“In the relations of man with the animals, with the flowers, with the objects of Creation, there is a great ethic scarcely perceived as yet which will at length break forth into light.” Victor Hugo           “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.” Dr. M.L. King, Jr.             “I don’t want to be a great leader, I want to be a man who goes around with a little oil can and when he sees a breakdown offers his help. To me, the man who does that is greater than any holyman in saffron-coloured robes. The mechanic with the oil can, that is my ideal in life.”01 Baba Amte.This was his self-description given to British journalist Graham Turner. Baba Amte Evolving to Earth Ethics Earth ethics are the ideals that we use to light our way into harmony with the Earth and the qualities they inspire in us to nourish that relationship. It is not a new realm, but one that is natural to us all and as old as the hills. Its importance appears new, as we dress it in language that relates to our time and conditions. The hope for unity and planetary healing lies in the admission of our common human dignity and interdependence with the life sustaining systems all aroundContinue Reading…