliano Salgado no filme “O Sal da Terra” em parceria com o cineasta e também fotógrafo Wim Wenders. O documentário ganhou o prêmio francês “César” em 2015 e contribuiu para o renome de Salgado como ambientalista. Este foi também o período do criminoso rompimento da barragem da Samarco, o conhecido acidente ambiental de Brumadinho e Mariana, que destruiu o Rio Doce. Salgado emocionou o Brasil ao empenhar-se pessoalmente na recomposição da bacia, dizendo que não morreria antes de ver o rio limpo novamente. A Fundação Renova, criada para promover a restauração da bacia tem diversas parcerias com o Instituto Terra.
O Instituto Terra atua de forma variada para transformar a cultura regional em direção da sustentabilidade e este trabalho ganhou sentido ainda maior após a tragédia do Rio Doce. Um total de 80 mil crianças já visitaram as instalações do Instituto e jovens profissionais estão sendo formados como restauradores ambientais, em sistema de imersão na fazenda Bulcão. A restauração e proteção das nascentes da bacia são também uma prioridade. Em 2021, o Instituto Terra lançou a campanha#refloresta em parceria com Gilberto Gil, para acelerar o processo de restauração. Neste momento o casal Salgado está terminando a construção de sua residência no local. Após décadas morando continuamente em Paris e viajando o mundo, a terra natal os chama de volta para acompanharem de perto o imenso trabalho realizado e o que precisa ainda continuar. 
Visitando o novo mundo: Piracanga
18 de Dezembro de 2022, 18:29 - sem comentários ainda
Regeneração, arte e sucesso
A ecovila Piracanga, fundada em 2010 é fruto de um sonho de Angelina Ataíde, uma portuguesa que atraiu um grupo de pessoas para criar uma comunidade em que a vida cotidiana espelhasse princípios espirituais de partilha e união, em constante busca interior. A área da ecovila, comprada por Angelina e este grupo pioneiro, localiza-se em área de difícil acesso na foz do rio Piracanga, na Península de Maraú-BA no entorno de uma APA. A força regenerativa de Piracanga se mostrou ano a ano, pois o ambiente exuberante de hoje foi fruto de muito trabalho da comunidade desde seu início, já que esta ocupou um terreno originalmente desmatado. As práticas artísticas também marcam o ambiente da comunidade, com painéis pintados em muitos espaços e um bom gosto na simplicidade decorativa ecológica que encanta quem visita a ecovila.
A prática da leitura de aura foi uma das atividades que uniu a comunidade no início e trouxe as primeiras imersões, que se tornaram a fonte do sucesso material que faz Piracanga ser a ecovila mais próspera do Brasil. Os cuidados com a Natureza e o trabalho regenerativo, aliado à oferta de atividades de alto conhecimento e práticas físicas diversas, realizadas em um local paradisíaco de encontro do rio com o mar e a excelente infraestrutura, fazem com que a ecovila seja vista como um inovador spa ecológico. Ao atrair pessoas de alto poder aquisitivo que buscam novos valores e práticas, produz-se um fluxo financeiro que financia as atividades profissionais de boa parte dxs habitantes que atuam junto aos turistas. Atualmente, a intensa publicidade na internet, tenta retomar o fluxo turístico de antes da pandemia de COVID 19 (https://unah.eco/)
Piracanga, como muitas ecovilas, tem como dupla atração a abordagem espiritual e as práticas ecológicas. A permacultura, ou cultura da permanência, em suas diversas modalidades, como a agrofloresta e o uso dos resíduos domésticos e dos sanitários secos para produzir fertilizantes, ajudaram a recuperar a Mata Atlântica original. O trabalho comunitário com participação de trabadorxs da região, ano a ano, devolveram ao terreno a exuberância original. O cuidado com a água do subsolo, essencial para a comunidade que a usa cotidianamente, marcou muitas das inovativas atividades empresariais e comunitárias de Piracanga, onde se destacam os produtos de higiene biodegradáveis.
