Originating 500 years ago in the fragile Rajasthani Dessert, the Bishnoi are followers of the 29 principles for environmentally sustainable communities, as laid out by their founder Guru Jambheshwar.
In this Listening Session, Mahesh Sufi, a Bishnoi documentary filmmaker, explains how by following these simple principles, individuals deepen their own level of consciousness, simultaneously creating a peaceful community life and harmony with nature.
In September 2019 Flourishing Diversity held six Listening Sessions in a diverse range of poignant London venues as part of the Flourishing Diversity series. These Listening Sessions paired Indigenous representatives with high-level Western individuals from the fields of art, politics, business, conservation and fashion; Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Gabriel, Baroness Young of Hornsey, Sophie Hunter and Lily Cole to name a few.
These influencers donated the power of their voice by taking an intentional listening role, representing the urgent need for the world to start listening to Indigenous representatives and their sophisticated approaches to living in community structures that coexist with and support harmony and abundance with the rest of Life. You can learn more about Listening Sessions here.
