Back to Basics
Heartfulness eMagazine|January 2024
ELIZABETH DENLEY explores the idea of back to basics, and in the process offers some simple ways to support the fundamental rights of everyone on planet Earth.
ELIZABETH DENLEY
Back to Basics

This January, “back to basics” has been at the forefront of my mind. We generally start each year with resolutions, hoping to change our habits and our circumstances. But this year has not started well, with the ravages of war, many displaced people around the world, families suffering without food, shelter, or safe places to live, and the climate crisis threatening communities on every continent.

With such uncertainty, the standard approach of self-reflection, followed by choosing personal goals, intention-setting, and creating new habits feels like a luxury; while “back to basics” is about many people needing to have their basic needs met.

For those of us lucky enough to live with safety, adequate food, clean water, shelter, and good health, how can our “basics” include personal aspirations as well as the collective aspirations of global citizenship? Can we use the United Nations's 17 Sustainable Development Goals as our global aspirations? Not with much certainty, as eight years later we are no closer to achieving them. Profit is still winning outrageously over eradicating poverty, and conflict over unity. We are far from a united humanity.

So this year I am taking a different approach. It will still involve self-improvement, because we are here to evolve, and because collective change is predicated upon individual change. But there is something much greater at play – our connectedness and our responsibility for each other.

Bu hikaye Heartfulness eMagazine dergisinin January 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye Heartfulness eMagazine dergisinin January 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

HEARTFULNESS EMAGAZINE DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
The Qualities of A LEADER
Heartfulness eMagazine

The Qualities of A LEADER

This month, SARA BUBBER brings us a common folktale, which has been told with many variations, to celebrate World Good Leadership Day on February 20, 2025.

time-read
2 dak  |
February 2025
Boost Your Vitality
Heartfulness eMagazine

Boost Your Vitality

SIMONNE HOLM shares an approach to eating that will reduce inflammation and nourish your body, and shares 5 simple recipes to help you do it! You'll soon be bounding with energy and not feeling hungry all the time.

time-read
4 dak  |
February 2025
The Intention Revolution
Heartfulness eMagazine

The Intention Revolution

LYNNE McTAGGART is one of the central authorities on the new science of consciousness, and the award-winning author of seven books, including the internationally bestselling The Intention Experiment, The Field, The Bond, and The Power of Eight.

time-read
10 dak  |
February 2025
On Meditation
Heartfulness eMagazine

On Meditation

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES FOR MODERN LIVING

time-read
8 dak  |
February 2025
How Heartfulness Meditation Shifts our Biofield and the Energies in a Room
Heartfulness eMagazine

How Heartfulness Meditation Shifts our Biofield and the Energies in a Room

MONICA VERMA-VACHERY has worked with subtle energies for 20 years. Here she describes the experience of measuring the effects of a Heartfulness Meditation group session on the energy of individuals and the room in which the meditation was conducted. The results are inspiring, and Monica is now asking more questions about how we can improve our lives through simple heart-based meditation practices.

time-read
9 dak  |
February 2025
Love Is More Powerful than Death
Heartfulness eMagazine

Love Is More Powerful than Death

In this interview, MIRABAI BUSH is interviewed by PURNIMA RAMAKRISHNAN about the influence of spiritual practice on relationships and the healing of wounds like betrayal and loss. She also explores the interconnectedness of all beings and the impermanence of life through the lens of spiritual practice.

time-read
9 dak  |
February 2025
The Benefits of Meditation
Heartfulness eMagazine

The Benefits of Meditation

DR. ICHAK ADIZES shares his personal experience of the benefits of meditation. With a lifetime of being at the top of his game as an international business consultant, he is becoming a role model for all who aspire to excellence in their career.

time-read
1 min  |
February 2025
A Rich Legacy of Taste and Health
Heartfulness eMagazine

A Rich Legacy of Taste and Health

B. RATHINASABAPATHY is an ecologist who works at Forests by Heartfulness at Kanha Shanti Vanam. He shares some information on the various endemic Indian species of Syzygium that belong to the myrtle family, which has a distribution from Africa and Madagascar to southern Asia through to the Pacific. The most famous species is the clove, Syzygium aromaticum, native to Indonesia, but in this article he explores the widely celebrated Jamun tree and various other species that also have medicinal benefits.

time-read
3 dak  |
February 2025
BEYOND the Beat
Heartfulness eMagazine

BEYOND the Beat

The Heart’s Intelligence in Compassion and Healing

time-read
6 dak  |
January 2025
The Devil's Tree
Heartfulness eMagazine

The Devil's Tree

DR V. RAMAKANTHA, retired forest officer, who lived, raised a family, and worked in forests for most of his adult life, returns to our pages in 2025 to share his vast knowledge of medicinal plants, and the fascinating stories associated with them. In his signature style, this month he weaves together science, folklore, and traditional knowledge to tell the story of the Devil's Tree, Saptaparni.

time-read
3 dak  |
January 2025