two profound ideas about the nature of nature
...could they help us save the planet?
Gaia, the goddess of Earth in Greek mythology was re-popularized when James Lovelock published his book "The Gaia Hypothesis" (now the Gaia Theory) which proposes that Earth's entire biosphere, the atmosphere, oceans and terrestrial ecosystems function as an integrated, self- regulating, global organism.
In Hiduism, Maya/Shakti as consort of Shiva, functions as Earth Mother and as Shri Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu she personifies
the ultimate force (maya) that creates the illusion that the phenomenal world is real.
Our main mission here is to explore the implication of these themes and to try to develope projects which can contribute to protecting, nurturing and honoring Gaia, our sacred Mother Earth and at the same time examine ways to experience the interface between consciousness and cosmic reality personified by Maya.
GAIA PROJECT...Promote concern and action that recognizes that the nurturing and protection of Gaia is humanity's ultimate responsibility and that we can each contribute if we "think globally but act locally".
MAYA PROJECT...Presenting evidence from new science, metaphysics and transcendent experience that suggests a conscious universe is the creator and conductor of all of our reality.
With the worlds of the universe
entangled in his/her hair
Shiva in the form of the cosmic dancer Nataraja
tramples the dwarf of ignorance.
In one hand the god holds the fire of destruction
and in the opposite the drum of creation.
Another hand is raised in a gesture-"Fear Not"
while the fourth points to the raised foot
as the promise of liberation.
Update 2007: My samadhi-inspired mission for the original 1997 Maya-Gaia website was almost identical to that expressed by Edgar Mitchell in his interview in
An Astronaut's Journey exploring his enlightenment. Q- How did it transform you personally? EM- "It's very simple, it's given me a life's work of trying to understand the nature of consciousness. From a cosmological point of view, how did all this come about? Even the question of why all the conditions are so perfect for life to exist here - it's almost like the earth maintains these critical levels so life can go on...That goes clear back to the Gaia hypothesis and James Lovelock's concept that essentially the earth is a living organism."
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