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Playing Russian Roulette…with 92,000 Chambers
27 Mar 2021

Playing Russian Roulette…with 92,000 Chambers

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 6

Should we really be frightened of getting vaccinated? Or should we be excited?

COVID, ecology, Gaia, Gaian Way, health, Technology, The Quickening, vaccination, wisdom
#DoNothingForTheClimateDay
30 Jan 2021

#DoNothingForTheClimateDay

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 2

We need a day where we do nothing for the climate and for ourselves.

#DoNothingForTheClimate, Activism, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, Gaian Way, holidays, nature awareness, wisdom
Stargazing and Riddlemaking
17 Jan 2021

Stargazing and Riddlemaking

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Understanding Gaia | 2

Two new Gaian Kōans help us explore the universe and the nature of Gaia.

cosmology, Gaia, Kōan, meaning, nature awareness, Parables, wisdom
Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?
14 Dec 2020

Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Is meditation a distraction from action or is it essential in rehabilitating our brains and our relationship with Gaia?

consumerism, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation, nature awareness, wisdom
The Parable of the Three Burglars
15 Nov 2020

The Parable of the Three Burglars

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Understanding Gaia | 2

A story of a monk who understands limits.

Gaia, Gaian Way, gratitude, Parables, wisdom
Questions at the End of the Nuclear Age
9 Aug 2020

Questions at the End of the Nuclear Age

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 2

Seventy-five years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, do we know how we will guard the poison fire we have created for millennia to come?

collapse, Gaia, Gaian Way, Prepare, Purpose, Resilience, sacrifice, wisdom
Keeping It Simple: Gaian Dietary Norms
28 Jun 2020

Keeping It Simple: Gaian Dietary Norms

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

Michael Pollan said it best: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”

Climate Change, Diet, Gaian Way, health, wisdom
Introducing “Digesting,” a new Gaian variation of Tonglen
21 Jun 2020

Introducing “Digesting,” a new Gaian variation of Tonglen

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Gaian Prayers, Learning from Other Traditions | 3

What do a Children’s Scifi Novel and a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Have in Common?
Answer: They both suggest a similar way to draw in suffering and send out relief.

meditation, Prayer, Ritual, suffering, wisdom
Grappling with the Spectre of Death
7 Jun 2020

Grappling with the Spectre of Death

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 0

Could COVID-19’s shiniest silver lining be a heightened salience of mortality?

anxiety, death, gratitude, Resilience, wisdom
Aloha. Shalom! Go with Gaia?
1 Jun 2020

Aloha. Shalom! Go with Gaia?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Gaian Prayers | 2

A short reflection on the power of words and how we use them to part.

Belief, Community, Gaian Way, meaning, Mission, Purpose, Ritual, wisdom
Encountering an Essential Lesson in the Church Forests of Ethiopia
17 May 2020

Encountering an Essential Lesson in the Church Forests of Ethiopia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions | 2

How a religious system has played a key role in preventing total deforestation of Ethiopia and what we, Gaians, can learn from this.

Belief, collapse, Community, cosmology, Gaia, Gaian Way, Mission, Purpose, sustainability, wisdom
What is the Sound of Gaia Breathing? And other Gaian Kōans.
3 May 2020

What is the Sound of Gaia Breathing? And other Gaian Kōans.

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Kōans are riddles and stories that help deepen understanding. Could they be used to cultivate our deeper understanding of Gaia?

Gaia, Gaian Way, Kōan, meaning, Parables, sustainability, wisdom

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The Gaian Creed

“We believe that the Earth, Gaia, is a living being. That Gaia is at the same time composed of the vast diversity of life and is alive in Her own right. We understand that we depend completely and utterly on Gaia and are part of Gaia. We recognize that current human actions are fundamentally altering Gaia and that if pushed too far, Gaia will shift from Her current state to one inhospitable to humans and millions of other species. Therefore, we commit to living radically sustainable lives—even to an extent that it may alienate us from our kin, our communities, our cultures. We commit to sharing our philosophy and bringing others to understand and embrace their relationship with Gaia and help heal Gaia—and in the process, themselves, their families, and their communities.”

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