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Submitted by Jyotirmaya on August 9, 2020 - 12:53pm
Spirituality and economics have traditionally been viewed as things on opposite ends of the human intellectual spectrum. One built on graphs, models and complex mathematics, while the other is painted with the brush of mystique, imprecision and often unproven assertion. And yet Prout brings these two things together to shape a new vision of economic policy that can create a more sustainable and humane world. Why? Here are 3 reasons.
Submitted by Jyotirmaya on July 6, 2020 - 2:06pm
Take a moment to watch this brilliant take on how our species can view the COVID-19 crisis, in ways that can either hinder or help us to create a better future.
Professor Sohail Inayatullah elaborates on the 3 modes of thinking and their possible outcomes:-
Submitted by Jyotirmaya on June 20, 2020 - 5:03pm
It is admirable the white response to the Black Lives Matter protests, it has been very heartening to see how strongly the issue has been taken up by all peoples of conscience.
But anger, outrage and marching is not going to be enough to rectify this entrenched problem that humans have created. To really defeat this issue, we need to firstly economically empower the communities that have been deprived because of their race, and then we need to balance the existing disparity of wealth.
Submitted by Jyotirmaya on June 12, 2020 - 6:29am
Its a buzzword, spray-painted across so many commercial taglines, and unconsciously uttered by so many mouths, but are we all caught in a trap of understanding what sustainability really means? We find safety in it, which is why it's such a good vehicle for marketing, because, after all, isn't that what humans really want - to find shelter, to be safe?
Thing is, there's a flaw, a gaping hole. If we scratch below the surface it's glaringly obvious. Sustainability, in the way we commonly think about it, is not actually sustainable! Let me explain...
Submitted by Jyotirmaya on January 14, 2020 - 9:54pm
What is the difference between an absolutist ideology like Veganism and the progressive implementation of a value like Ahimsa? Lets start with the Sanskrit word Ahimsa - meaning without harm A-himsa where Himsa means to strike in sanskrit. However, Ahimsa is a value whose spirit is not absolutist, but rather means do as little harm as possible. Jain monks have tried to adopt this value in an absolutist way and will walk down the road with a brush, brushing insects out of their path lest they tread on them and kill them.
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