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New Year New Philosophy

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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 ¿ø¼Ò´Â ¼­·Î·Î ÀÎÇØ Á¸ÀçÇÑ´Ù. ¾î¶² ¿ø¼Òµµ Ȧ·Î Á¸ÀçÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù. »ý¸íÀÇ ±Ùº»Àû ÇϳªµÊÀÌ À־ 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 Ä­¸·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.

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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.

 

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Benevolent Universe

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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.

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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» Á־ 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鼭´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 ºÒ¹ýÈ­µÇ¾ú´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÷È­µÇ°í 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 ÀÔ¹ýÈ­µÇÁö 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 ¿îµ¿Àº µÎ ¼öÁØ¿¡¼­ ÀÛ¾÷ÇØ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. ù ´Ü°è´Â Áö±¸ÀÇ ¿ÂÀü¼ºÀ» 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° º¸È£, ¿­´ë¿ì¸² º¸Àü, ¸ðµç ½Å¾ÓµéÀÇ Á¸Áß°ú ½Å¾Ó°£ ´ëÈ­, Á¤Ä¡Àû Á˼öÀÇ ¼®¹æ, ÇÙ ¹× ÀÏ¹Ý ±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 Ä§¹¬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 È­¼®¿¬·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.

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