FOUR WORLDS PRINCIPLES FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
"Starting from within, working in a circle, in a sacred manner, we heal ourselves, our relationships and our world".
'STARTING FROM WITHIN"
Development Comes From Within -- The process of healing and development unfolds from within each person, relationship, family, community or nation.
Vision -- A vision of who we can becomes is like a magnet drawing us to our potential. Where there is no vision, there can be no development.
Culturally Based -- Healing and development must be rooted in the wisdom, knowledge and living processes of our cultures.
Interconnectedness -- Because everything is connected to everything else, any aspect of our healing and development is related to all the others (personal, social, cultural, political, economic, etc.). When we work on any part, the whole circle is affected.
"WORKING IN A CIRCLE"
Personal growth and healing and the healing and development of our families and communities must go hand in hand.
Working at one level of development without attending to the other is not enough. Personal and social development as well as top-down and bottom-up approaches must be balanced.
Unity -- We need the love, support and caring of others to heal and develop ourselves. Unity is the starting point for development, and as development unfolds, unity deepens.
Participation -- People have to be actively engaged in the process of their own healing and development. Without participation, there can be no development.
Justice -- Every person must be treated with respected as a human being and a child of the Creator, regardless of gender, race, culture, religion or any other reason. Everyone should be accorded the opportunity to fully participate in the processes of healing and development, and to receive a share of the benefits.
"IN A SACRED MANNER"
Spirituality -- Spirituality is at the heart of healing and development. Connection with the Creator brings life, unity, love and purpose to the process, and is expressed through a heart-centred approach to all that we do.
Harmonizing With Natural Law -- Growth is a process of uncovering who we truly are as human beings in harmony with the natural laws of the Universe.
Walking In Balance -- Codes or morality, ethics and protocol teach us how to walk the road of life in a good way. Violating moral and ethical boundaries can destroy the process of healing and development.
Working From Principle -- Our plans and actions are founded on our deepest understanding of the principles that describe how the universe is ordered and how healing and development unfolds.
"WE HEAL AND DEVELOP OURSELVES, OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR WORLD"
Learning -- Learning to live in ways that promote life and health is the essence of our development. Our primary strategy is therefore the promotion of this type of learning.
Sustainability -- When we take actions to improve our lives or the lives of others, it is critical to avoid undermining the natural systems upon which all life depends and to work in ways that enhance the capacity of people to continue in the path of their own healing and development.
Move To The Positive -- Solving the critical problems in our lives and communities is best approached by visualizing and moving into the positive alternative that we wish to create, as well as building on the strength we already have, rather than giving away our energy fighting the negative.
Be The Change You Want To See -- In all of our actions, we seek to be living examples of the changes we wish to see in the world. By Walking the path, we make the path visible.
With the courage and dedication to utilize the wisdom and guiding spiritual principles of our elders on the path to a peaceful and equitable future, we will find that we have the power and ability to carefully and lovingly remove any barriers that have limited the development of our full potential as human beings and communities. The greater the difficulty in our path, the even greater opportunity for our growth and ultimate victory; we can always become more than we have ever been.
We know from our ancient teachings that the sacred eagle of humanity has two perfectly balanced and harmonious wings; one representing woman, and one representing man. In our relationships as women and men, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, we must join together to eliminate all forms of disrespect, mistreatment, or lack of sharing in the responsibility of raising the world's children. It is my deepest prayer that with every new sunrise, we can recognize more and more that the most sacred and holy of all the wonderful ceremonies and gifts that the Creator has given us is the birth of child, and that everything we can do to provide our children and communities the best possible future is a sacred gift and responsibility.
For is not the moment long, long overdue by beloved relatives, through the unfailing power and love of our good Creator, for us to free ourselves completely from the hurt of both the past and present so we may truly soar like majestic eagles to the promised greatness of our sacred destiny and future.
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