Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Thank you, Bill Bryson, fellow Iowan gone British, for your voice of wisdom and compassion. 010
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Palantir has demanded and been given access to Sadiq Khan's private messages and emails because he has opposed them! Right now, ministers are deciding whether to trigger the break clause and scrap the contract. Sign the petition before they make up their minds: act.organise.network/e/14?v=36&ke...act.organise.networkGet Palantir OUT of our NHS!Ministers are deciding RIGHT NOW whether to scrap Palantir's NHS contract. This Trump-linked surveillance company has no place in our health service. I've signed, will you? 010
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Apologies that the tongue in the cheek wasn't obvious there. 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If you would like to find out more and maybe try it for yourself, there's more information and a guided meditation video at heartoflivingyoga.com/heart-practice 💗🙏 100
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What I've been learning with others is that when we relax, touch the heart and smile, we can feel it! Though sometimes it takes some other practices to help us relax enough. Most of us don't realise how much stress we've been carrying because we're so used to it. 100
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It makes sense financially, but does it politically? Governments depend on the fear of danger to justify imposing order. If people become too peaceful, content and able to get along with each other in cooperative communities, we might start asking if we need a centralised government ruling over us. 120
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Children know in their hearts what many of us adults have forgotten - love is a living force that can flow from our hearts into the world. 💗 All we need to do is let our hearts open to life, including to our beautiful selves. Simple, but not necessarily easy! 120
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Maybe we could have equality and freedom instead of law which is made by those who seem to see themselves as outside of it... 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...you.38degrees.org.ukProtect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priorityEnough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ... 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Do you think people should know about the ecological crisis we're in? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risksThe UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ... 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Keir Starmer wants to cut the NHS, transport, education and net zero budgets to increase defence spending! It’s outrageous. Whatever you think about increasing the defence budget, it shouldn’t come at the cost of the public services that make up the backbone of our country. 38d.gs/defence-spen...38d.gsDon’t gut our public services to increase defence spendingStarmer wants to gut the NHS and education budget to increase defence spending. It's outrageous and we need to show him just how unpopular this would be. Sign the petition to save our services! 120
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Call on Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...actionnetwork.orgCall on Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data CentresSign our petition to call on the Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres. Data centres use huge amounts of energy and water – a recent proposal for a data centr... 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Glasgow Zine Library needs support ❤️🙏 youtu.be/tb3nvZXuWpIyoutu.beHelp Protect Glasgow Zine Library's Collection & ArchiveYouTube video by Glasgow Zine Library 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Would you like to join me in writing to Keir Starmer? contact.no10.gov.uk 011
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I’ve just signed Greenpeace’s petition calling on the Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to stop selling arms to Israel. British arms are fuelling the killing - can you join me and call for a ban? act.gp/3UMfusOact.gpStop British-made weapons being used in GazaWith each day that passes more lives are lost in this conflict, and weapons sold by the UK are fuelling the fire. British weapons should NOT be used to commit possible war crimes in Gaza. 010
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I hope you feel a million times better soon 💗 110
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"The whole of American history can be described as a struggle between those who truly embraced the revolutionary idea of freedom, equality and justice for all and those who resisted." ~ Michelle Alexander www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | We Are Not the Resistance (Published 2018) 021
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Please speak up to keep the U.K. in line with Human Rights. They save lives. "Since the UK became a member of the European Court of Human Rights, the court has intervened 466 times to uphold human rights against the UK government." Find out more here www.europeanmovement.co.uk/six_reasons-...europeanmovement.co.uk6 reasons the UK needs to stay in the ECHROne of the UK's leading specialists in EU law details why everything is at stake in the fight for the UK to stay in the ECHR. 02910
