"All problems come from the family."

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

We’re living in times where separation has become an epidemic. Believe it or not, it all started with our families.

Surprising?

Not so much, once we realize that our family came first and taught us everything we know about how to perceive and interact with the world around us. For most, family (or those who replaced them) is the single most important influence in our life. And how can it not be? After all, through our families, o...

The view that the universe is deeply interconnected has been held since ancient times. Today, science proves what ancients knew long ago—that we live in an interconnected universe in which all interconnected parts affect the whole and vice versa. However, most of us either don’t know or don’t seem to be aware of this, perhaps because we can’t perceive it.

We believe everything is separate. And this has to do mainly with the perception we have integrated from our family and the surrounding envir...

“In the global society we live in today, we are interdependent — we all depend on each other. Therefore, it is no longer appropriate to divide the world into ‘us’ and ‘them.’ We need to think of everyone belonging to one humanity.”

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama

In today’s world, it can feel like everywhere we look we find disharmony and uneasiness. We may disapprove of the friction, words, attitude, and divisiveness of what people say, which can feel disheartening. The good news is that the...