Cooperation is a very useful quality to practise because it helps you to soften some of the harder edges of self, and learn how to perceive life not only through the eyes of your limited self but also through the eyes of your divine self.

At a time when humanity seems to be increasingly unconscious of our impact on each other and this Planet and the world we share, it is tempting to shut down in despair.

The spiritual lineage is all about sharing the reality of the importance of inner development.

As in all gardens there is much tending with loving care, planning, fertilising, weeding, replanting, composting, pruning – so many metaphors for what is needed in order to nurture the garden of our hearts.