A população pioneira criou o Centro Inquiri, um conjunto de edificações bioconstruídas composto por recepção, administração, restaurante, lanchonete, lojas, espaços para terapias, escola infantil, casa de artes, casa dos aromas, marcenaria, viveiro de mudas, espaço para tratamento de resíduos, cabanas para vivências e alojamentos para residentes e visitantes. Foi este grupo pioneiro que estabeleceu a boa relação, que dura até hoje, entre Piracanga e a população nativa. Estas e estes encontraram na ecovila fonte de emprego, renda e amizade. Muitas adoções, a princípio informais aprofundaram a parceria entre as duas comunidades, pois crianças da região vieram estudar na “alma” da ecovila, a Escola Inkiri.
O espaço criativo e bem cuidado da Escola Inkiri é atencioso com as necessidades das crianças locais e adotadas e foi um marco na fundação da ecovila, em 2010. Desde então vem mobilizando a comunidade pois cada morador.a pode ser escolhido mentor.a para a curiosidade da criança que escolhe um tema de estudo e vai sendo amorosamente guiada por esta pessoa. Baleias, horta, animais diversos...o que a imaginação da criança busca, pessoas adultas são escaladas para ajudá-la. A maternagem é um valor fundante da comunidade e isto se espalha, como se viu, no cuidado com a Natureza e no autocuidado.
Ao logo do tempo a comunidade foi crescendo, terrenos foram vendidos a pessoas de muitos lugares do Brasil e do mundo em busca de uma vida ecológica integrada com a Natureza. Esta nova população nem sempre estava integrada ao modelo de vida e práticas espirituais propostos pela comunidade Inkiri. vinculada ao Centro citado através de um Instituto. O convívio foi se tornando tenso, com conflitos de diversas ordens, separando a comunidade em duas até o rompimento total durante a pandemia de COVID 19. Angelina e parte da comunidade Inkiri saíram para fundar outra ecovila, desta vez na Chapada dos Veadeiros, no planalto central do Brasil.
Depois de um período de paralisia total vinculado à pandemia e à saída de muitos dxs pioneirxs, o patrimônio imobiliário do Intituto foi alugado à empresa Unah, formada por moradores e investidores ligados à comunidade. Este acordo permite a continuidade das atividades que promoveram Piracanga a uma ecovila de sucesso e busca que ela não se desestruture. Pela primeira vez a comunidade se organiza em uma verdadeira associação de moradores e busca uma relação equilibrada no interior do ecossistema de inciativas empresariais, sociais, ecológicas e espirituais que formam a comunidade.
A arquitetura de Piracanga, que tem cerca de cem edificações, é predominantemente bioconstruída, majoritariamente com estrutura em bambu ou eucalipto e cobertura de piaçava ou telha cerâmica. As paredes podem ser em terra, madeira, tijolos ecológicos, entre outros. A energia elétrica é realizada através da captação solar, sem conexão com a mantenedora Coelba; assim procura-se reduzir o consumo energético, evitando o uso de eletrodomésticos em geral, até mesmo geladeiras. O abastecimento de água se dá através de bombas que captam a água dos lençóis freáticos e a levam para reservatórios, sendo o cuidado com a água subterrânea um dos destaques de Piracanga. Este mesmo cuidado se revela no destino final das águas servidas, utilizando-se de soluções permaculturais como bacias de evapotranspiração, fossas sépticas com filtro biológico e círculo de bananeiras. A maioria das casas possui sanitário seco, assim como as estruturas de hospedagem. Todo o lixo orgânico é compostado e recicla-se grande parte dos outros resíduos, que seguem para a cidade vizinha de Itacaré.
Desde sempre a população de Piracanga foi muito flutuante. Fala-se em 150 pessoas, com muitas mudanças recentes entre aquelas que saíram e as que vieram morar na ecovila pela oportunidade do trabalho remoto advinda da pandemia. As condições de moradia e serviços e o preço dos terrenos faz com que a população moradora, ou proprietária que aluga suas casas, seja sobretudo de estratos de mais alta renda, com nível de escolaridade superior. O preço a pagar pela qualidade de vida oferecida em Piracanga faz com que a ecovila seja relativamente isolada de pessoas diferentes deste estrato, pois não se permite acampamentos, por exemplo. A Escola da Natureza é o único projeto que oferece imersão gratuita em troca de trabalho, permitindo ainda a chegada de jovens idealistas e sem dinheiro que querem viver na comunidade.