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I’ve just signed this petition for a public inquiry into violence at our border. I was shocked when I read about the horrible violence kids and even babies are living through there - and we’re paying for it! Please sign and share. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukViolence towards kids just isn’t rightI’ve just signed this petition to get a full public inquiry into the violence at our border. I was shocked when I read about the horrible violence kids and even babies are living through there - and w... 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 13/02/2026It needs a whole ton of public pressure to happen, so Zack Polanski has set up this petition, if you wanted to sign and then pass along? 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 13/02/2026And Switzerland has banned them as a national security risk. Right now there’s a good opportunity to get their NHS deal scrapped - because ministers actually have the option to cancel it early. And that could kick start a whole domino effect that sees other contracts end too. 🙌 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Hey, sharing this because I think it’s important. There’s this secretive US company, Palantir, being used by public services like the NHS. They’re linked to mass surveillance and human rights concerns around the world. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop Palantir taking over our public services!Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. 200
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 02/02/2026They act like they have things all stitched up because they want us to believe we are powerless. The alternative is to focus on 1) uplifting and empowering ourselves and 2) taking time to be very gentle with ourselves and our painful emotions. This helps the resentment to melt so we can act. 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Being in office isn't the only way to change things 💗 We can start with ourselves and the people around us. 000
Reposted by Vishwam Gurudas HeckertAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Over 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change in the law so that when MPs defect to another party they have to call a by-election Add your name here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... Interestingly, the highest number of signatories in Fareham (Braverman) and Newark (Jenrick) 1219
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Mark is such a kind and thoughtful person. He'd be amazing at the job! 010
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 01/02/2026We can be angry with our parents if we want to, or we can focus our energy on healing ourselves and these patterns that have been part of 'civilisation' for a very long time. 100
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Living at a Wild Edge Best experienced with audio on 💗🙏 010
Reposted by Vishwam Gurudas HeckertMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.nonviolent-conflict.orgCANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNCYou may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r... 358153176167
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...you.38degrees.org.ukTax the super rich to stop cuts to public servicesAcross the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo... 010
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 14/11/2025I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...you.38degrees.org.ukTax the super rich to stop cuts to public servicesAcross the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo... 031
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 07/11/2025What a beautiful scene to meet after a day working in schools which seem designed to create stress. Together, we can help our communities shift from drama and stress to peace and comfort for all. #relaxation #resistance #revolution #peace #love xxx 020
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 25/10/2025You can find the full talk, which is amazing, on YouTube if you search for Joy Harjo Pioneers Keynote. 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Joy is a beautiful example of a "realist of a larger reality" as @ursulakleguin puts it. It seems obvious that she is someone who lives in the heart and not in the head. 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Visionary poet & artist Joy Harjo speaks of the transformative power of stories, of love. Each of us has beautiful stories to share, stories to live. 💗 #writing #love 200
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 29/09/2025if you are a yoga teacher, will show you how to combine meditation in your classes. The Course starts soon, there are still some places, so if this calls to you, please don't hesitate to get in touch! Message us if you would like a recording of the recent 3 hour taster session? 💗🙏 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Would you like a quieter mind and peaceful heart? A new Heart Meditation Facilitator course is starting soon. The course will enable and qualify you to share heart meditation with others, to set up and run meditation groups of your own and ... 100
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 01/09/2025All welcome to join FREE Tuesday 2nd Sept 7:30-9pm &/or Wednesday 3rd Sept for heart meditation and creative writing. You can find the Zoom links and more details here - www.flowingwithlife.org/writing-groups Please feel free to share with friends. All Love, Vishwam & the Heart Writers 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 01/09/2025All welcome to join FREE Tuesday 2nd Sept 7:30-9pm &/or Wednesday 3rd Sept for heart meditation and creative writing. You can find the Zoom links and more details here - www.flowingwithlife.org/writing-groups Please feel free to share with friends. All Love, Vishwam & the Heart Writers 000
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert @vishwam.bsky.social · 29/08/2025"Love is an ever flowing river of giving." ~ Padma Devi 💗🙏💗🙏💗 #gifteconomy #justlove #giving 000