Envisioning Fearing No More

Kaag originated from the rugged mountains north of the Wahgi Valley, New Guinea.

One day, as we walked carefully along Kala Creek looking for crayfish, I asked him his age. Continue reading →

We know each other much better than we allude to.

We each think, describe, and pretend that we are only a finite number of years in age.

But we are, all of us, timeless! Continue reading →

Uluru

Spend a few minutes watching and listening

as Uncle Bob talks

about how the Land owns us…

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Almost all indigenous peoples worldwide engaged in practices of generational Landcare – continuously. It was chief among their primary occupations and human responsibilities to the Earth.

This sacred knowledge of Landcare was developed over thousands of years, passed on from generation to generation, always adapting and evolving, becoming more complex and nuanced. Continue reading →

(This article was first published in 1994, and has now been rewritten and updated by the author, Stuart Camps – November 15, 2020)

The Lakota Sioux maintain a centuries-old legend involving two warriors from the region known today as Dakota. One day, the two young braves were confronted by a brilliant white buffalo who, before their eyes, turned into a youthful-looking woman – the White Buffalo Calf Woman. She instructed them on how the people should live, and prophesied her return in the form of a white female bison calf who would reinvigorate their culture in a time of need, and bring peace and harmony to humanity. Continue reading →

As Ramana Maharshi was nearing the end of his human life (1879-1950), one of the ashram peacocks flew onto the roof above his bed, making a loud rattle and clatter. Hearing the bird, Ramana asked, “Has anyone fed the peacock yet?”, before exhaling his last breath. Continue reading →

Time spent with camels and other animals, and human and spiritual mentors, has shown me that good leadership is actually about the collective transcending of separateness and thing-ness.

At its simplest, true leadership is an offering or invitation to fulfill one’s profoundest potential… Continue reading →

The large orangutan sits beneath trees at the forest’s edge, gazing across farmlands and logging tracts. The human apes moving around the palm-oil plantations appear confused and bewildered to the calm old forest man. Continue reading →

Somewhere in the mid 70’s, Adi Da Samraj gathered with a group of people late into one night. At some point, he asked the women to leave the room and continued with the men.

Advocating for full adult responsibility, he gave the men five simple rules. Continue reading →

It must be said that the heart, both human and non-human, is not afraid. Continue reading →