Essays
The following
essays are on many different subjects. Scroll down for an introduction to our featured articles, or
click directly to one of the articles from the list on the right. |
Constantly
Changing the World
by Thom Hartmann.
 Many
people, looking at the enormity of all
the problems facing the world, feel
depressed, overwhelmed, and apathetic.
But there is great spiritual and
cultural power in performing small
acts of mercy. They echo farther than
most people realize... |
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Failure of
Brand USA
by Naomi Klein.
 When
the White House decided it was time to address the rising tides of
anti-Americanism around the world, it didn't look to a career diplomat for
help. Instead, it hired one of Madison Avenue's top "brand managers". |
The
Basis for Hope
by Paul Hawken.
 The
very practices that bring us the goods
and services we desire are destroying
the earth. The land, sea, and air have
been functionally transformed from
life-supporting systems into
repositories for waste. |
Global
CPR
 by
David Brower.
A global CPR service: C for conservation, P for preservation, and R for
restoration. It comes down to some fundamental requirements. Don't get rid
of anything you can't replace, for example, such as species. Of course,
we're getting rid of one species about every twenty minutes, because we
don't understand the true value of nature. |
A Journey of Forgiveness
 by
Carolyn
Baker, Ph.D.
I
genuinely believe that after some thirty to forty years
of deepening our consciousness and attending to our
self-improvement, we are now more prepared to address
the issue of forgiveness than we have been at any time
in modern history. |
A Culture
of Peace
 by
Mahnaz Afkhami.
The promotion of a culture of peace requires more than an absence of war.
Clearly, any definition of a culture of peace must address the problem of
achieving justice for communities and individuals who do not have the means to
compete or cope without structured assistance and compassionate help. |
Compassion
Is In Exile
 by
Matthew Fox.
Compassion is the world's richest energy source. Now
that the world is a global village we need compassion more than ever -- not for
altruism's sake, nor for philosophy's sake or theology's sake, but for
survival's sake. |
Coming
Out of the Cocoon
 by
Chögyam Trungpa.
Shambhala training is based on developing gentleness
and genuineness so that we can help ourselves and develop tenderness in our
hearts. We no longer wrap ourselves in the sleeping bag of our cocoon. We feel
responsible for ourselves, and we feel good taking responsibility. |
Freedom &
Invisible Justice
 by Guy Finley.
Freedom is not a creation of ours. It is
not attained by making life "line up" with our
wishes. It is a System already in place, needing only
our awareness of it to enter it. The
heart of our inner work and its purpose is to bring
about, within each of us, ever-higher states of Freedom. |
Abuse,
Guilt, and Self-Abuse
 by
Rodney Smith.
Many adults have a history of childhood abuse. As harmful as these early
experiences can be to our psyche, an accompanying form of abuse frequently
compounds them. This is the abuse we give ourselves. This form is even more
widespread and affects most of us in one way or another. |
Wisdom
of the Heart
 by
Phil Lane Jr.
A wise elder once told me,
"Grandson, the longest road you will ever have to walk is the sacred
journey from your head to your heart." Unto itself the intellect is a
sacred gift of the Creator, but, equally, without an open, visionary, and
creative heart, there is no wisdom. |
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