Dr Michael Ellis

The survival of Humanity on this planet is at Tipping Point.Our collective intention must be to save the planet encompassing all of life and nature,This Earth can be saved for Humankind only if people are prepared to live with Nature rather than upon Nature ."Yes We Can Save The Planet" is a a call not only to our intellect, our comprehension and reasoning power, but also to the driving force of our underlying spirituality, our ability to care for others, for other forms of life, for the Earth as our home and responsibility.

The vision of Save The Planet is to contribute towards the creation of a Planetary Peace Culture looking to life and common humanism as the core values for a sustainable society.

During the last few decades, a radical change has occurred in humanity's awareness of itself. In simple terms, we have, over the millennia, translated ourselves from "oneness to aloneness".

The truth is that all life on the planet is connected. This newly acquired state of aloneness and alienation causes considerable discomfort. this initiative attempts to understand what we have become and illuminates our future potential.

Humankind has reached a state of development in which old modes of thinking and behaving threaten to destroy our planet. This is becoming patently obvious to people of all political and religious persuasions. We are living through a global crisis in which only a profound revolution can save us from total self-destruction. Those of us who are dedicated to the preservation of life must play a prominent part in this revolution, which calls for a substantial change in our manner of thinking.

On social, environmental and health fronts we are confronting a critical transition. We are facing the results of an epistemology which focuses on material and rational values, human supremacy and competition for domination. Will this transition be into chaos and destruction or will it be into the new paradigm based on spiritual, ecological connectedness and cooperation.

Save The Planet aims to contribute towards this next great global step - The Final Frontier, acknowledging the common ground of humanity and its connectedness with all life.

Save The Planet is an Initiative which aims to create a global alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace in which we all live in freedom, harmony, cooperation and co-prosperity.

We have come together as concerned Global citizens realizing that with increasing Global population requiring more and more resources with tremendous inequality of distribution our planet is reaching breaking point in terms of economic and ecological crises.

This is having profound social and cultural effects. We require urgent ecological, social, economic and political solutions to problems which affect billions of people if we are to survive sustainably.

Save The Planet calls for spiritual, ecological and holistic world views, derived from perceptions of connectedness and interdependence.
The essence of a sustainable future lies in the quality of the individual and their positive contribution to society. Optimization of health and lifestyle for every person is the key to our future.
Will you register your ownership of the Planet by signing our petition , that we may widely promulgate this message in order to take action to Save The Planet
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Dr Michael Ellis
Anna Kumashov
Dr Jager Holly
Lesley Pocock
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - The secret of the Lotus Sutra
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Our World is at Tipping Point
Please support the Great Assembly of 75,000 believers at the Head Temple which is the greatest assembly that has ever taken place. It is the greatest assembly of the century.
Let us establish peace in the land and secure peace and harmony in our own individual lives
We invite you to chant for World Peace and Join us in solidarity and Unity by adding your voice here: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions /chant--for-world-peace.html
Please E Mail here to attend Chanting Meetings in Melbourne: buddhistcentre@ozemail.com.au

Nam Myoho Range Kyo
Millions of people have revolutionized their lives through this dynamic Buddhist practice. It is a living, dynamic Buddhism.

The ultimate teaching of all Buddhas, of the past, present and future, is Nam Myoho Range Kyo. This teaching is the core and heart of all wisdom in the universe. It enables the ordinary human being to look within in order to seek the wisdom and inspiration to solve all life's problems.

The teaching is based on chanting Nam Myoho Range Kyo to the Mystical Mandala, or Gohonzon, inscribed by the Buddha, Nichiren Dai Shonin in his highest state of enlightenment. Chanting to The Gohonzon, enables us to polish our life and see the Buddha state within.

As we develop our practice, all life around us seeks to support and nurture us, and our lives change for the better with meaningful coincidences. We begin to understand that we are part of an interconnected web of meaningful, enfolding and compassionate existence. Obstacles become fuel for growth and transformation, and all illnesses can be overcome. This teaching is about life, existence, reality, and compassion. It is the culmination of the lineage of wisdom and teachings, begun by Shakymuni Buddha 2,500 years ago.

The ultimate reality is a loving compassionate reality made of the light of consciousness from which all the universe manifests as a creative field of essence.

As Practitioners of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, we have direct access through our chanting to the Gohonzon to this vibrant dynamic field of potentiality and illumination.

This gateway is known in many ways, through various esoteric path ways. We need to respect all cultures and all paths which are based on this compassionate view of Humanity and the Universe.

The Buddhism of Nam Myo Renge Kyo is esoteric, and gives us direct access, without any intermediary, to the ocean of universal enlightenment. Our aim is to focus solely on the Dai Gohonzon and chant for World Peace and Unity. We are each privileged to establish our unique connection with the Mystic Law.

Nichiren Daishonin states-The sutra says: "Rely on the Law and not upon persons. Rely on the meaning [of the teaching] and not upon the words. Rely on wisdom and not upon discriminative thinking. Rely on sutras that are complete and final and not on those that are not complete and not final."

The meaning of this passage is that one should rely not upon the words of the bodhisattvas and teachers, but should heed that which was established by the Buddha.

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is the universal teaching which transcends all differences between human beings enabling them to be of one mind or in a state of interconnectedness and oneness.

It is the heritage of the ultimate law of life and death.

Rely on the words of the Buddha, Nichiren Daishonin himself and seek the most perfect understanding and interpretations of these teachings, which align with modern thought and contemporary science. All the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin are based on literary (written), theoretical (scientific) and actual proof.

QUOTE: I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart. The Buddhas will is the Lotus Sutra, but the soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Miao-lo states in his commentary that the heart of this sutra is the revelation of the Buddhas original enlightenment and his immeasurable life span--Reply to Kyo

NAMASTE

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

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DR MICHAEL ELLIS MBBS MRCP DCH MACNEM NPAA BA (Hons) Dip Grad (Nutr Med)
Dr Ellis is an English trained doctor with over 20 years of general practice both in the UK and in Australia.

He has higher qualifications in general medicine and paediatrics. He has a special interest in mind/body medicine and in optimizing the physical, mental and emotional health of the. He is a Research Fellow at the Post Graduate School of Medicine at Swinburne University. He has passed the Graduate Diploma in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine at Swinburne University. He is a member of the Australia Society for the Study of Obesity and ASIM and was the head of the Obesity Study and Weight Loss Trial with a well-known pharmaceutical Company. He is on the Board of The Australian Integrative Medical Association.
As well as his medical qualifications, Dr Ellis also has an Honours Degree in Literature, Arts. Philosophy and Social Psychology. Michael has been practicing Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism for 25 years and teaches this Buddhism in Melbourne He is the editor of the Australian Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Newsletter which is distributed worldwide.
Dr Ellis is a prolific writer and author.
Dr Ellis founded and convened an international conference - Conference Earth: Humanity and Planet Earth - 2001 and Beyond. This conference was held at and supported by Melbourne University on 17-19 November 1995 with 400 delegates, 50 workshop leaders and 10 international speakers attracting national media coverage. This series of Mindquest Conferences is now supported by the Research Institute "The Centre For Change" founded by Dr Ellis. He convened a Critical Mass seminar on 'The New Spirituality' in April 2002 at Swinburne University. Other speakers included Prof Avni Sali, Dr Bob Phelps, Dr Sarah Crome, Ms Sue Barton and Dr Desmond Berghofer.
Dr Ellis has a keen interest in the plight of the ordinary GP and is concerned about creating a more sustainable future for both doctors and the community. Because of this, he established The Medical Renaissance Group in Australia in 2001, which is sponsored by Dr Ian Dettman, Director of Biological Therapies.