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È°µ¿ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ù¹ø° ±ÛÀº ½Å³âÈ£ÀÇ ±ÇµÎ¾ð¿¡ ÇØ´çÇÏ´Â ±ÛÀÌ´Ù. New Year New
Philosophy »õÇØ »õ öÇÐ We must go beyond
self-interest and embrace the idea of mutual interest. ¿ì¸®´Â ÀÚ±âÀÌÀÍÀ» ³Ê¸Ó °¡¼ »óÈ£ÀÌÀÍÀÇ °ü³äÀ» ²ø¾î¾È¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. We are all related. We are all connected. We are made of each other. The
whole of existence is made of the same seven elements: earth, air, fire,
water, space, time and consciousness. All these elements exist because of
each other. No one element can exist by itself. There is a fundamental unity
of life, which manifests in millions of forms. The unity and diversity are in
an eternal dance. Quantum physics tells us that ultimately all is just one single energy: call it particles and waves! ¿ì¸®´Â ¸ðµÎ °ü°èµÇ¾î
ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¸ðµÎ ¿¬°áµÇ¾î ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¼·Î·Î ¸¸µé¾îÁø´Ù. Á¸ÀçÀÇ Àüü´Â °°Àº ÀÏ°ö ¿ø¼Ò·Î ¸¸µé¾îÁø´Ù: ¶¥, °ø±â, ºÒ, ¹°, °ø°£, ½Ã°£ ±×¸®°í ÀǽÄ. ÀÌ ¸ðµç
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±Ùº»Àû ÇϳªµÊÀÌ ÀÖ¾î¼ ÀÌ´Â ¼ö¹é¸¸ÀÇ ÇüÅ·Π¹ßÇöÇÑ´Ù. ÇϳªµÊ°ú ´Ù¾ç¼ºÀº ¿µ¿øÇÑ ÃãÀ» Ãß°í ÀÖ´Ù. ¾çÀÚ¹°¸®ÇÐÀº °á±¹ ¸ðµç °ÍÀÌ ´Ü ÇϳªÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö¶ó°í ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇØ ÁØ´Ù. ±×°ÍÀ»
ÀÔÀÚ¿Í Æĵ¿À̶ó°í ºÎ¸£ÀÚ! Diversity does not mean division. Separation, fragmentation and dualism
are mere perceptions fostered by external appearances. Dark appears to be
opposite of light. Left appears to be opposite of right. Mind appears to be
opposite of matter. But from a holistic perspective dark and light, left and
right, mind and matter (and all the other apparent opposites) depend on each
other and are complementary. The Chinese call it the harmony between yin and
yang. There is yin within yang and yang within yin. ´Ù¾ç¼ºÀº ºÐ¿À» ÀǹÌÇÏÁö
¾Ê´Â´Ù. °¥¶óÁü, ÆÄÆíÈ ±×¸®°í ÀÌ¿ø·ÐÀº ¿Ü°ü¿¡ ÀÇÇØ Á¶ÀåµÈ Áö°¢µéÀÏ
»ÓÀÌ´Ù. ¾îµÒÀº ºûÀÇ ¹Ý´ëó·³ ¿©°ÜÁø´Ù. ¿ÞÆíÀº ¿À¸¥ÆíÀÇ ¹Ý´ëó·³
¿©°ÜÁø´Ù. Á¤½ÅÀº ¹°ÁúÀÇ ¹Ý´ëó·³ ¿©°ÜÁø´Ù. ±×·¯³ª Àüü·ÐÀû ½Ã°¢¿¡¼
¾îµÒ°ú ºû, ¿ÞÆí°ú ¿À¸¥Æí, Á¤½Å°ú ¹°Áú (±×¸®°í ±×¹ÛÀÇ ¸ðµç ¿Ü¸éÀû ¹Ý´ëµé)ÀÌ
¼·Î¿¡ ÀÇÁ¸ÇÏ¸ç º¸¿ÏÀûÀÌ´Ù. Áß±¹ÀεéÀº ±×°ÍÀ» À½°ú ¾ç »çÀÌÀÇ Á¶È¶ó°í ºÎ¸¥´Ù. ¾ç ¾È¿¡ À½ÀÌ ÀÖ°í À½ ¾È¿¡ ¾çÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù. If we look at the world and see it as a whole we can heal all our
political, religious, racial and environmental divisions with a single
stroke. We can heal the division between science, spirituality and art; the
division between head, heart and hands. ¿ì¸®°¡ ¼¼»óÀ» ¹Ù¶óº¸µÇ
±×°ÍÀ» Àüü·Î¼ º»´Ù¸é ¿ì¸®´Â ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸ðµç Á¤Ä¡Àû, Á¾±³Àû, ÀÎÁ¾Àû
ȯ°æÀû ºÐ¿À» ´Ü¹Ú¿¡ Ä¡·áÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â °úÇÐ, ¿µ¼º ±×¸®°í
¿¹¼ú °£ÀÇ ºÐ¿À», ¸Ó¸®¿Í °¡½¿°ú ¼Õ »çÀÌÀÇ ºÐ¿À» Ä¡·áÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. Plato proposed the idea of unity through the trinity of Truth, Goodness
and Beauty. This three-dimensional philosophy represents a holistic
worldview. Through science we seek truth, through spirituality we seek
goodness, and through art we seek beauty. Then how can we put science,
spirituality and the arts in three different departments or compartments? ÇöóÅæÀº
Áø¼±¹ÌÀÇ »ïÀ§ÀÏü¸¦ ÅëÇÑ ÀÏÄ¡ÀÇ °ü³äÀ» Á¦¾ÈÇß´Ù. ÀÌ 3Â÷¿ø öÇÐÀº
Àüü·ÐÀû ¼¼°è°üÀ» ´ëÇ¥ÇÑ´Ù. °úÇÐÀ» ÅëÇؼ ¿ì¸®´Â Áø¸®¸¦ Ãß±¸ÇÏ°í ¿µ¼ºÀ» ÅëÇØ ¿ì¸®´Â ¼±À» Ãß±¸ÇÏ¸ç ¿¹¼úÀ»
ÅëÇؼ ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿òÀ» Ãß±¸ÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¸´Ù¸é ¿ì¸®°¡ ¾î¶»°Ô °úÇÐ, ¿µ¼º, ¿¹¼úÀ» ¼¼ °³ÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ ºÐ°ú³ª ĸ·ÀÌ ¾È¿¡ ³õÀ» ¼ö Àִ°¡? Similarly with our heads we think and know the truth –
that is science. With our hearts we cultivate and live goodness – that is
spirituality. And with our hands we create and communicate beauty – that is
art. ¸¶Âù°¡Áö·Î
¿ì¸®´Â ¸Ó¸®·Î »ý°¢ÇÏ°í Áø½ÇÀ» ¾È´Ù. ±×°ÍÀÌ °úÇÐÀÌ´Ù. °¡½¿À¸·Î
¼±À» °è¹ßÇÏ°í »ì¾Æ°£´Ù. ±×°ÍÀÌ ¿µ¼ºÀÌ´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¼ÕÀ¸·Î ¿ì¸®´Â
¾Æ¸§´Ù¿òÀ» âÁ¶ÇÏ°í Ç¥ÇöÇÑ´Ù. ±×°ÍÀÌ ¿¹¼úÀÌ´Ù. Thus science, spirituality and art are a continuum;
there is no disconnection or division. Our body is a perfect example of this
unity. We are made of all seven elements in perfect harmony. We can think. We
feel. We make. We are whole. This sense of wholeness, completeness and
relatedness is the first step towards sustainability. ±×·¡¼
°úÇÐ, ¿µ¼º, ±×¸®°í ¿¹¼úÀº ¿¬¼ÓüÀÌ´Ù.
