Overview

Dharma Army for Peace: The Path of the Bodhisattva

We find ourselves in a time of great transition. Western civilization, driven by the forces of consumerism, is in the process of choking the planetary ecosystem. The international systems forged after the great human suffering of the twentieth century are severely strained, while traditional disparate value systems fight to maintain relevance in an increasingly strange new world. There is a great need in western civilization for a rejuvenation of culture that enlivens our hope in the future and strengthens our commitment to deepening our compassion and service to humankind. Without a change in the values driving culture, consumerism and nihilism can only lead to a dark future. Technology promises us a new world. However, without the evolution of human consciousness the technological advances are likely to only speed up the current process of fragmentation. From a whole- systems perspective this crisis is a synchronistic moment of a new birth. All psychological, biological, cultural and systemic changes are coming together to support the necessity of birthing a new cultural movement.