A comunidade adota a alimentação vegana e tem pareceria como agricultores da região para parte de seu abastecimento. Proíbe-se a entrada de qualquer produto alterador de consciência, sobretudo o álcool e não existe prática de assistir televisão em Piracanga. Depois da saída da comunidade Inquiri os comportamentos afetivos e sexuais tornaram-se mais livres e foram realizados eventos discutindo e celebrando a diversidade das formas de afeto. A população adota assim uma forma de vida bem diferente e o relativo isolamento geográfico ajuda a criação de uma “bolha” cultural na qual xs visitantes que aspiram por transformações civilizacionais podem se sentir bem.
Visitando o novo mundo: Pedra do Sabiá
18 de Dezembro de 2022, 11:48 - sem comentários aindaPersistência, beleza tropical e abundância
Começamos este projeto “Visitando o novo mundo” honrando a amizade. Passamos para ver, em Itacaré, nosso amigo Hugues de Rinquensen, ou simplesmente Hugo, como nós brasileiros que convivemos com ele o chamamos. Trata-se de um francês que escolheu o Brasil já há quatro décadas. Essa escolha significou muito para Hugo, mas também para as pessoas que têm a alegria de passar um tempo se voluntariando, sendo hóspede e recebendo trabalhos terapêutico na Fazenda Pedra do Sabiá, este "espaço de reconexão do Ser". Ou, ainda melhor, tornando-se residentes na comunidade da Pedra, onde se encontra um oásis de paz, beleza, ecologia e cooperação, com acolhimento amoroso e instalações bonitas e confortáveis.
A antiga fazenda de cacau de 200ha comprada por Hugo e sua ex companheira Isa teve sua área de nascentes transformada em RPPN - Reserva Privada de Patrimônio Natural (25ha), sua plantação de cacau tornada orgânica (50ha) e seus espaços de acolhimento abertos ao público. Hugo tem uma filha brasileira, Julia, e com Isa ele criou, logo nos primeiros anos a escola Rosa dos Ventos, que trabalhou para a população local com educação e produção de ervas medicinais. Há 20 anos Hugo criou o espaço de hospedagem da Pedra e por muito tempo sustentou sozinho esse projeto, com apoio das pessoas que trabalham na fazenda e gostam desse gringo visionário de coração grande e disposição para a brincadeira. Hoje o desafio do seu sonho é dividido com Vera, sua companheira há oito anos, que trouxe para o projeto um pouco mais de conexão com as tradições negras do povo da Bahia. Com ela veio também muita suavidade feminina e baiana e um grande espírito de organização, já que é contadora de formação.
Pergunto a Hugo, por que você resolveu vir pro Brasil e fundar o espaço Pedra do Sabiá? E ele responde que foi chamado pela Natureza tropical, pelas matas virgens de Itacaré tão vivas e gradiosas, ainda mais há décadas atrás. E acrescenta: ..."os humanos precisam não apenas respeitar e cuidar da Natureza, mas se deixar cuidar por ela, escutar sua grandeza e sua sabedoria. Se reconectar". A firme convicção de Hugo de que a vida precisa ter um sentido maior e que sua missão é servir a esse propósito para si mesmo e para outras pessoas sustentou sua força interior para persistir e o ancoramento espiritual do ambiente da fazenda. As matas esplendorosas e preservadas que abrigam o fruto sagrado do cacau trouxe, recentemente, mais abundância para a Pedra. Nas mãos de Hugo e de residentes e voluntárixs, o cacau se torna chocolate 100% puro, usado em cerimônias para abrir a inteligência do coração e preparar outras delícias de chocolate, vendidas no Brasil e no exterior.