²÷±èÀ̳ª ºÐ¿Àº ¾ø´Ù. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸öÀº ÀÌ ÀÏÄ¡ÀÇ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ ¿¹´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â
¿Ïº®ÇÑ Á¶È¸¦ ÀÌ·ç´Â ÀÏ°ö ¿ø¼Ò·Î ¸¸µé¾îÁ® ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â »ý°¢ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°í, ¿ì¸®´Â
´À³¢¸ç, ¿ì¸®´Â ¸¸µç´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ÀüüÀÌ´Ù. ÀÌ Àüü¼º, ¿ÏÀü¼º, ±×¸®°í ¿¬°á¼ºÀÇ
°¨°¢ÀÌ Áö¼Ó°¡´É¼ºÀ¸·Î ÇâÇϴ ù °ÉÀ½ÀÌ´Ù. The split between mind and matter started with the French
philosopher René Descartes. He proclaimed the superiority of thought through
his famous dictum, ¡°I think therefore I am¡±. This Cartesian dualism became
the foundation of Western philosophy and science. Gradually all our schools,
universities and other educational institutions began to split knowledge into
isolated subjects. Economy was taught without any reference to ecology;
politics, without poetry; science, without spirituality; and every other
subject was put in its own specialist department. Á¤½Å°ú
¹°Áú °£ÀÇ °¥¶óÁüÀº ÇÁ¶û½º öÇÐÀÚ ¸£³× µ¥±î¸£¶ß¿Í
ÇÔ²² ½ÃÀ۵Ǿú´Ù. ±×´Â À¯¸íÇÑ ¸íÁ¦ ¡°³ª´Â »ý°¢ÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¯¹Ç·Î ³ª´Â Á¸ÀçÇÑ´Ù¡±¸¦
ÅëÇؼ »ç°íÀÇ ¿ì¿ù¼ºÀ» ¼±Æ÷Çß´Ù. ÀÌ µ¥±î¸£¶ßÀû ÀÌ¿ø·ÐÀº
¼¾ç öÇаú °úÇÐÀÇ ±âÃÊ°¡ µÇ¾ú´Ù. Á¡Â÷ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸ðµç Çб³, ´ëÇб³
±×¸®°í ±×¹ÛÀÇ ±³À°±â°üµéÀÌ Áö½ÄÀ» °í¸³µÈ ÁÖÁ¦µé·Î ÂÉ°³±â ½ÃÀÛÇß´Ù.
°æÁ¦´Â »ýÅ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¾î¶² ÂüÁ¶µµ ¾øÀÌ °¡¸£ÃÄÁ³°í, Á¤Ä¡´Â ½Ã(ãÌ) ¾øÀÌ, °úÇÐÀº ¿µ¼º ¾øÀÌ °¡¸£ÃÄÁ³´Ù. ±×¸®°í ´Ù¸¥ ¸ðµç °ú¸ñÀÌ ±× ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ Àü¹®
ºÐ°ú·Î ³õ¿©Á³´Ù. That tradition continues unabated. The study of parts
is pursued without the presence of the whole. Students study the text without
its context, psychology without anthropology; history without mystery;
astronomy without arts. This partial education permeates into politics,
business, medicine, agriculture and all other aspects of life. We divide the
world into nations, religions, political and economic systems and above all
make a division between humans and the rest of Nature. No wonder that we face
multiple crises of environmental, economic, geopolitical and spiritual
disharmony. ±× ÀüÅëÀº
´©±×·¯Áö´Â ±â»öµµ ¾øÀÌ °è¼ÓµÈ´Ù. ÀüüÀÇ ÇöÁ¸ ¾øÀÌ ºÎºÐµé¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¿¬±¸°¡ ÃßÁøµÈ´Ù. ÇлýµéÀº ±× ¸Æ¶ô(CONTEXT)µµ ¾ø´Â º»¹®(TEXT)À»
°øºÎÇÏ°í ÀηùÇÐ ¾ø´Â ½É¸®ÇÐÀ» °øºÎÇÑ´Ù. ½Åºñ ¾ø´Â ¿ª»ç¸¦ °øºÎÇÏ°í, ¿¹¼ú
¾ø´Â õ¹®ÇÐÀ» °øºÎÇÑ´Ù. ÀÌ ÀϸéÀû ±³À°Àº Á¤Ä¡, »ç¾÷, ÀÇ·á, ³ó¾÷ ±×¹ÛÀÇ »îÀÇ
¸ðµç Ãø¸é¿¡ ½º¸çµç´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¼¼»óÀ» ³ª¶óµé, Á¾±³µé, Á¤Ä¡ °æÁ¦ üÁ¦µé·Î ³ª´©¸ç, ±×¸®°í ¹«¾ùº¸´Ùµµ Àΰ£°ú ³ª¸ÓÁö ÀÚ¿¬ °£¿¡
³ª´©±â¸¦ ÇÑ´Ù. ¿ì¸®°¡ ȯ°æÀû, °æÁ¦Àû,
ÁöÁ¤ÇÐÀû ±×¸®°í ¿µÀûÀÎ ºÎÁ¶ÈÀÇ º¹ÇÕÀû À§±â¿¡ Á÷¸éÇÑ °Íµµ ³î¶ö ÀÏÀº ¾Æ´Ï´Ù. So we have to say goodbye to monsieur Descartes and see
the world as an interdependent whole. We have to go beyond the idea of
self-interest and embrace the idea of mutual interest, reciprocity and
interdependence. ±×·¡¼
¿ì¸®´Â µ¥±î¸£¶ß ¼±»ý²² ÀÛº°Àλ縦 ÇÏ°í ¼¼»óÀ» »óÈ£ÀÇÁ¸Àû
Àüü·Î º¸¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ÀÚ±âÀÌÀÍÀÇ °ü³äÀ» ³Ñ¾î¼ °¡¼ »óÈ£ÀÌÀÍ, È£Çý¼º, ±×¸®°í »óÈ£ÀÇÁ¸¼ºÀÇ °ü³äÀ» ²ø¾î¾È¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. And this can be the philosophy of unity with which we
start a New Year. ±×¸®°í
ÀÌ°ÍÀÌ ¿ì¸®°¡ »õÇظ¦ ¸ÂÀÌÇÒ ¶§ °¡Áú ÀÏÄ¡ÀÇ Ã¶ÇÐÀÏ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. ´ÙÀ½
µÎ¹ø° ±ÛÀº Äí¸¶¸£ÀÇ Àú¼¿¡¼ ¿Å°Ü¿Â °ÍÀ̶ó°í
ÇÑ´Ù. Benevolent
Universe ÀÚºñ·Î¿î
¿ìÁÖ We live in a benevolent universe. The soil is
benevolent. It provides conditions for a seed to germinate, to grow, to realise its potential. In fact, its benevolence is
endless; it helps one single seed to multiply into millions of seeds for
hundreds of years, producing colourful, aromatic,
juicy and delicious fruit, feeding birds, bees, humans and animals. The tree
celebrates the benevolence of the soil and becomes benevolent in return,
offering its fruit to whoever is in need, without judgement:
a sinner or a saint, a poet or a prisoner, a prince or a peasant. The tree
gives wood to fashion a chair, a bird a branch to make her nest, and oxygen
to maintain life. ¿ì¸®´Â
ÀÚºñ·Î¿î ¿ìÁÖ ¾È¿¡ »ê´Ù. ÈëÀº ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¾¾°¡ ½ÏÆ®°í, ÀÚ¶ó°í ±× ÀáÀ缺À» ½ÇÇöÇÒ Á¶°ÇÀ» Á¦°øÇØ ÁØ´Ù. »ç½Ç»ó ±× ÀÚºñ´Â ³¡ÀÌ
¾ø´Ù. ´ÜÀÏÇÑ ¾¾¾ÑÀÌ ¼ö¹é³â¿¡ °ÉÃÄ ¼ö¹é¸¸ÀÇ ¾¾¾ÑÀ¸·Î »õ³¢¸¦
