"The tradition of wrapping tree trunks or adorning branches of special trees is a visual statement that says, “We honor this tree and respect its vital presence.” It is often done with fiber rope, natural ribbon, or fabric and it is used to highlight unusual trees, as a supplication and/or protective measure. Tree wrapping has been practiced for thousands of years in countries across the world. In Japan, it has been elevated to an art form and derives from the Japanese Shinto belief that all natural forms are imbued with spirit. "

Summit Overview – The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is honored to host His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Vancouver, September 26-29, 2009 for the Vancouver Peace Summit: Nobel Laureates in Dialogue. Joining the Dalai Lama will be Nobel Laureates: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Mairead McGuire and Betty Williams, as well as a number of respected international leaders from the realms of education, the arts, business, politics and social transformation.

Adi-guru Das has been attracted to incense from a very young age and eventually as a monk with the Krishna movement, "I was able to travel in India and seek out better and better incenses.  I was later given charge of supplying incense for our London temples and other temples in Europe. What is so special about incense and food that is offered to Krishna is that the commercial element is removed as no-one really wants to offer something to God and cut corners! Therefore you will find that this temple grade incense is of a remarkable quality."

Thomas Berry passed away early on the morning of June 1st at Wellspring home where he had been living in Greensboro, North Carolina. He died peacefully and with family at his side. Thomas Berry was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1914. From his academic beginnings as a historian of world cultures and religions, Berry developed into a historian of the Earth and its evolutionary processes. He describes himself as a "geologian."

We learn in Dr. Lerma's book how he has devoted his career to compiling anecdotal and scientific research on near-death and pre-death experiences, hallucinations, visions, synchronicities, and angelic conversations of terminally-ill patients. He recounts in Learning From the Light how children and adults confront their deaths through the comforting visions of divine beings. He is currently involved in a research project in palliative medicine with MD Anderson Hospital, the leading cancer institute in the world.

Join our Sacred Journey to Malta, 22-29 May 2009 where we will awaken ancient memories through ceremony with Jude Currivan, Ph.D. In the beautiful heart of the Mediterranean Sea lies a powerful and profound mystery that is now awakening from the mists of time..All our attunements will be guided by Jude to enable us to experience and embody the energies of the universal heart of the 8th chakra and be grounded through the ninth, Earthstar chakra. 

Self-actualization is a term that describes the process by which you become everything you can be, living up to your possibilities and the inner dream that motivates your life. Your life is a journey that gives you the chance, through both obstacles and opportunities, to self-actualize. Doing anything less is cheating both yourself and the world.

Tibetan Home of Hope is a home and school for children who would otherwise be abandoned – a home in the deepest sense, where young people receive loving care, food, shelter, medical attention and the practical foundation needed to develop into independent adults with a full appreciation of their Tibetan heritage. They are unique in that they provide for Tibetan children in their native land – where there is a desperate and immediate need. Harsh living conditions mean that each year thousands of Tibetan children are left on their own. Sadly, many of these children are sent to orphanages outside of their native country, far from their family contacts and cultural roots.