Do we have an economic or a spiritual problem? |
Monday Aug 02 2010
Do we have an economic problem or a spiritual problem?
My teacher and friend Dr. Fernando Flores was a candidate for the Presidency of Chile. In one of his speeches, he declared, “We don’t have an economic problem so much as we have a spiritual one…we’ve forgotten who we are…we lack a vision and purpose for our nation”. He dropped out of the presidential race, but this phrase has stayed with me. I think it is true of most nations, including our own.
There is a maxim that states, “A vision without action is just a dream. Action without a vision is a nightmare.” A vision provides a context, a ground of being for our lives. A vision is not a goal: it is the organizing principle for whatever goals we may have. A vision is a place to stand—the future as possibility—a place to ‘come from’ in all that we undertake.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
Tagged with: action choice eckhart_tolle economic_problem fernando_flores new_earth obama spiritual_problem vision
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