Ä¡°Ô ÇÏ¸ç »ö»öÀÇ Çâ³»³ª´Â ´ÞÄÞÇÏ°í ¸À ÀÖ´Â ¿¸Å¸¦ ³»¾î »õµé°ú ¹úµé°ú Àΰ£°ú Áü½ÂµéÀ» ¸ÔÀδÙ. ³ª¹«´Â ÈëÀÇ ÀÚºñ¸¦ °æÇÏÇϸç, ±× º¸´äÀ¸·Î ÀÚºñ·Î¿öÁ®¼ ÇÊ¿äÇÑ ´©±¸¿¡°ÔµçÁö, ÆÇ´ÜÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í ¿¸Å¸¦ Á¦°øÇÑ´Ù. ÁËÀÎÀÌµç ¼ºÀÚµç, ½ÃÀÎÀ̵ç Á˼öµç, ¿ÕÀÚÀÌµç ³óºÎÀÌµç ´©±¸¿¡°ÔµçÁö. ³ª¹«´Â ÀÇÀÚ¸¦ ¸¸µå´Â µ¥ ¸ñÀ縦 Á¦°øÇÏ°í, »õ¿¡°Ô´Â µÕÁö¸¦ Ʋ °¡Áö¸¦ Á¦°øÇÏ°í, »ý¸íÀ» À¯ÁöÇÒ »ê¼Ò¸¦ Á¦°øÇÑ´Ù. The benevolence of the sun is beyond words. It burns
itself to maintain life; it ripens the crops to feed all beings. It provides
the perfect conditions for photosynthesis, for the whole plant kingdom to
nourish itself and give nourishment in turn to bacteria, insects, birds and
animals. žçÀÇ
ÀÚºñ´Â ¸»·Î ´ÙÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù. ÀÚ½ÅÀ» Å¿ö¼ »ý¸íÀ» À¯ÁöÇØ ÁØ´Ù. ¸ðµç
Á¸À縦 ¸ÔÀÏ ÀÛ¹°À» ÀÍ°Ô ÇØ ÁØ´Ù. ½Ä¹°ÀÇ ¿Õ±¹ Àüü°¡ ½º½º·Î ¸Ô°í »ì°í, ³ª¾Æ°¡
¹ÚÅ׸®¾Æ, °ïÃæ, »õ¿Í Áü½Â¿¡°Ô ¸ÔÀ̸¦ °ø±ÞÇϵµ·Ï ±¤ÇÕ¼ºÀ» ÇÒ ¿Ïº®ÇÑ
Á¶°ÇÀ» Á¦°øÇÑ´Ù. The moon is benevolent. It maintains the cycles of life
and time. Time and tide are sustained by its presence. The moon is the patron
saint of poets and painters and an embodiment of feminine principles. ´ÞÀº
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. »ý¸í°ú ½Ã°£ÀÇ ¼øȯÁֱ⸦ À¯ÁöÇÑ´Ù. ½Ã°£°ú ¹Ð¹°½ä¹°Àº
±× Á¸Àç¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ÁöÅÊÀÌ µÈ´Ù. ´ÞÀº ½ÃÀΰú È°¡µéÀÇ ¼öÈ£ ¼ºÀÎÀÌ°í, ¿©¼ºÀû
¿ø¸®µéÀÇ ±¸ÇöüÀÌ´Ù. Rain is benevolent. It delivers itself to every farm,
field, forest, mountain and human habitat, free of charge, without needing
any external supply of energy. It moistens the soil, quenches our thirst,
fills the rivers, ponds, lakes and wells and in partnership with the sun, it
feeds the world. ºñ´Â
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¸ðµç ³óÀå, µé³è, ½£, »ê, Àΰ£ °ÅÁÖÁö¿¡ ¹«·á·Î ³»¸®¸é¼, ¾Æ¹«·±
¿ÜÀû ¿¡³ÊÁö °ø±Þµµ ÇÊ¿ä·Î ÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù. ÈëÀ» Àû½Ã°í ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸ñÀ» Ãà¿©ÁÖ°í °, È£¼ö, ¿ì¹°À» ä¿öÁØ´Ù. ±×¸®°í ÇØ¿Í
ÇùÁ¶ÇÏ¿© ¼¼»óÀ» ¸Ô¿© »ì¸°´Ù. Fire is benevolent – it is in our belly; it is in our
hearth, it is there to purify, to heat, to light, to cook, to digest, to
decompose, and to liberate; even a forest fire is a source of regeneration.
The benevolence of fire is of a different order than the benevolence of soil
and sun; nevertheless fire is benevolent, and without it there can be no
life. ºÒÀº
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¹î¼Ó¿¡ ÀÖ°í ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¾Æ±ÃÀÌ ¾È¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù. °Å±â¼
Á¤ÈÇÏ°í, µ¥¿ì°í, ¹àÈ÷°í, Âî°í, ¼ÒÈÇØ ÁÖ°í, ºÐÇØÇØ ÁÖ°í, ÇعæÇØ
ÁÖ´Â ÀÏÀ» ÇÑ´Ù. »êºÒµµ Àç»ýÀÇ ±Ù¿øÀÌ´Ù. ºÒÀÇ ÀÚºñ´Â Èë°ú ÇØÀÇ
ÀÚºñ¿Í´Â Â÷¿øÀÌ ´Ù¸£´Ù. ±×·¸Áö¸¸, ºÒÀº ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ºÒ ¾øÀÌ´Â »ý¸íÀÌ ÀÖÀ» ¼ö ¾ø´Ù. Air is benevolent. We breathe, therefore we are. Air is
related to the spirit, to inspiration, to spirituality; air is the breath of
Brahman, breath of the universe, breath of God. In Sanskrit air is prana, which means life itself. In Chinese air is chi,
which means the source of energy. We are blessed when we have a breath of
fresh air. Our clothes and homes are renewed when they are aired. Lack of air
causes stuffiness. Air is eternal and truly benevolent. °ø±â´Â
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¼û½®´Ù. ±×·¯¹Ç·Î ¿ì¸®´Â Á¸ÀçÇÑ´Ù. °ø±â´Â ¿µÈ¥, ¿µ°¨, ¿µ¼º°ú °ü°èµÈ´Ù. °ø±â´Â ºê¶ó¸¸ÀÇ ¼ûÀÌ°í, ¿ìÁÖÀÇ ¼ûÀÌ°í ÇÏ´À´ÔÀÇ ¼ûÀÌ´Ù. »ê½ºÅ©¸´Æ®¾î¿¡¼ °ø±â´Â ÇÁ¶ó³ªÀε¥
ÀÌ´Â »ý¸í ÀÚü¸¦ ¶æÇÑ´Ù. Áß±¹¾î¿¡¼ °ø±â´Â ±â(Ѩ)Àε¥ ÀÌ´Â ¿¡³ÊÁöÀÇ ±Ù¿øÀ»
ÀǹÌÇÑ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ½Å¼±ÇÑ °ø±â¸¦ ¼û½¯ ¶§ º¹À» ¹Þ´Â´Ù. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿Ê°ú
ÁýÀº °ø±â¿¡ ¸»¸± ¶§ »õ·Î¿öÁø´Ù. °ø±âÀÇ ºÎÁ·Àº Áú½ÄÀ» ÀÏÀ¸Å²´Ù. °ø±â´Â
¿µ¿øÇϸç ÁøÁ¤À¸·Î ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. Space is benevolent. All and everything is held in
space and by space. All movements, all changes and every kind of dynamism are
sustained in the stillness of space. We always need to be mindful of reducing
our clutter and maintaining spaciousness in order to be detached and remain
free. °ø°£Àº
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¸ðµç °ÍÀº °ø°£ ¾È¿¡ ±×¸®°í °ø°£¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ´ã±ä´Ù. ¸ðµç
¿îµ¿, ¸ðµç º¯È ±×¸®°í ¸ðµç Á¾·ùÀÇ ¿ªµ¿ÀÌ °ø°£ÀÇ °í¿äÇÔ ¾È¿¡ ÁöÅʵȴÙ. ¿ì¸®´Â
Ç×»ó ¾îÁú·¯Áø °ÍÀ» Ä¡¿ì°í, ¿©À¯¸¦ À¯ÁöÇÏ¿© ÃÊ¿¬ÇÏ°Ô ÀÖ°í ÅÖ ºó »óÅ·ΠÀֱ⿡ À¯³äÇÒ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Soul is benevolent. Compassion, kindness, generosity
and inner luminosity are the qualities of the soul. Mind, intelligence and
consciousness are held in and processed by soul. Soul is the seed of life.