O “espaço de reconexão do Ser” oferece ao público dinâmicas diversas de autoconhecimento, como cerimônias de ayuasca, de cacau e outras experiências xamânicas e espirituais diversificadas. A dinâmica comunitária é nutrida também pela boa mesa vegetariana, por uma biblioteca que nutre a mente de novas visões, por muitos trabalhos físicos como o chi qong de bastão liderado por Hugo, pelas caminhadas na mata e banho no lago da reserva, por rodas de conversa e cantoria e por pausas silenciosas no espaço da fogueira. A presença, nos limites da fazenda, do imenso Rio de Contas que pode ser contemplado em vários mirantes permite a experiência do ver fluir a Natureza.
Como todos os espaços do novo mundo, a Pedra já teve altos e baixos, mas a perseverança no propósito é a energia que move o lugar, e vai conquistando respeito na região e fora do país. É esta energia constante que Hugo traz, tanto no financiamento continuado do projeto quanto na superação de todos os obstáculos, que permite também que tudo flua: que as plantações cresçam e frutifiquem, que as flores desabrochem cada vez mais abundantemente, que a experiência do viver junto dos residentes, tentada de muitas formas, vá sendo depurada em modelos mais viáveis. Assim a Natureza, honrada e preservada, em sua força sagrada, empurra seus filhos e filhas a acolher outras pessoas, a partilhar, a construir e a manter os espaços e a tentar sempre de novo. De quebra, dá também seus frutos, abundantemente, para alimentar o corpo e a alma.
L'avenir de l'humanité par Sri Aurobindo et Teilhard de Chardin
5 de Dezembro de 2022, 13:00 - sem comentários ainda
Deux sages, un Indien et un Français, écrivant au début du 20e siècle, ont donné des réponses très similaires sur ce que pourrait être l'avenir de l'humanité. Ces réponses sont encourageantes. Examiner la proposition évolutionniste de ces sages et chercher à comprendre comment nous pouvons y contribuer, personnellement et collectivement, peut être une source d'inspiration. Voyons cela :
Sri Aurobindo (1872 - 1950), était un leader indépendantiste indien qui a vécu sa jeunesse en Angleterre. Lorsqu'il est retourné en Inde et a commencé la lutte à laquelle ont participé Gandhi, Nehru et d'autres, il a été arrêté par les Britanniques qui persécutaient les anticolonialistes. Pendant son séjour en prison, il a eu des visions sur l'évolution humaine et a décidé d'élargir son action politique à une œuvre plus universelle. Il s'est exilé à Pondichéry - une colonie française en Inde, où il pouvait être en sécurité - et a développé une forme innovante de yoga, appelée Yoga Intégral. Avec le soutien de Mirra Alfassa, également connue sous le nom de Mère, Aurobindo a fondé une communauté spirituelle (Ashram) et un collège innovant à Pondichéry. Après sa mort, ses enseignements ont inspiré la fondation de la ville futuriste d'Auroville en 1968.
Teilhard de Chardin (1881 à 1955) était un prêtre jésuite français, à la fois théologien, philosophe et docteur en paléontologie, qui a profondément étudié l'évolution de l'Homo Sapiens. Pour son travail missionnaire, il a vécu dans plusieurs pays, dont la Chine, et pour ses recherches en paléontologie, il était présent sur des sites archéologiques du monde entier. Sa réflexion pluridisciplinaire, intégrant les notions nouvellement découvertes de la thermodynamique et de la physique quantique, et ses expériences pratiques, l'ont conduit à une pensée innovante. L'Église a d'abord condamné sa ligne de pensée et a empêché la publication de ses livres de son vivant. Aujourd'hui, Teilhard de Chardin est un nom vénéré dans la science et la religion.
Bien que ne s'étant jamais rencontrés et participant à des univers culturels très différents, Sri Aurobindo et Teilhard de Chardin ont en commun des analyses très proches sur les étapes de l'évolution du cosmos, sur la compréhension du rôle de l'homme dans ce processus et la description de la prochaine étape évolutive. Ces approches ont été rendues possibles par leur vision inspirée de la relation entre la matière et l'esprit. Tant dans la spiritualité indienne que dans la tradition religieuse chrétienne, l'esprit est plus important que la matière, qui est souvent méprisée. Aurobindo et Teilhard de Chardin ont rompu avec ces traditions en trouvant une harmonisation dans le processus évolutif de la matière et de l'esprit.
