1. The Caterpillar and The Butterfly
The Caterpillar wriggles out and proceeds to eat the nutritious shell of the egg that its mother had laid on the underside of the leaf.
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06 August, 2015
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We are the Asteroid – Scientists’ Heighten Concerns About Global Extinctions
The global rate of extinctions, “already very large,” is “ramping up” . . . with climate change helping bring about that “acceleration,” scientist James White of the University of Colorado cautions in this month’s “This is not Cool” Yale Climate Connections video....
06 August, 2015
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1.1 The Population Conundrum
Whether we behave like Caterpillars or whether we behave like Butterflies depends on the stories that we have bought into, which then rule our actions.
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05 August, 2015
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Obama’s climate policy is ‘practically worthless,’ says expert
Jim Hansen is not impressed with Obama's climate plan...
05 August, 2015
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Earth’s Ice Is Melting Much Faster Than Forecast. Here’s Why That’s Worrying.
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05 August, 2015
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1.2 Civilizational Transformations
It is always the Caterpillar that has eaten its fill that is ready for the final Metamorphosis into a Butterfly.
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04 August, 2015
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1.3 Who are We?[21]
Reconnecting humans back to Nature is about reconnecting humans back to reality by identifying and overturning all the absurd notions that underlie our current civilization.
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03 August, 2015
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2. Karma
Imagine the world that we want to live in. Then act to make that world a reality.
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02 August, 2015
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The Thriving World, the Wilting World, and You
A candid speech to the rich...
02 August, 2015
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2.1 Actions and Inaction Matter
The promise of Karma is that no act is ever ignored by the universe. Every act matters, no matter how insignificant we may regard them to be as we perform them.
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01 August, 2015
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Indian Rapper Calls Out Unilever to a Nicki Minaj Beat
For the song, “Kodaikanal Won’t,” Sofia Ashraf borrowed the tune to “Anaconda,” but crafted entirely new lyrics....
01 August, 2015
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2.2 The Strange Paradox
Here's what's amazing: the greatest story to ever unfold on the planet, our imminent march over a cliff following an invisible Pied Piper, is playing out in slow motion while the mainstream media seems to be strangely apathetic, especially in the United States.
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31 July, 2015
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2.3 The Axiomatic Flaws
When things are going so spectacularly wrong in any system, it is a safe bet that there is a fundamental flaw in one or more of the foundational axioms of that system.
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30 July, 2015
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3. Dharma
If all humans ceased to exist right now, Earth and its other inhabitants will have a good chance to recover and Life will most likely flourish once again.
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29 July, 2015
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3.1 The Cosmic Fig Tree
Perhaps the quintessential story to illustrate the framework for Dharma is the Cosmic Fig Tree (Kalpataaru) story from the first chapter of the Rig Veda, the first of the foundational texts of Hinduism.
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28 July, 2015
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3.2 Two Pillars of Happiness
Thus, the Rig Veda revealed two of the main pillars of happiness, Compassion and Detachment, through this profound story.
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27 July, 2015
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3.3 The Addiction of Wishing
Wishing is an addiction, plain and simple. The desires which provoke the wishing are never ending, especially when a ubiquitous media is geared to stoke those desires.
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26 July, 2015
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4. The Really Inconvenient Truth
Former Vice President Al Gore changed my life. It was his slide show that stopped me dead in my technical career track to change course and devote the rest of my life to environmental causes.
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25 July, 2015
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