vision and practice for transformative social change
What will change the world? According to Roman Krznaric, grassroots empathy and the way we think about other people. Krznaric talks about how this human behavior could revolutionize human relationships (and […]
Resolutions like going to the gym more often or losing 20 pounds are based on trying to control the feeling that “there’s something wrong with me being just as […]
“My God, what have we done?” combat soldiers sometimes gasp as they see those they or comrades just killed, especially when they include innocent children, women, and other civilians. “We […]
These links offer ideas about how the mind-body connection operates as well as the different ways it affects us–including its affect on our social and evolutionary landscape. Evolutionaries | Unlocking the […]
The late David Bohm pointed out the lost potential of quantum physics as he saw it being assimilated by a traditional and very mechanical mindset that wanted to make it another instrument […]
The things that keep people caught in a cycle of poverty are not solely monetary. And getting out of that cycle is not necessarily about money either. Dr. Joseph LeDoux […]
Contributed by Premadasi Amada In the words of Lauryn Hill, “How you gonna win when you ain’t right within?” Social change work can’t succeed when those doing the work are […]
Political decisions are made based on the perspective of the maker, even if that perspective has nothing to do with what that person is capable of achieving in the present. […]
For me, “happiness” has always seemed both impossible and like a cartoon idea of an emotion–a made up thing that few people ever actually were. But in a recent study […]
If you meditate, you’re more likely to be for sustainability of communities, the environment, and other similar issues. Do you meditate? A few weeks ago, the New York Times Article “How […]
In terms of healing, many of us believe that the mind has an affect on the body–that if we think good thoughts, for instance, we’ll avoid the cold that everyone […]
It’s not necessarily intelligence that makes someone a great leader. There are other factors, and you don’t have to be born with them. Do smarter people make better leaders? Although […]