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Dear Friends,
We like to draw your attention to the Earth Charter
"which is a widely recognized, global consensus statement on ethics and
values for a sustainable future. It has been formally endorsed by over
2,400 organizations, including global institutions such as UNESCO and
the World Conservation Union (IUCN)"
If you read it you
will see that these ideas fit in a wonderful way into our Network
concept. We are sure that we all will be able to accept them as a
general basic line in our daily life. Those who wrote these Earth
Charter down focus mainly on that plane of life which can be seen, but
this is the
plane where spirituality has to show evidence of its worth. The
combination of their view and the spiritual view of our Reiki-Network
"Love and Light for the World" completes both of them.
We
are certain that you will easily find the 5 Principles of Reiki within
this Earth Charter. Let us remember the principles of Dr. Miako Usui:
Just for today do not worry
Just for today do not anger
Honor your parents, teachers and elders
Earn your living honestly
Show gratitude to every living thing
The Earth Charter
Preamble
„We
stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity
must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly
interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and
great promise. To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a
magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human
family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join
together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect
for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of
peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of
Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater
community of life, and to future generations.
Earth, Our Home
Humanity
is part of a vast evolving universe. Earth, our home, is alive with a
unique community of life. The forces of nature make existence a
demanding and uncertain adventure, but Earth has provided the
conditions essential to life's evolution. The resilience of the
community of life and the well-being of humanity depend upon preserving
a healthy biosphere with all its ecological systems, a rich variety of
plants and animals, fertile soils, pure waters, and clean air. The
global environment with its finite resources is a common concern of all
peoples. The protection of Earth's vitality, diversity, and beauty is a
sacred trust.
The Global Situation
The
dominant patterns of production and consumption are causing
environmental devastation, the depletion of resources, and a
massive extinction of species. Communities are being undermined. The
benefits of development are not shared equitably and the gap between
rich and poor is widening. Injustice, poverty, ignorance, and violent
conflict are widespread and the cause of great suffering. An
unprecedented rise in human population has overburdened ecological and
social systems. The foundations of global security are threatened.
These trends are perilous—but not inevitable.
The Challenges Ahead
The
choice is ours: form a global partnership to care for Earth and one
another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life.
Fundamental changes are needed in our values, institutions, and ways of
living. We must realize that when basic needs have been met, human
development is primarily about being more, not having more. We have the
knowledge and technology to provide for all and to reduce our impacts
on the environment. The emergence of a global civil society is creating
new opportunities to build a democratic and humane world. Our
environmental, economic, political, social, and spiritual challenges
are interconnected, and together we can forge inclusive solutions.
Universal Responsibility
To
realize these aspirations, we must decide to live with a sense of
universal responsibility, identifying ourselves with the whole Earth
community as well as our local communities. We are at once citizens of
different nations and of one world in which the local and global are
linked. Everyone shares responsibility for the present and future
well-being of the human family and the larger living world. The spirit
of human solidarity and kinship with all life is strengthened when we
live with reverence for the mystery of being, gratitude for the gift of
life, and humility regarding the human place in nature.“
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