Much of the environmental problem really stems from our insatiable desire, lack of contentment and greed. It is in the religious teachings that we find various instructions that enable us to keep a check on our desires and greed, and to positively transform our behaviour and conduct.

Thomas Berry has articulated the bottom line: “We have no inner spiritual life if we don’t have the outer experience of a beautiful world. The more we destroy the world, the less a sense of God is possible.” (Living Planet, Spring 2001, 76)….

In sum many spiritual seekers are on a quest for awe and wonder that gives meaning to their place in a bewildering world. The key, advised Kerouac, is to “live fully in the dignity of your experience, language, and knowledge,” and the right connections will follow. The dream: to reenchant the world. (Utne Reader, 2002)