{"id":4336,"date":"2019-08-29T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/?p=4336"},"modified":"2019-08-29T16:38:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:38:45","slug":"sarka-dominova-and-the-kogis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/sarka-dominova-and-the-kogis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160\u00e1rka Dominov\u00e1 and the Kogis"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.jaguarpeople.org\/en\/o-nas\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I\u00a0<\/span>would like<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>present<\/span>\u00a0my experience\u00a0<\/span>that I gained while working\u00a0<\/span>with the\u00a0<\/span>indi<\/span>genous\u00a0<\/span>Indian<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tribes in South America,\u00a0<\/span>as well as\u00a0<\/span>their teachi<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>proposal f<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sel<\/span>f<\/span>–<\/span>change\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>h<\/span>ey pass\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>n to us<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The indigenous\u00a0<\/span>Indi<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Sierra Nevad<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>in C<\/span>ol<\/span>o<\/span>mbi<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>turn\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>i<\/span>rectly<\/span>\u202f<\/span>people\u2019s hearts<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>are able to<\/span>\u00a0address the being hidden somewhere deep inside<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>. T<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>ho\u00a0<\/span>is inside\u00a0<\/span>us\u00a0<\/span>waiting for words that will\u00a0<\/span>resound with him<\/span>\u00a0or her<\/span>\u00a0to make him\u00a0<\/span>or her\u00a0<\/span>connected with us\u00a0<\/span>and recall everything that we may have forgotten about\u00a0<\/span>in our heads and hearts\u00a0<\/span>a long time ago<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>because of<\/span>\u00a0all the useless\u00a0<\/span>junk<\/span>\u00a0around and inside us<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>About the system of values of o<\/span>u<\/span>r<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as human<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bein<\/span>g<\/span>s<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In t<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>indigenous Indian<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>communities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you can\u00a0<\/span>st<\/span>i<\/span>ll\u00a0<\/span>find<\/span>\u00a0people who have not\u00a0<\/span>forgotten who they are and what their mission and role\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0thi<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0world is<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>They are still tightly connected with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>natur<\/span>al world<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The way of life of the indigenous people is different and inspiring to such an extent that it may be the key to the understanding of the basic principles of the real life for us, the \u201cpeople from the civilized world\u201d, which would bring about a\u00a0<\/span>much needed<\/span>\u00a0change in our society<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Their message is\u00a0<\/span>unequivocal<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cDo not try to change your environment<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>on the contrary<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>st<\/span>a<\/span>rt with yourse<\/span>l<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>compassion with<\/span>\u00a0nature and the people around you.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Turn around\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0have a look\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>what you have left behind yourselves, not only materially but also in terms of th<\/span>inking<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The c<\/span>limatic<\/span>\u00a0changes affect all of us<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It is time we united forces and thought about how we should act to make our existence to the benefit of the whole mankind, our environment<\/span>, the countryside<\/span>\u00a0and the wildlife<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>To<\/span>\u00a0pay less attention to purely personal interests and instead, to focus on\u00a0<\/span>wha<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0t<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>community and everybody can profit from<\/span>.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of us is a\u00a0<\/span>unique<\/span>\u00a0being\u00a0<\/span>with his or her own\u00a0<\/span>personal<\/span>\u00a0story<\/span>. A<\/span>t the same time, we are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>mutually connected with one another<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Being aware of this fact in every moment may be the key to the dawn of\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0new\u00a0<\/span>humanit<\/span>y<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wh<\/span>ich will\u00a0<\/span>inevitabl<\/span>y arriv<\/span>e<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The mankind is\u00a0<\/span>situate<\/span>d\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0a critical point<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>which is,\u00a0<\/span>paradox<\/span>ically, also\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>highly positive<\/span>\u00a0fact<\/span>\u00a0because borderline situatio<\/span>n<\/span>s are exactly what brings us f<\/span>a<\/span>rther ahead<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>What\u00a0<\/span>matter<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0is personal courage and responsibility for every act and every idea\u00a0<\/span>of ours<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This should result in living in peace with the wor<\/span>ld<\/span>\u00a0aroun<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0and, mainly with ourselves and being aware of it<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We will reach\u00a0<\/span>this state of mind i<\/span>f we<\/span>\u00a0open our hearts to ourselves and to the world<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>What w<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>y<\/span>e<\/span>a<\/span>rn<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>most<\/span>\u00a0is, at the same time, the thing we are afraid of most<\/span>. O<\/span>pening ourselves to a \u201chigher\u00a0<\/span>reality\u201c<\/span>, a higher emotional freedom and a higher spiritual awareness appears both frightening and\u00a0<\/span>desirable to us<\/span>. T<\/span>his f<\/span>e<\/span>ar of \u201c<\/span>ope<\/span>n<\/span>ing oneself to\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he l<\/span>o<\/span>ving and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>positive\u00a0<\/span>realit<\/span>y\u201d\u00a0<\/span>is based on a number of various reasons but\u00a0<\/span>in most\u00a0<\/span>cases<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it results from the upbringing in one\u2019s childhood and\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>being frightened by\u00a0<\/span>mainstream<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>media<\/span>…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The way means creating a new\u00a0<\/span>archetyp<\/span>e of a\u00a0<\/span>moder<\/span>n<\/span>, yet compassionate<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>honest and positively thinki<\/span>n<\/span>g person<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>A person who