“Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.” Jonas Salk A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms and rules and responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, party or organization. Related concepts include ethical, honor, moral codes. By practicing the qualities of a values based purpose driven […]
“There are four positions of Zen: Lying Zen, Sitting Zen, Standing Zen, and Walking Zen.” Alan Watts The terms biomimetics and biomimicry come from Ancient Greek: βίος (bios), life, and μίμησις (mīmēsis), imitation, from μιμεῖσθαι (mīmeisthai), to imitate, from μῖμος (mimos), actor. Influenced by Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, […]
“If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, […]
“Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity and you will find yourself upon the one way, the way of wisdom.” Buddha Mindfulness, which evolved from Buddhist tradition, means awareness, attention, and remembering. It’s about both being reflective (understanding behaviors in terms of […]
“Our [ministry] is the ministry of healing the land. If we devote ourselves to sacredness in our vocations, the world will rise to meet us. Serendipitously, my success is tied to the cumulative effect of everyday stories and faithfulness to injecting sacredness and nobility into every little action of my day.” Joel Salatin (Farmer), Polyface […]
“When you bow deeply to the universe, it bows back.“ Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido Okinawa is one of the five Blue Zones currently in the world where people commonly live beyond 100 years of age, and some of the things that you will notice in these populations: They are closely connected to their families. They […]
