Science is showing us what philosophers and sages have been telling us for centuries – that we are not only connected, as in members of the same human family, but we are one. Oneness is not the same as interconnectivity, which still implies separateness. We are not separate although we live in a world that […]
In past columns and articles I often talk about the state of entrancement so many people seem to live in, refusing to be motivated to do something about so many dysfunctional systems in which they are engaged. It is as if they have developed a state of mind that insulates them from the experience, making […]
The other day, I was having a Skype conversation about consciousness with my friend Bill Liao, a global social entrepreneur. The subject of consciousness is no stranger to either of us and, in fact, is what brought us together when we first met at a futures conference in Amsterdam in 2006. We were discussing how […]
n a recent interview for The Great Growing Up I was asked what kind of tipping point might be reached when this new paradigm, this vision for the created future I write about in the book, might begin to emerge. In yet another experience of hearing myself say something without ever having had the thought, […]
I recently received an email from Charles Eisenstein, a man who I have admired since reading his book, Sacred Economics. He wrote about the need for the tactics of political movements to reflect the values which they advocate. He writes, “Historically, it has never happened that an authoritarian revolutionary movement has created an open society.” […]
While one could argue that the gap between Democrats and Republicans in Washington has never been greater than now, they are still very united in what the late Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese (picture courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel) called the “common con.” In his February 3, 1984 column, titled “545 people are responsible for […]
When Did Science Begin?April 9, 2019 - 11:11 amI keep reading and hearing people talk about science as if it all began with the Western model of rational thought in the 18th and 19th centuries when reductionistic science replaced what was then considered false beliefs or witch doctor hokey pokey. The materialistic values of Europe overran generations of less-materialistic practices making them seem […]
Distinguishing Infinite Awareness from the Finite MindFebruary 19, 2019 - 8:44 pmAs a longtime meditator, I often found some difficulty, especially in the early days, in quieting my mind. It seemed so unnatural and difficult to attain a state where there were no thoughts buzzing around inside my head. What I have discovered over the years is that the more practiced I became at meditation – […]
On May 19, 2013 at The Harvard Club in New York City an award was presented to The Great Growing Up: Being Responsible for Humanity’s Future by Next Generation Indie Books Awards who named the book the 2013 Grand Prize Winner for Non-Fiction. The Award was presented to San Francisco futurist and author, John Renesch, at a gala awards ceremony. Twenty five judges selected the winning book from sixty different categories.