“We wish to share with you all – that you are not alone, you have never been. We are in it together. And we shall lift each other up, higher and higher. We are indeed, as Ram Das said, and maybe more than ever – ‘walking each other home’.” – Canta com Amor 2020 Here we are, fragile, complicated, yet wonderful human beings, sharing this planet together. At times filled with challenges we think we’d never overcome, but worth every drop of sweat. When we struggle and “think” we lose the way, we can remember the only true way home …
Category: Community
A lesson learned from my time spent in Israel
March, 2020. Covid hits Belgium. It is day 3 after the quarantine announcement in Antwerp City. As I walk out the door, I notice, for the first time in a few decades, so many children playing outside… People simply enjoying a walk in the sunny weather. An unusual sight for a speed-driven society. When did we stop doing that?I continue my way and sit down in the park. Out of nowhere, I hear two people speaking Hebrew. Not a common thing in this area, so, reminiscing the social skills of the warm and open Israeli heart, I quickly say “shalom“. …
A Place where Fairies can exist…
Sometimes I feel like life is a magical experience. The wind blowing in the trees. The stars shining bright. I look at life through a lens of magic. As if I’m living my own Disney movie. With my senses so sharp, colors are lively, smells fill my curiosity and sounds pervade my whole being in an experience of totality…I see animals and I feel love and awe. And want to cuddle them all. I believe life is fully what we make of it. 100%. It is a mirror of our present state of thoughts, hearts and being. This belief means …
On the power of oneness, community and belonging
Auroville, an international community for the world. I’m here because I’m looking for a real sense of community. I’m a tribes’ person. And maybe we all are somewhere deep within.“Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human Unity” My dream, my highest thrill. I live for the purpose of unity. A shared experience of belonging, moments of oneness. As empowering as they are, they catch us unexpectedly. When we …
A peek into Auroville
Hi, my name is Magali and here is where I start. Auroville, a universal town in Southern India, “a place of peace, concord and harmony“.When I first read about its existence, tears filled my eyes. To discover that such a place exists, not only in my dreams… “In this place, children would be able to grow and develop integrally without losing contact with their souls; education would be given not for passing examinations or obtaining certificates and posts but to enrich existing faculties and bring forth new ones.” – the Mother, 1954 It would take a lifetime to describe what …