Once there was a famous Guru in India. He had a disciple in Europe who was very keen to visit him for years and get a chance to live with him for a few weeks to go deeper in his practice.
Finally, the Guru agreed but warned that he lived very, very simply with the barest of necessities. The disciple was unfazed and excited about this opportunity to be in close proximity to his Guru in the coming days.
If the Earth is saved, it will be saved by those who save, not by those who spend.
Increasing consumption levels mean, that we are literally consuming the Earth at a faster pace.
The more we spend and consume, the more natural resources we eat away.
Read Part 1 of this article here.
It is only when we as individuals recognize and accept our role in the Earth’s destruction, will we be able to take steps to reverse its course.
By Alex Kirby, climatenewsnetwork.net
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With so many attractive plastic storage boxes, containers, bottles etc available in the market today, it is very easy to get lured by them, due to which we end up buying a lot of plastic objects.
But plastics are quite harmful for the Environment. Increasingly, it is being found that plastics also have several negative effects on human health. Here is an in depth article on 7 dangers from plastic use.
Here are four easy ways through which, we can reduce plastic usage in our kitchens:
There are 2 diametrically opposite paths, which can lead humans to happiness.
Market-based economics dictates that the more your desires are, and the more you act on them by increasing your consumption, the happier you will be.Read more here