ETERNAL NOTHINGNESS

3.
Hinduism postulates that the "Trimurti" is the Origin of the universe. It consists of Creation ("Brahma"), Destruction ("Shiva") and Preservation ("Vishnu"). The key question - once again - is "what is beyond these Cosmic Forces?" Are they just coming "out of the blue?". They do. This Primordial Nothingness is called "Cosmic Womb" or "Mother". Out of Her Bottomlessness "Birth and Death" are originating. Together they constitute a dynamic balance - Her Cosmic "Law" - that rules all levels of existence. It is also called "Mother's Web of Life", corresponding with the Hindu-concept of preservation.
Link Great Night

Being Nothing, you are everything

6.
The processes on earth run parallel to those of the Cosmos. I call this "Cosmic Evolution". At this stage it will be clear already, that the current controversy between science and religion with regard to the origination of the universe is an artificial one. Only Reality - and not a "holy" book -  can determine facts. Religion thus has to be replaced by spirituality, the Way to directly Realize the Divine. By doing so, there appears no any conflict between the outer approach (science) and the inner (spirituality). On the contrary, there appears to be unity between the Cosmic Realm and Evolution: "matter is born out of the Divine, while the Divine is born out of Nothingness".

(Celsus, Roman philosopher, 200 CE).

7.
According to science everything originates from the Cosmic Vacuum. From there steps or emanations occur. The first is the Universal Field ("Higgs"), which is analogue to the religious concept of the Eternal Light ("God"). This Realm includes the potential for the entire universe, it contains all further developments (can be compared to the human egg). The first "emanation" is that of virtual electro-magnetic waves. These waves appear and disappear into the Vacuum, uninterruptedly renewing the Field (The "Law of Birth and Death" being also valid for the Eternal Realm....). Through "spin" and interference energy is powered, through which virtual waves turn into real ones. Resonance between them cause the emergence of photons e.g. quanten. It is the beginning of materialization.   

MATERIALIZATION

9.
From Eternity there is the Great Void. It cannot be understood, nor can it be experienced. The best is yet to propose it as Nothingness, a Vacuum, a Bottomless Abyss, where everything constantly disappears and from which everything emanates. In the Depth of the Unknowable Darkness, the Great Oblivion, in the "turning point" - without any active act of creation - Being comes forth, the bearing dimension of all creation. This Great Consciousness pervades all equally and continuously: the rocks, the oceans, the clouds, the grass, the animals and the people with their creations.

Atheists stress the deepest possible Cosmic (religious...) Truth: There is Nothing...

ON THE NATURAL CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIES
Against their Cosmic Background

13.
The Elements
The first manifestation is that of primal energy and the four elements: fire, water, air and earth. "First manifestation" means: first emerged from Being and as such the concentric layer that is closest to the Source. "Heaven" and "earth" are not opposites such as is often claimed, but instead have the greatest intimacy. Hence, we call the elements "primal forces": they still contain something of the Origin. As first manifestation of Singularity they bear the character of simplicity. They are "raw and indestructible, chaotic and destructive" forming the eternally recurring cycle of the original mass. The Cosmic can still be felt through it, with awe we experience both the beauty and the horror of it. In traditional cultures, they are revered as the basis of existence.

THE POWER LIES IN THE ORIGIN

Why we regenerate while being in nature?

16.
Humans
The fourth and final manifestation is that of humans. Contrary to what we ourselves have always thought - the title "the crown of creation" comes only from ourselves - we turn out to be the furthest away from our Origin. We are located on the periphery of evolution. By identifying with our "I" (ego) each of us lives in his or her own world, cut off not only from the Divine in ourselves, but also from our bodies and as its direct extension: nature. The Western world is paramount. After centuries of hunting down and destroying ("inquisition!) all those who pursued Selfrealization (mystics, "heretics") or/and had a direct relationship with nature ("pagans", "witches", indigenous peoples, traditional cultures), the "way within" was blocked for centuries. There was nothing left but the way without, the intellectual and material expansion which, as we daily experience, leads to alienation, inner despair and destruction of nature.

In Reality, everything is a little bit different...

WE ARE COSMIC BEINGS
Just like plants and animals

We therefore don't need the "guidance", rules and morality of the established (patriarchal) religions

* F. de Waal "The Bonobo and the Atheist", 2013 W.W. Norton

We are part of the earth
The earth is part of the universe
The universe is part of the Divine
The Divine is part of the Cosmic Mother

So, how to get out of this mess, while making "a next step in evolution" possible?

