The
Co-Administrative Head of the Brahma Kuamris, Dadi Janki
joined together in dialogue with other of spiritual leaders
of different traditions, indigenous people and activists
with decades of experience in grassroots organizing based
on mobilizing the human spirit, as one of the Wisdom Keepers
of the Conference. Together they drew up the following declartion:
The Declaration of The Sacred Earth Gathering
The planet Earth is in peril as never before. With arrogance
and presumption, humankind has disobeyed the laws of the
Creator which are manifest in the divine natural order.
The
crisis is global. It transcends all national, religious,
cultural, social, political and economic boundaries. The
ecological crisis is a symptom of the spiritual crisis of
the human being, arising form ignorance. The responsibility
of each human being today is to choose between the force
of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform
our attitudes and values, and adopt a renewed respect for
the superior law of Divine Nature.
Nature
does not depend on human beings and their technology. It
is human beings who depend on Nature for survival. Individuals
and governments need to evolve "Earth Ethics"
with a deeply spiritual orientation or the Earth will be
cleansed.
We
believe that the universe is sacred because all is one.
We believe in the sanctity and the integrity of all life
and life forms. We affirm the principles of peace and non-violence
in governing human behavior towards one another and all
life.
We
view ecological disruption as violent intervention into
the web of life. Genetic engineering threatens the very
fabric of life. We urge governments, scientists and industry
to refrain from rushing blindly into genetic manipulation.
We
call upon all political leaders to keep a spiritual perspective
when making decisions. All leaders must recognize the consequences
of their actions for the coming generations.
We
call upon our educators to motivate the people towards harmony
with nature and peaceful coexistence with all living beings.
Our youth and children must be prepared to assume their
responsibilities as citizens of tomorrow’s world.
We
call upon our brothers and sisters around the world to recognize
and curtail the impulses of greed, consumerism and disregard
of natural laws. Our survival depends on developing the
virtues of simple living and sufficiency, love and compassion
with wisdom.
We
stress the importance of respecting all spiritual and cultural
traditions. We stand for preservation of the habitats and
life styles of indigenous people and urge restraint from
disrupting their communion with nature.
The
World Community must act speedily with vision and resolution
preserve the Earth, Nature and humanity from disaster. The
time to act is now. Now or never.
(The Wisdom Keepers, The Earth Summit, Rio De Janeiro, June
1992)