Feelings, emotions, sentiments, intuition and reason pass through soul and
manifest in the world. But it is not only humans who have soul; animals,
birds, insects and microbes have soul. Soil, trees, rocks and rivers have
soul. Even a home has soul. There is a world soul, anima mundi, of which we
are an integral part. A soul that is cared for brings us joy. È¥Àº
ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. °ø°¨, Ä£Àý, ¾Æ·®, ³»ÀûÀÎ ºûÀº È¥ÀÇ ¼ºÁúµéÀÌ´Ù. Á¤½Å, Áö¼º
±×¸®°í ÀǽÄÀº È¥ ¾È¿¡ ±×¸®°í È¥¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ´ã±ä´Ù. È¥Àº »ý¸íÀÇ ¾¾¾ÑÀÌ´Ù. ´À³¦, Á¤¼, °¨Á¤, Á÷°ü, ±×¸®°í À̼ºÀº È¥À» Åë°úÇÏ¿© ¼¼»ó¿¡ ¹ßÇöµÈ´Ù. ±×·¯³ª È¥À» °¡Áø °ÍÀº Àΰ£¸¸ÀÌ
¾Æ´Ï´Ù. Áü½Â, »õ, °ïÃæ, ¹Ì»ý¹°µµ È¥À» °¡Áø´Ù. Èë, ³ª¹«, ¹ÙÀ§, °µµ È¥À» °¡Áø´Ù. Áýµµ È¥À» °¡Áø´Ù. ¼¼»óÀÇ È¥, ANIMA
MUNDI°¡ ÀÖ°í ¿ì¸®´Â ±× ±¸¼ººÎºÐÀÌ´Ù. È¥ÀÌ º¸»ìÆìÁö¸é ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ±â»ÝÀ» ÁØ´Ù. Society is benevolent. Each and every one of us
together make up our society, the human community.
Language, culture, literature, arts, architecture, agriculture, knowledge, science: all of these and much more are created by society
and shared among humanity. We pay no royalty to speak in English or French,
Sanskrit or Chinese. Myths and legends, plays and poetry are handed down from
generation to generation. Without society there is no civilisation
and no culture. »çȸ´Â ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¿ì¸®µé °¢ÀÚ°¡ ÇÔ²² ¿ì¸®ÀÇ »çȸ, Àηù °øµ¿Ã¼¸¦ ÀÌ·é´Ù. ¾ð¾î, ¹®È, ¹®ÇÐ, ¿¹¼ú, °ÇÃà, ³ó¾÷, Áö½Ä, °úÇÐ ÀÌ ¸ðµÎ°¡ ±×¸®°í
´õ ¸¹Àº °ÍÀÌ »çȸ¿¡ ÀÇÇØ Ã¢Á¶µÇ°í, Àηù »çÀÌ¿¡ °øÀ¯µÈ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â
¿µ¾î³ª ºÒ¾î, »ê½ºÅ©¸´Æ®¾î³ª Áß±¹¾î·Î ¸»ÇÏ´Â µ¥ ·Î¿Æ¼¸¦
³»Áö ŸÝ´Â´Ù. ½ÅÈ¿Í Àü¼³, ¿¬±Ø°ú
½Ã°¡´Â ¼¼´ë¿¡¼ ¼¼´ë·Î ÀüÇØÁø´Ù. »çȸ°¡ ¾øÀÌ´Â ¹®¸íµµ ¹®Èµµ ¾ø´Ù. We have inherited wisdom from indigenous peoples. We
have received religion from the great masters like Muhammad, Mahavira, Moses, the Buddha, Jesus Christ and Lao Tzu.
