Children of the Rainbow

The human-made ecological crises of gigantic iportions hate led to the 'dooms day' prediction by the 2500 internationally renowned scientists. Mother Earth cries in anguish at the destruction of her environment. We, human being^, are endowed with reason and power to create. But so far, we have been more of 'destroyers' than creators, imagining ourselves as the central nervous system of nature. Though we cannot put back the developmental dock, we need to be aware of our intrinsic connectedness to the web oflife. Jlother Earth pleads with her children to k to her umbilical chord, and to promote harmony and sustain all forms of life on earth, especially of the poor- the most vulnerable to ecological crises. _ — j is an urgent mission to restore the whole of creation - the primal expression and infinite manifestation of the Divine mystery of Love. The wake up call is to renew our commitment to the cosinotheandric covenant as love-able and response-able Children of the Cosmic Rainbow. This book reflects on the present ecological crises and proposes a holistic vision and spirituality that would provoke our conscience and Inspire for radical action. CONTENTS Acknowledgements Foreword Preface 1. ORIGINAL BLESSING CREATION AS THE DIVINE ECSTACY Creation: An Expression of God's Love and Goodness The World as God's Body Divine Presence in Creation The Trinitarian Communion in the Cosmos The World as a Cosmotheandric Family Hurran-made Climatic Chaos Declining Health Developmental Destruction Fury of Globalization Violence of Green Revolution Stealing from the Farms of the Poor Vidarbha - in the Death Trap Condemned to Death The Poor: 'The Most Threatened Species' on Earth 65 3. SHADOW OF DEATH THE VIOLATION OF THE INTEGRAL VISION Sin as Diminishing of Life Sin as the Rupture of the Cosmotheandric Relationship 71 Sin: A Condition Sin: A Power Cosmic Sin and Consequences Sin: A Violation of Rta (the Cosmic Order) 4. THE RETURN OF THE RAINBOW INTEGRAL LIBERATION OF OUR PLANET Salvation as Restoring the Lost Relationship A Cosmic Covenant of Love The Earth as God's Gift 88 The Jubilee Vision and the Sabbath Tradition Voices from the Wilderness Jesus the Cosmic Liberator Jesus the Liberator of the Poor and the Oppressed The Risen Christ: The Cosmic Redeemer The Enfleshed Logos The Divinized Cosmos The Paradigm of the Asurs A New Heaven and New Earth 5 COSMOTHEANDRIC SPIRITUALITY A HOLISTIC PARADIGM FOR HEALING OUR WOUNDED PLANET 107 Learning from the'Leavers' Cosmos as Extended Family Non-Violence as Love for Creation The Flow of Life Rising from the Star-Dust Eucharist as the Celebration of the Earth Return of the Goddess Agape as Cosmotheandric Love Creation as the Grandeur of God Sounding the Jubilee Trumpet The World as the Divine Milieu 6. GO, SPREAD THE RAINBOW ! BUILDING A NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH A Call to Radical Action Building an Eco-Just Society Dialogue for Cosmic Healing APPENDICES Isha Upanishad The Mass on the World The Canticle of All Creatures To Serve Christ in All Creation 147 Chief Seattle's Letter A New Decalogue What is happening to Our Beautiful Land? List of possible activities to protect the Earth endnoVe?66 Y0U as 3 Friend of the Gods BIBLIOGRAPHY Cosmic Interrelatedness and Interdependence Humans as Part of the Cosmic Family A Call to be Co-Creators 2. OUR PLANET IN CRISIS DEFORMED FACE OF THE MOTHER EARTH Contaminated 'Life-blood' Skinning off the Bio-diversity Vanishing Species Cities Turned Slums Excess Consumption