Dialogue inside-out

Any quest to explore our interconnectedness with fellow humans and other species is incomplete unless we try to understand and embrace our own selves

On the last day of 2022, I received an invitation to participate in a four-day dialogue on climate action and interfaith peacebuilding at the Fireflies Intercultural Centre in Bangalore. I was excited to begin the new year thinking about how these seemingly disparate strands of work — aimed at addressing the climate crisis and religious conflict — would come together. The optimist in me welcomed the opportunity to approach these challenges using a new lens.

I found some answers and even more questions when the dialogue was eventually held from February 17 to 20 on the Fireflies campus, which is maintained