What we have gained through the long history of humanity is measureless. We
are indebted to society, which we cannot pay back; nor is
any payment demanded of us. ¿ì¸®´Â ÅäÂø¹ÎÁ·µé·ÎºÎÅÍ ÁöÇý¸¦ ¹°·Á¹Þ¾Ò´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¹«ÇÔ¸¶µå, ¸¶ÇϺñ¶ó, ¸ð¼¼, º×´Ù, ¿¹¼ö ±×¸®½ºµµ ±×¸®°í
³ëÀÚ °°Àº À§´ëÇÑ ½º½Âµé·ÎºÎÅÍ Á¾±³¸¦ ¹Þ¾Ò´Ù. ¿ì¸®°¡ ÀηùÀÇ ±ä ¿ª»ç¸¦ ÅëÇØ ¾òÀº °ÍÀº ÇÑ·®ÀÌ ¾ø´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â »çȸ¿¡ ºúÀ» Áö°í ÀÖ°í À̸¦ °±À» ±æÀÌ ¾ø´Ù. ¾î¶² º¯Á¦µµ ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô
¿ä±¸µÇÁöµµ ¾Ê´Â´Ù. Families are benevolent. We are born of love. Our parents
conceived us in love. Our mother gave us the security and safety of her womb
until we were ready to embrace the world. The benevolent universe puts milk
in our mother¡¯s breast so that we can be nourished. Our fathers, uncles and
aunts kept their benevolent eyes on us. Our parents worked hard to provide
everything we needed and gave us a sense of responsibility so that we might
share our love with our own children to ensure the continuing benevolence. °¡Á·Àº ÀÚºñ·Ó´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â »ç¶ûÀ¸·Î žÙ. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ºÎ¸ð´Â »ç¶û ¾È¿¡¼ ¿ì¸®¸¦ À×ÅÂÇß´Ù. ¿ì¸® ¾î¸Ó´Ï´Â ¿ì¸®°¡ ¼¼»óÀ» ¾ÈÀ» Áغñ¸¦ Çϱâ±îÁö ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ´ç½Å ÀÚ±ÃÀÇ ¾ÈÁ¤°ú ¾ÈÀüÇÔÀ» Á̴ּÙ. ÀÚºñ·Î¿î ¿ìÁÖ´Â ¿ì¸® ¾î¸Ó´ÏÀÇ °¡½¿¿¡ Á¥À» ³õ¾ÆµÎ¾î ¿ì¸®°¡ ¸ÔÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô ÇÑ´Ù. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ
ºÎ¸ð´Â ¿ì¸®°¡ ÇÊ¿ä·Î Çß´ø ¸ðµç °ÍÀ» Á¦°øÇÏ·Á°í ¿½ÉÈ÷ ÀÏÇß°í ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô Ã¥ÀÓ°¨À» ÁÖ¾î¼ ÀÚºñ°¡ °è¼ÓµÇ´Â °ÍÀ» º¸ÀåÇϵµ·Ï ¿ì¸® ½º½º·ÎÀÇ Àڳ࿡°Ô
»ç¶ûÀ» ³ª´©¾î ÁÙ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô Çß´Ù. The world is how you see it and what you make of it. If
you look at the world with benevolent eyes, the world reciprocates with
benevolence. If you project suspicion and self-interest, you get the same
back. Trust begets trust, and fear begets fear. Recognising
the benevolence of the universe is not to deny the shadow side, but if we sow
seeds of malevolence, malevolence will grow; if we sow seeds of benevolence,
benevolence will grow. ¼¼»óÀº ´ç½ÅÀÌ º¸´Â ´ë·ÎÀÌ°í, ´ç½ÅÀÌ ±×°ÍÀ» °¡Áö°í ¸¸µé¾î³»´Â
´ë·ÎÀÌ´Ù. ´ç½ÅÀÌ ¼¼»óÀ» ÀÚºñ·Î¿î ´«À¸·Î º¸¸é ¼¼»óÀº ÀÚºñ·Î °±¾ÆÁÖ°í, ÀÇȤ°ú
ÀÚ±âÀÌÀÍÀ» Åõ»çÇϸé, ´ç½ÅÀº °°Àº °ÍÀ» µ¹·Á¹Þ´Â´Ù. ½Å·Ú´Â ½Å·Ú¸¦
³º°í µÎ·Á¿òÀº µÎ·Á¿òÀ» ³º´Â´Ù. ¿ìÁÖÀÇ ÀÚºñ¸¦ ÀÎÁ¤ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº ±×´ÃÁø ¸éÀ» ÁÖÁ¤ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ¾ÇÀÇÀÇ ¾¾¾ÑÀ» ¿ì¸®°¡ »Ñ¸®¸é, ¾ÇÀÇ°¡ ÀÚ¶ó´Â ¹ýÀÌ´Ù. ¿ì¸®°¡ ÀÚºñÀÇ ¾¾¾ÑÀ» »Ñ¸®¸é ÀÚºñ°¡ ÀÚ¶ó³´Ù. A traveller was passing
through a village and asked someone standing by: ¡°What¡¯s the next village
like? Is it friendly?¡± ¾î´À ³ª±×³×°¡ ÀÖ¾î ¸¶À» Áö³ª¸é¼ °ç¿¡ ¼ ÀÖ´Â ´©±º°¡¿¡°Ô ¹°¾ú´Ù. ´ÙÀ½ ¸¶À»Àº ¾î¶»¼Ò? ÀνÉÀÌ ÁÁÀº°¡¿ä? The person asked in return: ¡°How was the village you
have just come from?¡± ±× »ç¶÷ÀÌ
ÀÌ·¸°Ô µÇ¹¯´Â´Ù: ¼±»ýÀÌ ¹æ±Ý µé·Á ¿Â ¸¶À»Àº ¾î¶°¼Ì¾î¿ä? ¡°Oh, it was awful; people there were unfriendly and
indifferent, some even hostile,¡± said the traveller. ¾Æ, ²ûÂïÇß¼Ò. »ç¶÷µéÀº ¾ß¹ÚÇÏ°í, Åü¸í½º·´°í
¾î¶² À̵éÀº ÀûÀDZîÁö º¸¿´¼Ò. ÇÏ°í ³ª±×³×°¡ ¸»Çß´Ù. ¡°The next village is similar,¡± was the reply. So the traveller walked on with an anxious frown. ´ÙÀ½
¸¶À»µµ ºñ½ÁÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ°ÍÀÌ ´ë´äÀ̾ú´Ù. ±×·¡¼ ±× ³ª±×³×´Â °ÆÁ¤½º·´°Ô
ÂîǪ¸®¸ç ±æÀ» °¬´Ù. After a while another traveller
stopped to ask the same question: ¡°What¡¯s the next village like?¡± Á» Áö³ª¼
¶Ç ÇÑ ³ª±×³×°¡ ±æÀ» °¡´Ù ¸ØÃç¼ °°Àº ¹°À½À» ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ̾ú´Ù. ´ÙÀ½ ¸¶À»Àº ¾î¶»¼Ò? The same person replied with the same question: ¡°How
did you find the previous village?¡± °°Àº
»ç¶÷ÀÌ ¶È°°ÀÌ µÇ¹°¾ú´Ù. Áö³ª¿À½Å ¸¶À»Àº ¾î¶°¼Ì³ª¿ä? This time the response was different. ¡°Oh, it was good;
people were friendly, helpful and hospitable,¡± said the traveller. À̹ø¿¡´Â
´ë´äÀÌ ´Þ¶ú´Ù. ¡®¾Æ, ÁÁ¾Ò¾î¿ä. »ç¶÷µéÀº
Ä£ÀýÇÏ°í, ÀνÉÀÌ ÁÁ°í µû¶æÇß¾î¿ä¡¯ÇÏ°í ±× ³ª±×³×°¡ ¸»Çß´Ù. The person in the village replied: ¡°You will find the
next village similar.¡± ±× ¸¶À»
»ç¶÷Àº ÀÌ·¸°Ô ´ë´äÇß´Ù. ´ÙÀ½ ¸¶À»µµ ÇÑ°¡ÁöÀÏ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. If you project benevolence, you will get benevolence in
return. This is the moral of the story, and we all understand it easily when
we hear such a story. But when it comes to racial, religious or national
conflicts, we lose our confidence and play a different role. ´ç½ÅÀÌ
ÀÚºñ¸¦ Åõ»çÇϸé ÀÚºñ¸¦ µ¹·Á¹ÞÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ÀÌ´Â ±× À̾߱âÀÇ µµ´öÀÌ´Ù. ±×¸®°í
¿ì¸®°¡ ±×·± À̾߱⸦ µéÀ» ¶§ ±×°ÍÀ» ½±°Ô ÀÌÇØÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ÀÎÁ¾Àû, Á¾±³Àû, ȤÀº ¹ÎÁ·Àû °¥µî ¹®Á¦°¡ ³ª¿À¸é ¿ì¸®´Â È®½ÅÀ» ÀÒ°í ´Ù¸¥ ¹è¿ªÀ» °¡Áö°í¼ ¿¬±âÇÑ´Ù. In spite of the innate nature of human kindness, the
world faces multiple conflicts. Palestine versus Israel, Iran versus the USA,
and India versus Pakistan; some of these conflicts have been with us for more
than 60 years! Let us suppose that the leaders of the USA say to the
government of Iran: ¡°We wish to be your friends; we will never do anything to
harm your people. We will sell our goods to you at a fair price and buy your
oil at a fair price and never use military force against you.¡± This would be
a statement of benevolence. Àΰ£ÀÇ
Ä£ÀýÇÔÀ̶ó´Â ³»Àû º»¼º¿¡µµ ºÒ±¸ÇÏ°í ¼¼»óÀº º¹ÇÕÀûÀÎ °¥µî¿¡ Á÷¸éÇÑ´Ù. ÆÈ·¹½ºÅ¸ÀÎ ´ë À̽º¶ó¿¤, À̶õ ´ë ¹Ì±¹, Àεµ ´ë ÆÄÅ°½ºÅº. ÀÌ
°¥µî Áß ¾î¶² °ÍÀº 60³âµµ ³Ñ°Ô Áö¼ÓÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ÁöµµÀÚµéÀÌ
À̶õ Á¤ºÎ¿¡°Ô ÀÌ·¸°Ô ¸»ÇÑ´Ù°í °¡Á¤ÇØ º¸ÀÚ. ¡®¿ì¸®´Â ¿©·¯ºÐÀÇ Ä£±¸°¡ µÇ°í ½Í½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ´ç½Å³×µéÀ» ÇØÄ¥ ¾î¶² Áþµµ ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¿ì¸® ¹°°ÇÀ»
°øÁ¤ÇÑ °¡°Ý¿¡ ¿©·¯ºÐ¿¡°Ô ÆÈ°í ¿©·¯ºÐÀÇ ¼®À¯¸¦ °øÁ¤ÇÑ °¡°Ý¿¡ »ç°ÚÀ¸¸ç, ¿©·¯ºÐ¿¡°Ô ¾î¶°ÇÑ ±º»ç·Âµµ »ç¿ëÇÏÁö
¾Ê°Ú½À´Ï´Ù¡¯ ÀÌ´Â ÀÚºñÀÇ Áø¼úÀÏ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Then suppose the government of Iran says, ¡°We never
wish to harm the national interest of the USA. Nor will we attack Israel. Let
us sit down together and never stop negotiating until we find a fair
resolution for fellow Muslims – the Palestinians. They have suffered long enough.