Dans ses études sur les espèces, Teilhard a identifié une évolution à la fois biologique et morale : les mammifères montrent une affection pour leurs petits que l'on ne retrouve pas chez les reptiles, apparus plus tôt. L'espèce humaine, bien qu'elle ait des accès sporadiques de violence, développe des réseaux de solidarité qui se manifestent dans la société, par exemple, par la prise en charge des plus faibles, qui dans la nature ont tendance à être éliminés. Pour Teilhard, il y a deux évolutions parallèles : celle qui a conduit à l’ « hominisation », l'espèce humaine biologique, et celle qui conduit à l' « humanisation », ou l'élévation spirituelle des humains.
La complexité croissante des systèmes biologiques s'accompagne de la croissance de la conscience, qui atteint son apogée chez l'homme. Le système nerveux humain est beaucoup plus complexe que celui des autres mammifères, qui est à son tour plus complexe que celui des oiseaux, et ainsi de suite avec les reptiles, les poissons et les micro-organismes. Pour Teilhard de Chardin, toute l'évolution de la vie s'est faite et continue de se faire vers plus de spiritualité, et donc vers plus d'amour. Mais cette complexification vers la spiritualité est encore en cours : « L'humanité est encore embryonnaire » disait Teilhard.
Sri Aurobindo était un grand connaisseur des traditions indiennes qui comprennent que derrière les apparences de l'Univers (Maya) existe la réalité de la Conscience, l'Être de toutes choses, un et éternel. Il note que les espèces non conscientes perçoivent vivement cette unité et vivent dans le présent, intimement liées aux autres membres de leur espèce et à tous les êtres de la nature. Cette perception est rendue difficile pour les humains par la séparation de l'Ego, qui donne la priorité au moi, et par le fonctionnement limité de l'esprit qui, après un certain point de conscience, cesse d'évoluer, tournant en rond. Le passage à un stade ultérieur de la conscience, dans la tradition indienne, a lieu lorsque l'individu se détache définitivement du monde pour se relier au divin par la pratique du yoga. Contrairement à l'ascétisme des Yogis ermites traditionnels, Aurobindo proposait de diviniser la vie et non de renoncer à la vie pour rechercher le divin.
La proposition de Sri Aurobindo avec le Yoga Intégral est d'atteindre un stade supérieur de conscience sans se retirer du monde, en permettant à la perception de l'Unité de descendre en nous, par une pratique continue, disciplinée et longue d'ouverture et de se laisser pénétrer par la puissance de la Conscience Unique. Cette évolution peut se produire grâce à la discipline psychologique du yoga intégral, qui n'est ni un processus mental ni un processus physique, mais une intériorisation méditative avec concentration sur le cœur. Les humains peuvent aller au-delà de leur nature limitée, trouver le divin en eux et lever le voile qui cache l'unité et la divinité qui existent en tout. Pour Aurobindo, la recherche humaine et spontanée du beau, de l’harmonie et du vrai est le signe que nous sommes guidés par la conscience universelle, et que des étincelles du feu divin touchent constamment notre âme, même si nous en sommes peu conscients.
Dans la proposition d'Aurobindo, trouver la conscience divine est une quête existentielle personnelle, mais aussi un processus collectif à travers lequel on peut faire l'expérience de « l'unité humaine » et ainsi surmonter la monstruosité des guerres et autres maux sociaux. La proposition de la cité universelle d'Auroville est de rendre possible ce processus d'unité à une échelle prototypique, au sein d'un collectif qui représente l'humanité, dans la mesure où de nombreux individus de cultures différentes vivent ensemble. Réinventer la société en évoluant personnellement et collectivement dans la pratique du Yoga Intégral est le défi permanent des Aurovilliens... et du reste de l'humanité.