21.
This indeed, can be further diversified into all kinds of specific functions of our - animals' and people's - bodymind, e.g. brain functions and hormones. This doesn't mean people and animals are on the same level though. As I stated above, that of animals is higher....One factor has been overlooked. We, people, have an ego. It is the faculty of ours that has placed itself outside the natural order. Because it isn't part of the Whole, natural ethics has no influence on him. This confirms - without de Waal explicitly saying this - that animals are indeed closer to the Origin (of morality) than we do. An entity that has made himself "independent" - "that's nothing to do with ME" - sooner or later becomes destructive. It exists on its own, for its own. It is blowing itself up, at the expense of everything else. It is equal to cancer-growth.
Link Ego Catastrophy

ONGOING HUMAN (D)REGENERATION
Cosmic Mother
The Divine
Body-Mind
Ego
(Virtual) Addiction
Collective Burn-Out
Collapse
NEW CYCLE
Cosmic Mother
etc., etc.

24.
In our pursuit to Restore the Wholeness of Life, cosmic (spiritual) insight, history, science, psychology, sociology, ecology and  zoology (primatology according to Dr. F. de Waal) are forming a happy alliance. But before moving to the "grand final" where the pillars of ECO- SPIRITUALITY will be elaborated, an excursion to the historical events, that led to dogmatic religious morality, seems appropriate.
Link The Shattered West

Religion is the denial of the inherent goodness of people

It uses its concept of God in order to suppress the Living God

Religion (Christianity) is deeply anti-religious

27.
Frans de Waal emphasizes that humans share personal morality with primates, in such a way, that they are on an equal level....Both are related to community values. This holds only in case of smaller units, like humans had in the beginning of their evolution (and which are still valid). Unfortunately, de Waal stresses, that these original units are patriarchal, which (see below) even goes against his own observations. Male-dominated monogamy, certainly came later in history. It is a pity that scientists like de Waal don't present an unbiased position. With regard to large populations, biological based morality proves to be insufficient, though. That's why we humans need to extend our consciousness, in order to re-create a New Ethics
Link MatriTalks

THE SEVEN PILLARS of
ECO-SPIRITUALITY

Cosmic Womb
(Vacuum)
The Divine
Web of Life
Matricentrism
Birth and Death
Green Men & Wise Women
Healing

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The Divine
Eternal Light
"Son" of the Cosmic Mother
Omni-present
Transcendental AND Immanent
We are in It; It is in us
Our True Nature
Cosmic Space, in which rocks, rivers, clouds, plants, animals and people live on an equal basis
Source of limitless compassion
While Enlightened you love somebody far away the same way as someone next to you
Source of inspiration to mystics of all traditions
The subject of the most beautiful writings ever written
Link Threefold Cosmic Realization

ETHICS IS TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE COSMOS

33.
Birth and Death
The universe is ruled by the Cosmic Forces of Birth and Death. The "aim" is to maintain a dynamic BALANCE on all levels of existence. 
Our personal lives are not an exception to this rule. Instead of escaping - indeed a futile attempt - like Buddhism does, we have to fully accept Reality As It Is.
It means applying this Law to our individual AND social lives.
First we should be VERY grateful, that the Cosmos ("Womb") is giving us the chance of getting rid of our ego's.
No any religion in history was able to do this. There was always plenty of opportunity for the ego to identify itself.
E.g. priests pretend to be "men of God", having exchanged their former life through clinging to something new.
The "reborn" of Christian fundamentalism only change identification, like a new coat. The ego within hasn't disappeared.
Only Absolute Nothingness can destroy it. 
On the social level cosmic "Birth and Death" invites us to balance our economies.
Capitalism is based on limitless accumulation at the expense of the Whole.
Our New Ethics considers this a (grave) "sin" against the Cosmos.
Link Birth and Death

LIVING THE SEVEN STEPS WILL GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO A FULFILLING LIFE

36.
Epilogue
ECO-SPIRITUALITY is an integrated Whole, based on a meaningful interconnection between all levels of existence.
It reconciles conflicting views, inherent to the dualistic patriarchal religious and social systems.
It is therefore "a New Step in Evolution", based on holistic values, like interconnectedness, solidarity, mutual support, peace, justice and harmony with nature.
Everybody, regardless cultural, religious, gender and social status is invited to share its universal values.

Han Marie Stiekema
Founder