Wisdom Integrates

The Letter + Commentary, Chief Seattle

o   I thought to share the letter written by Chief Seattle, a Red Indian Chief who lived in North America from 1786 to 1866. Though many of us have heard and read this letter, the importance of the content is worth recalling. Chief Seattle was a representative of his native tribe and conveys his concerns to the people who proposed to buy the lands from the indigenous people.  This letter describes the relationship between the ancient tribes and nature, where Chief Seattle considered nature as a part of their lives. He was referring to the flowers as his sisters and rivers as his brothers. His people considered the land as their mother and therefore they lived with nature as if living with a beloved family.

o   Link to Blog Entry:     https://compassionatehumanitycommunity.org/blog-1/2023/1/10/chief-seattle-letter-commentary

Cultivating Wisdom

o   ‘wisdom occupies what we might call the fertile hinterland between spirit and matter, mind and body, and heaven and earth. It slips easily between them, retaining that strange poise’

o   Link to article: https://cultivatingwisdom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cultivating-Wisdom-Consciousness.pdf

Five Essential Practices to Practice Collective Wisdom

o   Leadership for Collective Wisdom –  A network of people seeking to embody and radiate outward principles of collaboration, nonviolence, and wisdom necessary to address  existential issues of life and be equipped with the tools, skills, and practices necessary to respond effectively in the world.

o   Link to Website: https://www.alanbriskin.com/writing/the-power-of-collective-wisdom-and-the-trap-of-collective-folly/five-essential-practices-for-activating-collective-wisdom/