| From Ilchi Lee’s book The Twelve Enlightenments
How much time did it take for human beings, descendant of monkeys with an advanced intellectual potential, from making an appearance on Earth and wondering at the mysteries of the stars, moon, and the sun to realizing that they were not at the center of the known cosmos? In the beginning, it was probably humiliating and absolutely terrifying to relinquish the notion that the universe revolved around them. But now, it is an evidence for the maturity of the human awareness. Now it’s time to once again present evidence for our continuing growth. We need another Copernican Revolution in the collective human consciousness. What we need now is to realize that the humanity is not the center of Earth and to find the real center of the natural harmony. And that center is Earth, not human beings. The central standard of value for our life here on Earth should be Earth herself, not our egos, need, wants, and prejudices. We can use Earth as the standard by which to judge all actions transacted on Earth. From such a point of view, we all become an Earth-Human first, before we are a part of a group, nation, or religion. |