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From the book chapter: An Evolutionary Crisis The third famous spiritual teacher who perceived humankind’s ongoing spiritual evolution came from the Western world. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) was a French scientist, philosopher, and Jesuit priest. His study and work as a paleontologist and geologist led him to reflect on the evolutionary process of the universe, from primordial particles to […]

From the book chapter: An Evolutive Crisis The second spiritual teacher to announce the spiritual evolution of humankind was the Indian political leader, poet, and evolutionary philosopher Sri Aurobindo. Born in Calcutta, India, in 1872, he moved to England at the age of seven and lived there fourteen years. He studied at Cambridge, where he gained extensive knowledge of […]

From the book chapter: An Evolutive Crisis Baha’u’llah—“the glory of God” in Arabic— was born in 1817 in Persia. He was the founder of the Bahá’í faith, which is estimated nowadays to have between five and eight million adherents spread throughout the world. He was a follower of Siyyid Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad, a young man who, in 1844, claimed to be […]

From the book chapter: An Evolutive Crisis The general belief in humankind’s capacity to evolve spiritually has been most prominently emphasized by some spiritual teachers across different traditions. While some readers might think that these spiritual teachings can take us away from a rational, grounded, and practical political thought that this book intends to develop, I offer them […]

In the next 4 weeks we will be sharing every week a post on this theme, as an invitation to pause and appreciate the teachings of prominent spiritual teachers that have announced this evolution. The need for inner transitions and cultural evolutions are now recognized by mainstream organizations like the IPCC or UNDP. Let’s recognize […]