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Homo Hubris A New Species “Having created a Star Wars civilization with Paleolithic emotions, Medieval institutions and God-like power, we are a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life.” -E.O. Wilson   Approximately 200,000 years ago, early humans, the first Homo Sapiens, emerged along the evolutionary timeline.  165,000 years later, science documents a “Great Leap Forward” to animal-hide clothing, more efficient hunting techniques, ritual burials, and artistic and symbolic expression. Some 25,000 years later, the first Agricultural Revolution…

face ALL BEINGS “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” W.H. Auden My philosophy on humankind begins from the belief that we are fundamentally connected.  On an Astral level, this connection is in our common consciousness and on a physical level, it is in our common abidance by the laws of the universe.  In this way, bereft of the thinking mind, we are truly inseparable.  Naturally this…

Our Predicament   “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.” –Buddha   We are fighting a battle, not realizing that our opponent is a mirror — the force against us is our own reflections and, like the gorillas in that youtube clip, things only make sense when we zoom out a level. This brings up the…

Our Shared Gift  “The premise behind this idea of universal responsibility is the simple fact that, in general terms, all others’ desires are the same as mine. Every being wants happiness and does not want suffering. If we, as intelligent human beings, do not accept this fact, there will be more and more suffering on this planet. If we adopt a self-centered approach to life and constantly try to use others for our own self-interest, we may gain temporary benefits,…

  Why Poverty Bothers Me “Poverty is the worst form of violence.”   -Mahatma Gandhi   I joke that third-world countries produce the best handy-men because they are always having to fix the latest break with limited resources. The final product is normally so broken that it actually somehow works! But I think we all know quite  well that this is not the most sustainable or profitable method. Simply the technological revolution of the last 50 years has shown the…