http://www.ted.com Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all time."
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill explains that fear and our addiction to comfort are key problems of modern society.
Evolution is a term to define only one organism and that’s the self. The self is the universe, the self is the alpha and omega, god, and infinity, and that’s the only thing that evolves because we are all part of the self.
What is our cosmic story? In the last 100 years, science has provided more information on life than in all of recorded history. But what are we to do with that information? Cosmologist Brian Swimme explains why we need a new cosmic story that explains what we now know about the universe, and how that story can provide a pathway into the future of a vibrant life. For more information, visit www.global-mindshift.org
A beautiful presentation by Peter Russell illustrating that the fundamental nature of reality is consciousness
Sufi teacher and dreamworker Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee tells us that, for an individual, the spiritual path begins once there has been an experience of oneness through grace. Likewise, on the global scale there must be a moment of collective grace to awaken humanity. But how can the foundation be prepared to make the most of such a moment?
An Electronic Membrane
Laboratory scientist Dean Radin discusses the possibility of a global mind and questions whether that global mind could wake up? Radin poses that, with the Internet, we may be approaching a physical system interconnected enough and recursive enough to be the "brain" of a global self-awareness.
What if the world embodied our highest potential? What would it look like? As the structures of modern society crumble, is it enough to respond with the same tired solutions? Or are we being called to question a set of unexamined assumptions that form the very basis of our civilization? This 25-minute retrospective asks us to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves, and to listen more closely to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented global transformation.
Everyone has a purpose in life...a unique or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals. * Discover the Higher Self - beyond and above ego - spend time in silence * List Your Unique Talents - that lead to state of bliss * Serve Others - ask yourself how can I help? Rather tham what's in it for me - share more, treat people like your brother's and sister's