 By Jim Selman | Bio
Being alive at any time is preferable
to the alternative. However, as the years go by, I am increasingly
appreciative of the extraordinary time in which we are living. I don’t
mean this as some sort of a “Pollyanna” platitude, but as a serious
reflection on our world and who we are becoming at this particular time
in human history. I believe that what is happening today is analogous to
what people who were conscious and aware of what was happening
experienced in the Renaissance. This is not a commentary on the wonders
of technology—although they are amazing. Nor is this an optimistic
prediction and inventory of the serious environmental and social
problems we are facing—although they too are unprecedented. No, I think
what is extraordinary is what is happening to us as human beings. [ Read More]
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By Jim Selman | Bio
Last Friday night I had the pleasure and
the privilege of attending an “ Awakening
the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” Symposium, an event offered by the
Pachamama Alliance. This short program has each of us examine ourselves
and our relationship to a world “in crisis”. The purpose of the
Symposium and the Alliance is to change our collective vision (dream)
and to “bring forth an environmentally sustainable, socially just and
spiritually fulfilling human presence on this planet” as the guiding
principle of our times. Lynne Twist, the author of The Soul of Money,
an old friend and constant source of inspiration, led the evening.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at The Great Turning
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 By Shae Hadden | Bio
Someone was
telling me recently that some of Buddhist temples in Japan are guarded
by two fierce-looking demon-like figures. These guardians of ‘Truth’
are known as ‘Paradox’ and ‘Confusion’. These days, paradox and
confusion seem to be states I alternate between in my quest to discover
who I am and what future I want to create. If I’m not confused, then
I’m trying to embrace something that defies intuition. My ‘truth’ seems
elusive.[ Read More]
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