Spiritual Activism Handbook
Welcome!
For many years I have worked with young people around the world. Through this experience, I have developed the understanding that each person has a unique personal gift to contribute to the tapestry of life. When this gift is discovered, the individual no longer feels alienated from or overly concerned about the social demands of the surrounding culture, but rather yearns to live as the authentic self. To be free to be that self and have a place in the world fosters greatness. I have found that those who have a sense of this inner self and tap into their personal dream and vision automatically choose to live according to higher values or universal ethics. This then serves the greater good.
At our Children of the Earth (COE) youth international gatherings we speak of spirituality and leadership. Spirituality can be found in the inner self after the layers of differences are peeled away and the basic human character is left, with a sense of who we are beyond body, mind, emotions, culture, race or religion. Leadership is identifying the depth of our convictions and being willing to stand firmly in them. From this stand, we take actions for the benefit of all of life.
This handbook is the culmination of years of work and dedication. These materials are for young people to use for personal and social transformation — the opportunity to go deeply inside and then to connect with others in a deeper sense of self and the unity of all of life.
Nina Meyerhof
One Earth...with all her children smiling!
One People... learning to learn, learning to love, learning to live.
REFLECT ~ CONNECT ~ ACT
Download Children of the Earth's Spiritual Activism Handbook (PDF, 89 MB).