Comme Sri Aurobindo, Teilhard comprenait la matière et l'esprit comme deux faces d'une même réalité et non comme contradictoires. Tous deux ont certainement été inspirés par la théorie de l'évolution de Darwin, avec laquelle ils étaient d'accord, mais qu'ils trouvaient insuffisante. A la proposition darwinienne de sélection naturelle des espèces, ils ont incorporé l'aspect de l'évolution spirituelle comme tendance naturelle de l'existence cosmique. Ils voyaient l'évolution de l'univers en trois étapes : la Matière, la Vie et l'Esprit, pour Aurobindo la Géosphère, la Biosphère et la Technosphère, pour Teilhard, avec la même signification : de la matière inerte à l'apparition de la vie et de celle-ci à l'apparition de l'Homme. Tous deux ont imaginé le stade d'évolution suivant, appelé Noosphère, par Teilhard et Supermind, par Aurobindo.
La noosphère et le super-esprit sont tous deux des étapes au cours desquelles des intelligences humaines connectées et en coopération construisent une réalité spirituelle supérieure. La Noosphère est expliquée par Teilhard comme "un film de pensées enveloppant la Terre, formé de communications humaines", très proche du rôle que joue aujourd'hui Internet, de manière balbutiante. Le super-esprit est comme un esprit collectif qui a dépassé les limites du mental et s'est spiritualisé, en connexion avec la plus grande Unité, une âme collective.
Fidèle aux traditions indiennes, Aurobindo a développé dans le Yoga intégral une proposition d'approche de cette Unité, que Chardin appelait aussi le "Christ cosmique" ou le "Point Oméga". Alors que Chardin, cohérent avec la tradition occidentale, utilisait le raisonnement scientifique et donnait la priorité à l'explication du processus d'évolution spirituelle, Aurobindo, cohérent avec la tradition mystique orientale, cherchait à vivre ce processus et à le décrire. Le yoga intégral n'est pas une technique avec des a-sanas et des exercices de respiration, mais une pratique perceptive des différents niveaux de conscience à partir de notre corps matériel, de sa dimension vitale et de la maîtrise de l'esprit, jusqu'à atteindre, pas à pas, la connexion avec le super-esprit. Bien que Sri Aurobindo propose un processus d'amélioration personnelle qui n'a pas besoin de se faire en dehors du monde, une grande discipline est nécessaire pour la maîtrise du corps, de ses besoins, de ses avidités et de ses désirs, ainsi qu'un travail méditatif à la recherche de sa propre âme. Pour Aurobindo la présence d'un maître est essentielle, quelqu'un qui a fait le chemin de la dévotion, de l'amour et de l'abandon et qui peut communiquer sa force spirituelle à la personne qui cherche à évoluer.
Teilhard appelle "Point Oméga" le point de convergence de l'évolution matérielle et spirituelle, où l'homme rencontre Dieu, dans une spiritualité parfaite. Ce point se manifeste par une ère d'harmonisation des consciences, fondée sur le principe de la "convergence des centres". Chaque centre, ou conscience individuelle, est amené à entrer dans une collaboration toujours plus profonde avec les consciences avec lesquelles il communique, et cette convergence se transforme en un tout "noosphérique". L'identification non-homogénéisante du Tout avec le sujet percevant provoque une croissance de la conscience et le Point Oméga est le pôle d'attraction, tant à l'échelle individuelle que collective. La multiplication des centres comme images relatives de l'ensemble des centres harmonisés participe à la construction du "Christ cosmique". Lorsque les consciences communiquent entre elles, elles créent un "super être", elles font un saut qualitatif, de la même manière que les molécules, en s'associant, sont passées de l'inerte au vivant.
Les quatre éléments, la connaissance de soi et l'évolution
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Les traditions chamaniques d'origines diverses, ainsi que l'astrologie, travaillent les quatre éléments qui constituent la vie sur Terre (le Feu, l'Eau, l'Air et la Terre) comme un moyen de recherche de la connaissance de soi et du dépassement de limites personnels. D'autres traditions, comme celle des Chinois, incluent le métal et le bois pour expliquer le monde, d'autres incluent l'éther comme cinquième élément... Il est important de dire qu'il n'y a pas de bon ou de mauvais choix dans le nombre et le type d'éléments définis pour interpréter la réalité, ce sont juste des choix qui dépendent du contexte. L'important est que ces références peuvent aider à avoir une vision plus intégrative du monde et contribuer ainsi à notre intériorisation et à notre évolution en tant que personnes et même en tant qu'espèce humaine.
