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Sacred Activism: Moving Beyond the Ego

24 January 2016 Leave a Comment

"We have told ourselves, and been deeply conditioned by a Story. One that has many names, but that Charles Eisenstein refers to as the Story of Separation. It is the Cartesian story – the one of our flesh robot existence, floating on a dead rock in the middle of space. It’s one of us as separate from each other, the environment, god, and our souls. "We must move into a different story. One that Eisenstein calls Interbeing. "Stop the turfwar, the labeling, the blaming, the us vs them, good vs … Continue reading

Filed Under: The New Story Tagged With: activism, feminism, science, spirituality

Major Shifts in Science Challenge Religions, and Especially Their Activists

24 September 2015 Leave a Comment

"Pope Francis' May 24, 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si, on the state of the earth's environment and humanity's responsibility for action, represents a growing transformational shift in the relationship between science, social justice, progressive secularism, and religious consciousness. "On the scientific front, a new book from Yale University Press/ Templeton's "Foundational Questions in Science" series, Does Altruism Exist? Culture, Genes and the Welfare of Others, by David Sloan Wilson, … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: activism, altruism, biology, ecospirituality, evolution of humanity, evolutionary biology, interspirituality, science, social activism, subtle activism

Why Inspiring Stories Make Us React: The Neuroscience of Narrative by Paul J. Zak, Ph.D.

10 March 2015 Leave a Comment

"The man behind the discovery of the behavioral effect of a neurochemical in the brain called oxytocin wondered if the molecule might motivate people to engage in cooperative behaviors. In a series of tests using videos, his lab discovered that compelling narratives cause oxytocin release and have the power to affect our attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours." Read the full story.... Continue reading

Filed Under: neuroscience Tagged With: brain, narrative neuroscience, Neuroscience of Narrative, Paul J. Zak, power of story, science, story, The Dana Foundation

Elisabet Sahtouris: Evolution and the New Story

3 March 2015 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow, evolution biologist and futurist, Elisabet Sahtouris, delivers a dynamic 7-minute presentation on the evolution of the universe from creation to present day. She emphasises the importance of story in the field of science and the stage of empire building that we have been in as a species. Filmed at the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, which took place at the Findhorn Foundation and Community in Scotland in September 2014. For more Summit video … Watch video

Filed Under: New Story Summit Tagged With: biology, community, Elisabet Sahtouris, empire building, evolution of humanity, Findhorn Foundation and Community, humanity's evolution, new story, New Story Summit, science, Summit video clips, universe evolution, videos, visionaries

The Power of Story by Elizabeth Svoboda

23 February 2015 Leave a Comment

"For thousands of years stories we've heard have altered our thinking and how we engage with the world. Recently research has shed light on how this transformation takes place from inside. Using modern technology like functional MRI (fMRI) scanning, scientists are examining what effect powerful narratives have on our brains and how a story-inspired perspective might result in behavioural change..." Read the full story by science writer Elizabeth Svoboda.... Continue reading

Filed Under: The New Story Tagged With: behavioural change, brain, Daily Good, Elizabeth Svoboda, new story, science, story, transformation

Creating a New Story for Humanity with Bruce Lipton

19 February 2015 4 Comments

"In this time of powerful change, as many of our systems appear to be collapsing and the intricate elements of the web of life seem to hang in the balance, there is a new story emerging which calls for a true transformation in how we live and create in the world. Recently the UPLIFT team caught up with cellular biologist and author of Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton, for a dynamic exploration of the challenges humanity now faces and the extraordinary, evolutionary opportunity we each have to … Watch video

Filed Under: The New Story Tagged With: beliefs, Bruce Lipton, changing the world, Chip Richards, evolution, global change, humanity's evolution, new story, science, transformation, Uplift Community, world change

Violence is a preventable brain disorder

18 February 2015 Leave a Comment

How do we unlock the peace code in the human brain and help it to find its full expression? "For those in the UPLIFT community, the notion of creating a new story of healing is deeply entrenched and also backed by science as seen in the research of Bruce Lipton, PhD. "We literally have the ability to change the world we live in by addressing our core belief systems. This logic can be applied to our deeply held beliefs that human-beings are wired for violence, which the science of epigenetics … Continue reading

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: brain, Bruce Lipton, child-rearing, epigenetics, healing, Jacob Devaney, new story, science, Uplift Community, violence preventable, wellness, wholeness

Scientists Seeking to Save World Find Best Technology Is Trees by Louise Downing

6 February 2015 Leave a Comment

Oxford University scientists, after a year of research, have determined the best technology to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and try to reverse global warming. It’s trees. Read the full story.... Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: afforestration, Bloomberg Business, ecology, environment, global warming, Louise Downing, Oxford University, reforesting, science, sustainability, tree planting

We are Built to be Kind

8 January 2015 Leave a Comment

Greed is good. War is inevitable. Whether in political theory or popular culture, human nature is often portrayed as selfish and power hungry. UC Berkeley psychologist, Dacher Keltner, challenges this notion of human nature and seeks to better understand why we evolved pro-social emotions like empathy, compassion and gratitude. We've all heard the phrase 'survival of the fittest', born from the Darwinian theory of natural selection. Keltner adds nuance to this concept by delving deeper into … Watch video

Filed Under: Social, cultural & community evolution Tagged With: compassion, Dacher Keltner, empathy, evolution, science

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