We will use only peaceful, nonviolent means to solve our problems.¡± With such
statements of benevolence, it would be impossible for either the USA or Iran
to engage in threats, ultimatums, suspicions or boycotts. ±× ´ÙÀ½¿¡
À̶õ Á¤ºÎ°¡ ÀÌ·¸°Ô ¸»ÇÑ´Ù°í °¡Á¤ÇØ º¸ÀÚ. ¡®¿ì¸®´Â ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ±¹ÀÍÀ» ÇØÇÒ »ý°¢ÀÌ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â À̽º¶ó¿¤À» °ø°ÝÇÏÁöµµ ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ÇÔ²² ¾É¾Æ¼ µ¿·á ¹«½½¸²µé ÆÈ·¹½ºÅ¸ÀÎ »ç¶÷µéÀ» À§ÇÑ °øÁ¤ÇÑ ÇØ°áÃ¥À» ãÀ» ¶§±îÁö Çù»óÀ» ±×Ä¡Áö ¸¿½Ã´Ù. ±×µéÀº ÃæºÐÈ÷ ¿À·¡ °íÅëÀ» °Þ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ÆòÈÀûÀÌ°í ºñÆø·ÂÀûÀÎ ¼ö´Ü¸¸À»
¿ì¸® ¹®Á¦¸¦ ÇØ°áÇÏ´Â µ¥ »ç¿ëÇÒ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.¡¯ ±×·¯ÇÑ
ÀÚºñÀÇ Áø¼úÀ» Çϸ鼴Â, ¹Ì±¹À̵ç À̶õÀ̵ç À§Çù, ÃÖÈÄÅëø, ÀÇȤÀ̳ª °ÅºÎ±Ç¿¡ °¡´ãÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº ºÒ°¡´ÉÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Apartheid ended through benevolence. The Berlin Wall
came down and satellite states of the Soviet Union became free through the
benevolence of Mikhail Gorbachev and other enlightened Russian leaders. The
European Union came into being after centuries of strife, thanks to the
foresight, wisdom, courage and benevolence of the promoters of the Treaty of
Rome. Colonialism ended in many countries through negotiation, not violence.
Slavery ended because many slave owners started to listen to their conscience
and found it morally abhorrent to own other human beings. Racial
discrimination in the United States became illegal through nonviolence and
the benevolent struggle of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King. As a
result, now we have a black president in the White House. ¾ÆÆÄÆ®ÇìÀÌÆ®´Â ÀÚºñ¸¦ ÅëÇؼ ³¡³µ´Ù. º£¸¦¸°
´ãº®ÀÌ ¹«³ÊÁö°í, ¼Ò·ÃÀÇ À§¼º±¹µéÀÌ ÇعæµÈ °ÍÀº ¹ÌÇÏÀÏ
°í¸£¹ÙÃÊÇÁ¿Í ±×¹ÛÀÇ °³¸íÇÑ ·¯½Ã¾Æ ÁöµµÀÚµéÀÇ ÀÚºñ¸¦
ÅëÇؼÀÌ´Ù. À¯·´¿¬¸ÍÀº ¼ö¼¼±â¿¡ °ÉÄ£ ºÐÀï ÈÄ¿¡ ·Î¸¶ Á¶¾à ÃßÁøÀÚµéÀÇ
¿¹Áö, ÁöÇý, ¿ë±â ±×¸®°í ÀÚºñ ´öºÐ¿¡ ž´Ù. ½Ä¹ÎÁö¹è´Â ¿©·¯ ³ª¶ó¿¡¼ Æø·ÂÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ Çù»óÀ» ÅëÇØ ³¡ÀÌ ³µ´Ù. ³ë¿¹Á¦µµ´Â
¿©·¯ ³ë¿¹ÁÖµéÀÌ ¾ç½ÉÀÇ ¼Ò¸®¸¦ µè±â ½ÃÀÛÇÏ°í ´Ù¸¥ Àΰ£À» ¼ÒÀ¯ÇÑ´Ù´Â °ÍÀÌ µµ´öÀûÀ¸·Î Çø¿À½º·¯¿î
°ÍÀ» ¾Ë°Ô µÇ¾î ³¡ÀÌ ³µ´Ù. ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼ ÀÎÁ¾Â÷º°Àº ¸¶¸£Æ¾
·çÅÍ Å· °°Àº ¹Î±Ç ÁöµµÀÚµéÀÇ ºñÆø·ÂÀûÀÌ°í ÀÚºñ·Î¿î ÅõÀïÀ» ÅëÇØ ºÒ¹ýȵǾú´Ù. °á°úÀûÀ¸·Î Áö±Ý ¿ì¸®´Â
¹é¾Ç°üÀÌ ÈæÀÎ ´ëÅë·ÉÀÌ ÀÖ´Â °ÍÀ» º¸°í ÀÖ´Ù. Since the history of benevolence is so successful,
there is no reason not to embrace it. But some people call me naive and
unrealistic. Then what have the realists got to show for their efforts? What
have the realists achieved? Under the watch of so-called realists, oceans are
overfished and polluted, the biosphere is being saturated with greenhouse
gases, and population is exploding beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth.
