"I recall a Buddhist parable involving a stick that appears from a distance to be a snake, causing fear to rise in the perceiver. As the perception shifts upon closer examination, the fear subsides and the relieved hiker continues down the path. Understanding and awareness have a lot to do with how we feel and how we act. As hosts to the dominant cultural mindset (our collective understanding of who we are in the universe), our minds play a critical part in both perpetuating our dominant way of … Continue reading
Solving a problem that has not been named by Joe Brewer
"The world is going through a transformation unprecedented in its 4.5 billion year history. We are seeing a convergence of patterns unlike anything that has ever come before. And so we are unable to name it. This lack of a proper name is what makes it so difficult to talk about global warming; why it is so hard to build upon social movements like Occupy Wall Street; and how each new election cycle brings with it the same tired narratives about political candidates who will save us from whatever … Continue reading
Living Spirituality | Kosmos Journal
"There can be no doubt that we are living in a time of transition. A new human community is being born in us and through us — all 7 billion of us — as we respond to the challenges that flow from impressions of wholeness. In a transition time nothing is certain and the future is unclear. The wholeness vision disturbs as well as inspires; it leads some to want to move forward too fast into an idealized world and others to do everything in their power to resist the momentum towards the new. It … Continue reading
Great Transition Stories for Becoming a Global Eco-Civilisation
The most difficult challenge facing humanity is not devising solutions to the energy crisis or climate crisis or population crisis; rather, it is bringing stories or narratives of the human journey into our collective awareness that empower us to look beyond a future of great adversity and to see a future of great opportunity. What visions of humanity’s journey are sufficiently compelling to transcend age-old differences and bring us together in a common venture of inhabiting the Earth in ways … Continue reading
Better, Not More
Better, Not More is a short film from EDGE Funders Alliance: Engaged Donors for Global Equity, who are amplifying the Justice Funders movement for a Just Transition to a collaborative economy.... "As we assess the current state of our world and consider together the elements that are essential to a ‘just transition’, and ultimately, a just economy, we are called to consider four goals: to decommodify nature, reimagine work, liberate knowledge and democratize wealth. These are interrelated, … Watch video
