Overview
Why is the world perpetually in crisis, on the brink of self-destruction? Essentially, says British author Benjamin Creme, it is because we do not yet realize that we are one global family sharing a common planetary home. Upon that recognition, and the new approach to living it will engender, rests the destiny of the world.In his tenth and latest book, Creme emphasizes that co-operation among people and nations is 'not optional' if we choose to survive. It is the very foundation upon which a brilliant new civilization can be built.
Steeped in the 'ageless wisdom' that substands all the world's spiritual traditions, Creme traces the origins of the competitive spirit and shows its gradual replacement by co-operation as humanity advances. He describes the illusions that hide our fundamental unity and explains how ending our sense of separation will lead to a great leap forward in human evolution. He further reveals:
- Why competition--rooted in fear--is never 'healthy'
- Why a 'war'--on anything--is counter-productive
- What the atomic structure of the universe has to do with the desire to join a group
- How the simple act of sharing resources would immediately ease tensions worldwide
- How the 'American dream' impacts the rest of the world
For more than 27 years Benjamin Creme has traveled the world raising public awareness about the Masters of Wisdom. "Without the presence of the Masters," says Creme, "I believe we would not achieve the sharing, and therefore the justice and peace, which is required. It takes Their galvanizing spirit, energy, and wisdom to create the conditions to lift humanity, to inspire us; and also to show us what will happen if we do not change."
Synopsis
Examines the root cause of our world crisis: the glamour, or psychological 'fog', that hides the reality of our oneness and produces pain and suffering at all levels. Overcoming glamour is therefore seen as the key to realizing unity, the true relationship of all life in the universe. Co-operation--rather than competition--follows naturally from the recognition of unity and is the only foundation for a just and peaceful world. This book is an invaluable study-guide for 'group work'.
About the Author:
Benjamin Creme, a British artist and long-time student of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, has become the principal source of information about the emergence of Maitreya, the World Teacher. In 1959, Creme received his first telepathic message from a Master of Wisdom. Not long after, he was informed that Maitreya would return within 20 years and that he (Creme) would be given the opportunity to play an active role in this event if he chose to do so.
In 1972, under this Master's direction, Creme began a period of arduous and intensive training, as a result of which their telepathic contact became, and remains, continuous and immediate. This relationship has given him access to constant up-to-date information on the progress of Maitreya's emergence and the total conviction necessary to present that information to a skeptical world.
Creme lectures by invitation throughout Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim, and is regularly interviewed on radio and television. He receives no remuneration for this work and makes no claims about his own spiritual status. His books have been translated and published in numerous languages by groups worldwide who have responded to his message. He is also editor of *Share International*, a monthly magazine read in over 70 countries.
"My task," Creme says, "has been to make the initial approach to the public, to help create a climate of hope and expectancy into which Maitreya can emerge without infringing our freewill."
Says Max Allen of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: "The Maitreya story is important, and Creme is an admirable spokesman."
The Book Reader
Creme's books are extraordinary, and powerfully demonstrate the centrality of the spirit and the coming realization we will all pass through. (Spring-Summer '02)