Dans l'École d´Écologie Intégrative, le choix des éléments Feu, Eau, Air et Terre est lié à la tradition chamanique brésilienne et sud-américaine en général, comme moyen de se connecter à la toile de la Vie. Ainsi, les quatre éléments sont liés aux quatre intelligences (de l'âme, du cœur, de l'esprit et du corps) et aident à la recherche d'une plus grande harmonie et cohérence entre ce que nous aspirons, ressentons, pensons et faisons. La perception de la force ou de la fragilité des éléments en soi, en plus d'être un moyen de se connaître et de se dépasser, est un moyen de stimuler l'interaction communautaire, puisque l'appartenance à un élément est un moyen de constituer des groupes de discussion, de travail et d'entraide dans la communauté ESI.
Selon les différentes traditions, chaque élément présente à la fois des aspects favorables et des défis. Ces traditions diffèrent peu les unes des autres, mais l'important est d'établir clairement comment on interprète chaque élément afin que le concept commun nous permette d'échanger. Dans la logique des nouveaux paradigmes, les vérités existent en tant qu'interprétations partagées qui constituent un espace commun de connaissance et de vie. De cette manière, on peut interagir avec d'autres espaces partagés d'interprétations du monde dans une logique de complémentarité et non de confrontation. Une somme de vérités différentes est plus proche de la complexité de la réalité que des vérités contradictoires qui mutilent la réalité. Ici encore, nous cherchons à mettre en pratique la notion de paradigme holistique et complexe, qui peut librement combiner les influences de différentes traditions (chinoise, ayurvédique, chamanique, etc.).
Pour l'astrologie, le Feu et l'Air sont des éléments Yang, masculins, liés à la pénétration, l'activité, l'énergie, l'expansion, la communication. L'eau et la terre sont des éléments Yin, féminins, liés à l'accueil, l'introspection, la fertilité, l'entretien, le sens pratique. Les archétypes Yin et Yang, toujours complémentaires, sont des forces de la Nature qui, lorsqu'elles sont équilibrées, constituent la cohérence et l'harmonie. Á l´ESI, lorsque nous travaillons sur les éléments liés à leur énergie première, féminine ou masculine, les voies de l'harmonisation intérieure se précisent. Dans ce qui suit, nous expliquerons brièvement ce que l'on entend par aspects favorables et défis de chaque élément et les moyens de les harmoniser. En nous-mêmes et donc dans le monde, comme nous explique la phisyque quantique.
Pour le Feu, qui représente l'intelligence de l'âme, nous avons la vigueur, la détermination, l'enthousiasme, la persistance et l'aspiration spirituelle comme impulsions positives de l'élément. L'excès de Feu apporte l'impulsivité, la bêtise, la colère et l'irritation et une grande susceptibilité menant à des conflits. L'harmonisation de l'élément lui-même peut se faire par stimulation ou par un refroidissement choisi consciemment. Pour ceux qui ont besoin de stimuler leur feu intérieur, le contact avec l'élément est recommandé : bougies, feux de joie, exposition au soleil. Pour calmer le Feu intérieur, selon les cas, on recommande, par exemple, un contact ritualisé, c'est-à-dire en pleine présence, avec la Terre : planter, marcher sur le sol, modeler des céramiques, parmi de nombreuses autres actions.
Les aspects favorables de l'Air, qui représente l'intelligence de âme, sont l'indépendance, la clarté mentale lorsqu'on s'exprime, la cordialité, la perspicacité. Ses défis sont l'instabilité, la propension au mensonge, l'irresponsabilité et la parole inconsciente. Pour équilibrer l'Air, il est important de prêter attention à la respiration et de l'harmoniser. Il est également possible d'utiliser l'Eau de manière ritualisée, où chaque geste est effectué avec une profonde attention. Le moment de prendre un bain, de boire de l'eau, de se laver les mains, d'arroser les plantes, par exemple, permettent un contact ritualisé avec l'Eau. Selon le contexte, la personne et la situation, d'autres éléments peuvent contribuer à neutraliser ou à renforcer l'élément en question.
