Author Archives: Louise Gorenflo

Imposing our willingness to harm through projection of our harmful views and values onto others and the future furthers the omnicidal Western trajectory. Postponing acting upon our better intentions reflects our ignorance and complicity with what harms. To further life … Continue reading →

Decline and disintegration define old age. The natural changes of aging lead to death. In the same way, Western civilization approaches its collapse, its death. The growth of the Western capitalist system becomes increasingly disjointed and disunited. It has no … Continue reading →

Having a joyful gratitude for the sacred path keeps us on it. While we will always have hardships and heartaches on the path, we also have the joy that comes from transforming our faults into knowing how to live as … Continue reading →

The word humility derives from the Latin word humus, which means Earth. When we become more humble, we become more like the Earth. The humble sage brings to life the sacred ways by bearing and supporting all beings to further … Continue reading →

Most on the path have an intellectual understanding of the equality of life. Yet for many Westerners on the path, living equally with others, life, and the Earth challenges us. When we do not live as equals, we prove our … Continue reading →

Every time we acted out our willingness to harm others for self-benefit by thought, word or deed, we know we have degraded ourselves and feel remorse for what we did. However, if we can catch ourselves having these harmful thoughts … Continue reading →

Indigenous People ask another being for their consent in the taking of its life to feed people. What would it feel like for another being to give Westerners that consent? We have a long, long history of taking from the … Continue reading →

To be in accord with the time, the compassionate offer themselves to  transform the trajectory of our time because of the grave consequences if we do not. We must resist the dangerous temptation to stay within the apparent safety of … Continue reading →

When we view our lives through Western eyes, we cannot imagine another way of living. Until we uproot our conditioned views, beliefs, and behaviors, the way forward to further life on Earth will remain invisible to us. Before we start … Continue reading →

A Westerner views life as a child, as someone who does not comprehend the context of their lives within the imbalances of the Earth Interbeing that Western-style behavior causes. We look at what we want or don’t want superficially from … Continue reading →