creates his or her life by becoming aware\u00a0<\/span>of and correcting every act and idea of yours<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>\u00a0p<\/span>erson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who\u00a0<\/span>accept<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0re<\/span>ali<\/span>ty as it\u00a0<\/span>is,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0is peace-loving and humble<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>A person who accepts himself or herself as the highest possible manifestation of humanity<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0which almost disappeared in the course of the centuries of wars and struggle for survival<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he i<\/span>ndi<\/span>genous peoples of South America<\/span>\u00a0remind us to remember that everything is interlinked, and that if we hurt nature and other\u00a0<\/span>living\u00a0<\/span>beings,\u00a0<\/span>it is the same as if we hurt ourselves<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L<\/span>iving c<\/span>onsciously\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>present<\/span>\u00a0moment<\/span>\u00a0and connected with the\u00a0<\/span>community<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all the time<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>they regard Mother Earth as an integral part of themselves<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>literally as their own bo<\/span>d<\/span>ies<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>They plead with us to remember that<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the past, ritual initiations were conducted even here, in our civilisation and in the cultures of our ancestors<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>They are known especially from\u00a0<\/span>druid<\/span>s and\u00a0<\/span>Egyptian temple<\/span>s.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

P<\/span>resent-day\u00a0<\/span>\u201cinitiations\u201d\u00a0<\/span>take place<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0everyday life<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We have no more temples<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Our \u201c<\/span>superviso<\/span>rs\u201d\u00a0<\/span>are people\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>round us who provide us, by means of their own behaviour and acting,<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0opportunities\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>improve ourselves\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0process<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>situations by\u00a0<\/span>integra<\/span>ting our feelings\u00a0<\/span>that emerge in us\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n both pleasant and\u00a0<\/span>un<\/span>pleasant\u00a0<\/span>situa<\/span>tions<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Learning\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>perceive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what we are feeling at a\u00a0<\/span>parti<\/span>c<\/span>ular<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>moment<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hese\u00a0<\/span>situa<\/span>tions are\u00a0<\/span>actually a<\/span>\u00a0sort of everyday \u201ctraining temple\u201d, which is in reality our body<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It does not mean put<\/span>ting<\/span>\u00a0up with\u00a0<\/span>other people<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s or our own\u00a0<\/span>evil behaviour<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The matter is the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stance\u00a0<\/span>that we\u00a0<\/span>take<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>parti<\/span>c<\/span>ular<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>situa<\/span>tion<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the way<\/span>\u00a0we integrate this\u00a0<\/span>knowledge in our lives<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>either\u00a0<\/span>process our feelings and \u201cintegrate them into the system<\/span>\u201d, or<\/span>\u00a0fight against them<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However, every fight or war\u00a0<\/span>finally\u00a0<\/span>ends with an agreement or a total defeat<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It is wiser to choose an agreement with oneself and,\u00a0<\/span>having been taught a lesson by this situation with acceptance and humility<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>consciously leave the problem in peace<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>n inseparable part of this\u00a0<\/span>proces<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>of self-change\u00a0<\/span>is also\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>proces<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>N<\/span>on-Consumption<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>h<\/span>o<\/span>uld\u00a0<\/span>do our best<\/span>\u00a0to us<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0the things that we have and that still work,\u00a0<\/span>as long as<\/span>\u00a0possible<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This does not mean not buying\u00a0<\/span>n<\/span>ew things\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>t all but buying only what w<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0really\u00a0<\/span>n<\/span>eed<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is essential that courageous individuals<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0already equipped with\u00a0<\/span>sufficient<\/span>\u00a0knowledge and capable of positive communication, should en<\/span>c<\/span>ourage others to th<\/span>i<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0se<\/span>lf-awareness and persisten<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0work on themselves<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>They should also\u00a0<\/span>lead by example\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>he<\/span>l<\/span>p others reach the goal, which is a happy<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>n<\/span>d contented lif<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0all of us long for<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>happ<\/span>y\u00a0<\/span>li<\/span>f<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n this\u00a0<\/span>countr<\/span>y<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>where water is clean<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the food is\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>qu<\/span>alit<\/span>y<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the air is\u00a0<\/span>fresh<\/span>\u00a0and the people\u2019s hearts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>open<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.jaguarpeople.org\/en\/o-nas\/ I\u00a0would like\u00a0to\u00a0present\u00a0my experience\u00a0that I gained while working\u00a0with the\u00a0indigenous\u00a0Indian\u00a0tribes in South America,\u00a0as well as\u00a0their teachings\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0proposal for\u00a0self–change\u00a0they pass\u00a0on to us.\u00a0 The indigenous\u00a0Indians\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Sierra Nevada\u00a0in Colombia\u00a0turn\u00a0directly\u202fpeople\u2019s hearts.\u00a0They\u00a0are able to\u00a0address the being hidden somewhere deep inside\u00a0us. The\u00a0being\u00a0who\u00a0is inside\u00a0us\u00a0waiting for words that will\u00a0resound with him\u00a0or her\u00a0to make him\u00a0or her\u00a0connected with us\u00a0and recall everything that we may have forgotten about\u00a0in our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-projects"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4339,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4336\/revisions\/4339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecr-inst.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}