It seems ironic that the one product humanity almost universally now believes it cannot survive without — money — is the only “resource” that must be translated into the actual life force before it means anything at all.
been reading griffin recently... and if any of it is true well lets just say an education is continuing. What you detail above has some synchronicities... my question is do you have any reading suggestions on alternatives? I have gotten some glimpse into indigenous Iroquois cultures that seem to support a constructive supportive alternative. Might there be others?
Although, as all of the recorded history I have found (albeit limited), seems to repeat the same EXACT cycle going back to the Hindu and Greeks maybe the point is to just chase the tigers tail?
Here’s the challenge: what I sense emerging is a new realization of what it means to be human (aware and alive) within the greater universe. Like a plant emerging from a seed, a bird hatching from an egg, or a baby emerging from a womb, everything around us will seem totally different than our original environment was—when experienced from a perspective of conscious communion, rather than self-conscious separation.
And like a newborn emerging into the world as it leaves the womb behind, we can’t be expected to predict or know “ahead of time” how to BE within that novel world. Best we can do is relax and trust the process to lead the way. At least until we gain our footing and the capacity to explore new ways of being within the new way of perceiving the world, and through maintaining curiosity around our own place within it.
thanks and this kind of mirrors some other conversations i have had recently.... have you ever seen the movie The Celestine Prophecy? The book doesn't really capture the scene but It keeps repeating in my head during conversations like this ...
been reading griffin recently... and if any of it is true well lets just say an education is continuing. What you detail above has some synchronicities... my question is do you have any reading suggestions on alternatives? I have gotten some glimpse into indigenous Iroquois cultures that seem to support a constructive supportive alternative. Might there be others?
Although, as all of the recorded history I have found (albeit limited), seems to repeat the same EXACT cycle going back to the Hindu and Greeks maybe the point is to just chase the tigers tail?
Great question!
Here’s the challenge: what I sense emerging is a new realization of what it means to be human (aware and alive) within the greater universe. Like a plant emerging from a seed, a bird hatching from an egg, or a baby emerging from a womb, everything around us will seem totally different than our original environment was—when experienced from a perspective of conscious communion, rather than self-conscious separation.
And like a newborn emerging into the world as it leaves the womb behind, we can’t be expected to predict or know “ahead of time” how to BE within that novel world. Best we can do is relax and trust the process to lead the way. At least until we gain our footing and the capacity to explore new ways of being within the new way of perceiving the world, and through maintaining curiosity around our own place within it.
Best I can offer!
thanks and this kind of mirrors some other conversations i have had recently.... have you ever seen the movie The Celestine Prophecy? The book doesn't really capture the scene but It keeps repeating in my head during conversations like this ...
Excellent ... money of itself is worthless. Money without the abundance of exchange, worthless as well. I do enjoy the way your mind and heart work.