If this is the achievement of realists, then now is the time to say goodbye
to them and give idealists a chance. ÀÚºñÀÇ
¿ª»ç´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ¼º°øÀûÀ̾úÀ¸¹Ç·Î ±×°ÍÀ» ²ø¾î¾ÈÁö ¾ÊÀ» ÀÌÀ¯°¡ ¾ø´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ¾î¶² »ç¶÷µéÀº ³»°¡ ¼øÁøÇÏ°í ºñÇö½ÇÀûÀ̶ó°í
ÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¸´Ù¸é, Çö½ÇÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀº ±×µéÀÇ ³ë·ÂÀ¸·Î º¸¿©ÁÙ °ÍÀÌ ¹«¾ùÀΰ¡? Çö½ÇÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀÌ ÀÌ·é °ÍÀÌ ¹«¾ùÀΰ¡? ¼ÒÀ§ Çö½ÇÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀÇ °¨µ¶ ÇÏ¿¡ ´ë¾çÀº
¹°°í±â°¡ ³²È¹µÇ°í ¿À¿°µÇ¾úÀ¸¸ç, »ý¹°±ÇÀº ¿Â½Ç°¡½º·Î Æ÷ȵǰí
Àα¸´Â Áö±¸ÀÇ ´ãÁö´É·ÂÀ» ³Ñ¾î Æø¹ßÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ÀÌ°ÍÀÌ Çö½ÇÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀÇ
¼ºÀûÀ̶ó¸é ÀÌÁ¦´Â ±×µé¿¡°Ô ÀÛº°Àλ縦 ÇÏ°í ÀÌ»óÁÖÀÇÀڵ鿡°Ô ±âȸ¸¦ ÁÙ ¶§´Ù. The idealists need to work together now to build a
movement of benevolence. At the moment there are benevolent individuals and
benevolent organisations but no movement as there
was against slavery and against apartheid. The Soil Association, Friends of
the Earth, Greenpeace, WWF, RSPB, CPRE, the National Trust and similar organisations are mostly working in isolation from
spiritual and social justice groups. Similarly, faith groups, New Age groups,
yoga and meditation centres focus narrowly on care
of the soul and personal development, while organisations
working for social justice such as Oxfam, the World Development Movement and Médecins Sans Frontières are
only fighting their corner. The movements for environmental justice, social
justice and spiritual renewal are three aspects of benevolence. If they all
came together and worked together, there would be a strong movement for
transformation, for change and for the creation of a new paradigm. ÀÌ»óÁÖÀÇÀÚµéÀº
Áö±Ý ÀÚºñÀÇ ¿îµ¿À» ÀÌ·ç±â À§ÇØ Çù·ÂÇÒ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Áö±Ý ÀÌ ¼ø°£ ÀÚºñ·Î¿î °³Àεé°ú ÀÚºñ·Î¿î ´ÜüµéÀº
ÀÖÁö¸¸, ³ë¿¹Á¦¿Í ÀÎÁ¾Â÷º° ¹Ý´ë ¿îµ¿ °°Àº ¿îµ¿ÀÌ ¾ø´Ù. Åä¾çÇùȸ(The Soil Association), Áö±¸ÀÇ ¹þ(Friends of the
Earth), ±×¸°Çǽº, WWF, RSPB, CPRE, ±¹¹Î½ÅŹ(National
Trust) µîÀÇ Á¶Á÷µéÀº ´ëºÎºÐ ¿µÀû ´Üü, »çȸÁ¤ÀÇ ´Üü¿Í º°°³·Î È°µ¿ÇÑ´Ù. ¸¶Âù°¡Áö·Î ½Å¾Ó´Üü, ´º¿¡ÀÌÁö
´Üü, ¿ä°¡¿Í ¸í»ó ¼¾Å͵éÀº È¥ÀÇ µ¹º½°ú °³ÀÎ ¹ßÀü¿¡¸¸ Çù¼ÒÇÏ°Ô ÃÊÁ¡À» ¸ÂÃߴ°¡ Çϸé, ¿Á½ºÆÊ, ¿ùµåµðº§·Ó¸ÕÆ®¹«ºê¸ÕÆ®, ±¹°æ¾ø´Â
ÀÇ»çȸ(Médecins
Sans Frontières) °°Àº »çȸÁ¤ÀǸ¦ À§ÇØ È°µ¿ÇÏ´Â Á¶Á÷µéÀº ÀڽŵéÀÇ °íÀ¯
°úÁ¦¿¡¸¸ ¸Å´Þ·Á ÅõÀïÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ȯ°æÁ¤ÀÇ, »çȸÁ¤ÀÇ ±×¸®°í ¿µÀû
°»½ÅÀ» À§ÇÑ ¿îµ¿µéÀº ÀÚºñÀÇ ¼¼ Ãø¸éÀÌ´Ù. ±×µéÀÌ ¸ðµÎ ¸ð¿©¼ ÇÔ²² ÀÏÇÑ´Ù¸é º¯Çõ, º¯È ±×¸®°í »õ·Î¿î ÆĶó´ÙÀÓÀÇ Ã¢Á¶¸¦ À§ÇÑ °·ÂÇÑ ¿îµ¿ÀÌ µÉ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. The leadership for benevolence will not come from the prime
ministers or presidents of the world, and a culture of benevolence will not
be legislated through parliaments and senates. Such leadership and such
culture has to emerge from the grass roots.
Therefore, individuals and organisations committed
to the care of the soil, qualities of soul and concern for society need to
work together to build a grass roots movement. ÀÚºñ¸¦
À§ÇÑ ¸®´õ½ÊÀº ¼¼»óÀÇ ¼ö»óÀ̳ª ´ëÅë·Éµé·ÎºÎÅÍ ³ª¿ÀÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀ̸ç, ÀÚºñÀÇ ¹®È´Â ±¹È¸³ª »ó¿øÀ» ÅëÇØ ÀÔ¹ýȵÇÁö
¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×·± ¸®´õ½Ê°ú ±×·± ¹®È´Â Ç®»Ñ¸®¿¡¼ »ý°Ü³ª¾ß
ÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¯¹Ç·Î ÈëÀÇ µ¹º½, È¥ÀÇ Ç°¼ºµé, ±×¸®°í »çȸ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °ü½É¿¡ Çå½ÅÇÏ´Â °³Àΰú Á¶Á÷µéÀº Ç®»Ñ¸® ¿îµ¿À»
ÀÌ·ç±â À§ÇØ ÇÔ²² ÀÏÇÒ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Such a movement has to work at two levels. The first
step is to challenge and resist malevolent institutions engaged in damaging
the integrity of the Earth, undermining spiritual values and perpetuating
social injustice and economic exploitation. In the past, such resistance was
offered by the champions of social and political liberation such as Mahatma
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Aung
San Suu Kyi. ±×·¯ÇÑ
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ÇØÄ¡°í, ¿µÀû °¡Ä¡µéÀ» Á»¸Ô°í »çȸÀû ºÒÀÇ¿Í °æÁ¦Àû ÂøÃ븦 Áö¼ÓÇÏ´Â µ¥ Á¾»çÇÏ´Â ¾ÇÀÇÀûÀÎ ±â°üµé¿¡ µµÀüÇÏ°í
ÀúÇ×ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. °ú°Å¿¡ ±×·± ÀúÇ×Àº ¸¶ÇÏÆ®¸¶ °£µð, ¸¶¸£Æ¾ ·çÅÍ Å·, ³Ú½¼ ¸¸µ¨¶ó, ¾Æ¿õ»ê¼öÁö °°Àº »çȸÀû Á¤Ä¡Àû ÇعæÀÇ Åõ»çµé¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ÇàÇØÁ³´Ù. Exposing the folly of institutionalised
