Mr OWO: Anything special you did for Earth Hour 2011?
Jules: Yes, I spent the hour immersed in meditative moments at Manasa Yoga. The studio lights and fans were switched off at 8.30pm. The room was lighted with little candles. The hour began with a dance homage to Mother Earth. Guru Manoj guided our awareness to the need to be mindful of our daily actions on our carbon footprint. That we do not act with selfishness and give ourselves excuses that the little we did would not be enough to harm the earth nor save it. The issue is whether we believe we should take responsibilty. Guru Manoj read this beautiful article written by Joe Miller:
If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating a few feet above a field somewhere, people would come from everywhere to marvel at it. People would walk around it marvelling at its big pools of water, its little pools and the water flowing between. People would marvel at the bumps on it and the holes in it. They would marvel at the thin layer of gas surrounding it and the water suspended in the gas. The people would marvel at all the creatures walking around the surface of the ball and at the creatures in the water. The people would declare it is sacred because it was the only one, and they would protect it so that it would not be hurt. The ball would be the greatest wonder known, and people would come to pray to it, to be healed, to gain knowledge, to know beauty and to wonder how it could be. People would love it and defend it with their lives because they would somehow know that their lives could be nothing without it. If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter.
By Joe Miller, an artist in the State of Washington
Mr OWO: How wise your teacher. Yes, as you evolve your consciousness to a higher level, there is more you can do beyond switching off electric power for an hour at Earth Hour.
Jules: You are right. Here are 15 things we can do to Save the Planet -
- Cut Out Plastic Bags
- Buy Reusable Not Disposable
- Reduce Water Wastage
- Change to Energy Saving Bulbs
- Weekly and not Daily Car Wash
- Get Local Products
- Slow Eating not Slow Cooking
- Stay Cool Naturally
- Say NO to Bottled Water
- Recycle Everything You Can
- Buy Refillables
- Use Rechargeable Batteries
- Say No to Shark Fin Soup
- Park at the First Spot You See
- Less is Better
Mr OWO: An hour well spent for precious Earth Hour 2011 indeed. Well done.
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