Gaia Community: Questions and Reflections tagged 'awareness'

Share one of your own peak experiences.

2007-06-23T07:00:00Z

Peak experiences have been described as sudden feelings of profound happiness and well-being, or those moments at which you become aware of some deeper truth, such as the unity and interconnectedness of all things, or an understanding of your own relationship with the world.

Abraham Maslow described these moments as self-justifying, self-validating events that possessed intrinsic value—and he felt all individuals had the ability to experience them. Have you experienced something like this? Some people have found these moments while hiking, or out in nature; others when gazing at their children or grandchildren; others while merely engaged in the miracle of the day-to-day. What about you?

How do spiritual and environmental awareness relate?

2007-11-06T08:00:00Z

Do you consider yourself more spiritually or environmentally aware? Is there a connection between spiritual consciousness and environmental consciousness? How do you experience the relationship between the two?

What have you been taking for granted?

2008-03-11T07:00:00Z

If you had to come up with something in your life that you've been taking for granted recently, what would it be?

What are your rituals or beliefs around food?

2008-06-22T07:00:00Z

How do you relate to food? Is eating and nourishment something you honor in your life? Do you take time to be conscious of what you're eating, or to consider where your food comes from? What do you believe about food and eating?

What has been your relationship to awareness and activism?

2008-08-05T07:00:00Z

Do you consider yourself an activist? How have you become more aware in your life, and how has this affected your attitude toward activism? Do you think it's more important to raise awareness in hopes that others might change, or do focus on "being the change" in your own life?

How do you like to be woken up?

2008-11-10T08:00:00Z

How do you like to have your eyes opened? What's the best way for someone to awaken you to new possibilities? What have you learned about awakening in your life?

What are you experiencing right now?

2009-03-26T07:00:00Z

What is your immediate experience, reading this? Where are you? How do you feel? What's going on for you in this moment?

What are you unaware of?

2009-03-28T07:00:00Z

What have you not been noticing?

Are we truly an observing species?

2009-04-23T07:00:00Z

This week, in honor of Earth Day, we're taking questions from Duane Elgin's
new book, The Living Universe. In the final pages, he offers a few conversation starters in hopes of sparking awareness about the possibilities available to us. Let's see what you think. :)

We are Homo sapien sapiens—the beings who "know that we know." Are we using the tools of collective observation and reflection (the mass media) to assist in responding to the challenges of our times?