violence is necessary to wake people up, but the second step is to build
alternatives, develop new models and create institutions that promote organic
farming, animal welfare, protection of wildlife, conservation of rainforests,
respect for all faiths and interfaith dialogue, the release of political
prisoners, nuclear and general disarmament, the promotion of cooperatives,
and encouragement of conflict resolution through peaceful means. Á¦µµÈµÈ
Æø·ÂÀÇ ¾î¸®¼®À½À» Æø·ÎÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº »ç¶÷µéÀ» Àϱú¿ì´Â µ¥ ÇÊ¿äÇÏ´Ù. ±×·¯³ª µÎ¹ø° ´Ü°è´Â ´ë¾ÈÀ» ¸¸µé°í, »õ ¸ðµ¨À» °³¹ßÇÏ°í À¯±â³ó, µ¿¹° º¹Áö, ¾ß»ýµ¿½Ä¹°
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±ººñ öÆó, Çùµ¿Á¶ÇÕÀÇ ÃËÁø, ÆòÈÀû ¼ö´ÜÀ» ÅëÇÑ °¥µî ÇØ°áÀÇ ±ÇÀåÀ»
ÃËÁøÇÏ´Â ±â±¸¸¦ ¸¸µå´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Public awareness about environmental sustainability and
social justice has risen by leaps and bounds in the last 50 years, since the
publication of Rachel Carson¡¯s book Silent Spring. In the 1960s, concern for
renewable energy in the form of solar and wind power was very much a minority
interest. Animal welfare and vegetarianism was also a small movement. The
idea of development was all about aid and charity, the westernisation
of the global south and the misguided industrialisation
of agrarian societies. ȯ°æÀû
Áö¼Ó°¡´É¼º°ú »çȸ Á¤ÀÇ¿¡ °üÇÑ °øÁßÀÇ ÀǽÄÀº ·¹ÀÌÿ Ä«½¼ÀÇ
ħ¹¬ÀÇ º½ Ãâ°£ ÀÌ·¡ Áö³ 50³â°£ Å©°Ô µµ¾àÇß´Ù. 1960³â´ë¿¡´Â
žç°ú dz·ÂÀÇ ÇüÅ¿¡¼ÀÇ Àç»ý°¡´É ¿¡³ÊÁö¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °ü½ÉÀÌ ´ÙºÐÈ÷ ¼Ò¼öÀÇ °ü½É»ç¿´´Ù. µ¿¹°º¹Áö¿Í ä½ÄÁÖÀǵµ
ÀÛÀº ¿îµ¿À̾ú´Ù. °³¹ßÀÇ °ü³äÀº ÀüºÎ ¿øÁ¶¿Í ÀÚ¼±, Áö±¸ ³²¹Ý±¸ÀÇ
¼±¸È ±×¸®°í ³ó°æ»çȸÀÇ ¿ÀµµµÈ »ê¾÷È¿¡ °üÇÑ °ÍÀ̾ú´Ù. Now we are living in a different world. Evidence of
global warming and depletion of fossil fuels has woken people up. The
membership of environmental organisations is
greater than the membership of political parties, so there is cause for
optimism and hope. What is created by humans can be changed by humans. We
need to build a movement with all the courage of our convictions. Áö±Ý
¿ì¸®´Â ´Ù¸¥ ¼¼°è¿¡ »ì°í ÀÖ´Ù. Áö±¸¿Â³È¿Í ȼ®¿¬·á °í°¥ÀÇ Áõ°¡°¡ »ç¶÷µéÀ» Àϱú¿ü´Ù. ȯ°æ´ÜüµéÀÇ È¸¿ø¼ö´Â Á¤´ç ´ç¿ø¼öº¸´Ù
¸¹¾Æ¼, ³«°üÁÖÀÇ¿Í Èñ¸ÁÀÇ ÀÌÀ¯°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Àΰ£¿¡ ÀÇÇØ Ã¢Á¶µÈ °ÍÀº
Àΰ£¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ´Þ¶óÁú ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ¿ì¸® ½Å³äÀÇ ¸ðµç ¿ë±â¸¦ °¡Áö°í¼ ¿îµ¿À» ¸¸µé¾î°¥ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Environmental, spiritual and social movements need to
seize the opportunity and show that another world is possible, a world where
Nature is respected, where compassion and cooperation are valued and where
people come before profit. We can initiate and implement the great transition
from a capitalist economy to an ecological economy and value natural wealth
above financial wealth. This holistic vision, where natural, spiritual and
social dimensions are brought together into an integrated reality, is an
urgent necessity. ȯ°æÀû, ¿µÀû, »çȸÀû ¿îµ¿µéÀº ±âȸ¸¦ Àâ¾Æ¼ ´Ù¸¥ ¼¼°è, ÀÚ¿¬ÀÌ Á¸Áß¹Þ°í, °ø°¨°ú
Çùµ¿ÀÌ °¡Ä¡¸¦ Æò°¡¹Þ°í »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ÀÌÀÍ¿¡ ¾Õ¼´Â ¼¼°è°¡ °¡´ÉÇÏ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» º¸¿©ÁÙ ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â ÀÚº»ÁÖÀÇ °æÁ¦·ÎºÎÅÍ »ýÅÂÀû °æÁ¦·ÎÀÇ °Å´ëÇÑ ÀÌÇàÀ» ½ÃÀÛÇÏ°í ½ÇõÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°í ÀÚ¿¬Àû ºÎ¸¦ ±ÝÀ¶Àû ºÎº¸´Ù
³ôÀÌ Æò°¡ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. ÀÌ Àüü·ÐÀû ½Ã¾ß, ÀÚ¿¬Àû, ¿µÀû ±×¸®°í »çȸÀûÀÎ Â÷¿øµéÀÌ Çѵ¥ ¸ð¾ÆÁ® ÅëÇÕµÈ ½ÇÀ縦 ÀÌ·ç´Â ½Ã¾ß´Â Àý¹ÚÇÑ ÇÊ¿ä»çÇ×ÀÌ´Ù. We may all have a part to play in the solution, but we
need to know the big picture in order to build an effective movement. And
that big picture has an ecological dimension, a spiritual dimension and a
social dimension, encapsulated in that trinity I speak and write of: Soil,
Soul, Society. ¿ì¸® ¸ðµÎ´Â ±× ÇØ°á¹æ¾È¿¡¼ ÇÒ ¿ªÇÒÀÌ ÀÖÀ» ¼ö ÀÖÁö¸¸ ¿ì¸®´Â È¿°úÀû ¿îµ¿À» ÀÌ·ç±â À§ÇÏ¿© Å« ±×¸²À» ¾Ë ÇÊ¿ä°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. ±×¸®°í ±× Å« ±×¸²Àº ³»°¡ ¸»ÇÏ°í ¾²±âµµ ÇÏ´Â Èë, È¥, »çȸ¶ó´Â »ïÀ§ÀÏü ¾È¿¡ ´ã±ä »ýÅÂÀû Â÷¿ø, ¿µÀû Â÷¿ø ±×¸®°í »çȸÀû Â÷¿øÀ»
°¡Áø´Ù. Soil, Soul, Society by Satish Kumar is published by Ivy Press, £16.99. This
article is an edited extract from the book. »çƼ½¬ Äí¸¶¸£°¡ ÁöÀº Èë, È¥, »çȸ´Â Ivy Press¿¡¼
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