Les aspects favorables de l'Eau, qui représente l'intelligence du cœur, sont la tendance à la sérénité, la modération et la modestie et la capacité de dévouement. Lorsque l'Eau est déséquilibrée, on peut observer la dépression, l'indifférence, la lâcheté et le découragement. Pour aider à équilibrer l'Eau, le Feu peut être utilisé, en contact rituel comme suggéré ci-dessus. Comme pour tous les autres éléments, la créativité de chacun pour les ritualiser permet un nombre infini de processus de guérison. La chose la plus importante de toutes est la "présence", l'état de conscience attentif au moment présent dans lequel se pratique le contact avec l'élément. La force qui mobilise la guérison et l'évolution de chaque Être est l'INTENTION mise dans l'accomplissement du rituel.
Les aspects favorables de la Terre, lorsqu'elle est équilibrée dans l'Être, sont la stabilité, la fiabilité, le réalisme et la capacité de réalisation. Lorsque cet élément est déséquilibré, il pose les défis du matérialisme, de la superficialité, de l'inconscience, de l'étroitesse d'esprit et des préjugés. Le déséquilibre de l'élément Terre peut être traité par la ritualisation de l'Air, en faisant des pranayamas (exercices de respiration), en marchant en plein air en faisant attention à la respiration, etc. La Terre et le Feu et l'Air et l'Eau sont des polarités que l'on peut facilement identifier comme complémentaires, qui se corrigent mutuellement dans leurs défauts et leurs excès. Cependant, selon le contexte, l'excès de Terre peut être adouci par des rituels avec l'Eau, avec l'Air ou avec le Feu, et ainsi de suite pour tous les éléments.
Les éléments inspirent et organisent la méthodologie de l´ESI. Les personnes des groupes en formation sont invitées à choisir parmi les quatre éléments deux qui les représentent le plus, sur la base des descriptions ci-dessus. Il est suggéré que chaque participant utilise principalement les défis de chaque élément pour s'identifier. Contrairement au monde des egos gonflés où les gens ne mettent en avant que leurs qualités lorsqu'ils se présentent, dans les groupes ESI, ils et elles sont invités à partager leurs vulnérabilités. En faisant cela et en écoutant les autres qui font de même, on crée immédiatement une atmosphère d'empathie qui est beaucoup plus constructive et transformatrice.
Le mot de passe de l'état d'esprit avec lequel on choisit ses éléments est l'idée que "nos défauts sont les exagérations de nos qualités", ainsi chaque personne est invitée à regarder ses défis avec compassion pour elle-même. Naturellement, la même compassion s'établit avec les autres participants. Cela fait également partie de la méthodologie d´encourager les gens à prendre conscience de leurs aspects favorables liés à leurs éléments favoris et à en être reconnaissants. En stimulant la prise de conscience des talents et des défis de chacun et en entreprenant la recherche de transformation de manière collective, le développement personnel et collectif est renforcé, accélérant la Transition vers des comportements plus cohérents.
Les échanges entre les participants liés à un même élément, ou à des éléments complémentaires, servent à une plus grande clarté dans l'élaboration du Plan de Transition, dans lequel on cherche à établir des objectifs à atteindre dans la recherche d'une plus grande cohérence personnelle entre ce que l'on fait, dit, pense et aspire. Tout au long du processus de formation, le partage approfondit les liens interpersonnels, favorisant le sentiment d'appartenance à une communauté intentionnelle, un groupe de personnes qui connaissent leurs défis pour évoluer et qui sont à la recherche concrète de cette évolution, étape par étape. Ce collectif de transition co-créé signifie le soutien et l'encouragement d'attitudes de plus en plus profondes et cohérentes qui choquent l'environnement extérieur, lié aux anciennes valeurs d'égoïsme, de consumérisme, de manque de responsabilité et de jugement. La communauté intentionnelle devient ainsi, pour chaque personne, un nouvel environnement extérieur et un stimulant qui encourage la responsabilité envers le Tout, la compassion, l'authenticité et la simplicité.
Débora Nunes, avril 2022
