Issue 49 – January 2020

Building a Global Family of Educators

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Topics in Neohumanism

4 – Meditation and Neohumanist Consciousness – by Acharya Shambhushivananda Avadhuta
5 – Why Meditation? – by Amal Jacobson
6 – Challenges for Youth – Part 1: On Climate Change – by Prof. Edward McKenna
8 – Climate Change and a Neohumanist Response – by Acharya Shambhushivananda Avadhuta
9 – Neohumanism: A Philosophy of Education for the Anthropocene – by Dr. Kathleen Kesson

Educating for a Bright Future Conference

12 – Report on the Global Neohumanist Education Conference Salorno, Italia July 12-17th, 2019
17 – Humanism to Neohumanism – from Macro to Micro – Notes from a talk by Eric Jacobson at the Educating for a Bright Future Conference
21 – Gaming Neohumanist Futures: Lessons from the Educating for a Bright Future Conference – by Satya Tanner

Neohumanist Projects in Focus

24 – Linking Relief and Rehabilitation to Development Work – by K.L. Chew
25 – Lily Kids and Yoga Center, Vietnam – by Ly Hoang
26 – International Neohumanist Centre, Chandigarh, India
27 – NHE Early Childhood Curriculum Development for Schools in India – by Didi Anandarama
28 – Sawa Project – Nile River School Kindergarten – Egypt – by Suzi Balaban
29 – AMAYE, an Association with a Plan – by Sumati Brekke
30 – Fast-forward to the Future for Romanian Teenagers – by Didi Ananda Devapriya
31 – Yogis Academy, Italy – Workshops Conducted in Parma, Pescara and Pochi

Studies in Microvita

32 – About the Substance of Forms – by Henk de Weijer

New Publications

33 – YAMA NIYAMA: Yogic Ethics for a Balanced Mind by Avt. Ananda Tapasiddha Ac.
39 – New Album: The Pillars of Yoga: Yama- Niyama Songs – by Dada Veda

Global News

35 – Delhi, Manila, Hong Kong and Georgetown Sectors

Back cover

Shrii P. R. Sarkar, The Liberation of Intellect - Neohumanism

When some people started advancing, they thought more about themselves and less about others, nor did they think about the animals and plants. But if we analyse with a cool brain, it becomes quite clear that just as my life is important to me, others’ lives are equally important to them; and if we do not give proper value to the lives of all creatures, then the development of the entire humanity becomes impossible. If people think more about themselves as individuals or about their small families, castes, clans or tribes, and do not think at all about the collectivity, this is decidedly detrimental. Similarly, if people neglect the entire living world – the plant world, the animal world – is this not indeed harmful? That is why I say that there is a great need to explain humanity and humanism in a new light, and this newly-explained humanism will be a precious treasure for the world.

What is this Neohumanism? Neohumanism is humanism of the past, humanism of the present and humanism – newly-explained – of the future. Explaining humanity and humanism in a new light will give new inspiration and provide a new interpretation for the very concept of human existence. It will help people understand that human beings, as the most thoughtful and intelligent beings in this created universe, will have to accept the great responsibility of taking care of the entire universe – will have to accept that the responsibility of the entire universe rests with them.