mindfulness

It seems that the cosmos is very special and fine tuned for life. Stephen Hawking; The laws of science, as we know them at present, contain many fundamental numbers, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron. ... The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life. You can learn more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuned_universe There seem to be at least two answer why it is so; the anthropic one, otherwise wouldn't we humans be here. Another answer may be, if there are an infinite numbers of universes out there some will be fine tuned for life to exist. A third third view can be: yes, some universes  would be fine tuned for life, but maybe why for humans, is it not a lucky (or unlucky) chance that we are here? We may never have the right answer, but for me it may be many universes out there, m...

We are the eco-terrorists of the world. - what if look us in the mirror with that in mind.  Here you can read about what it means today and about our time; anthropocene; http://humanorigins.si.edu/research/age-humans-evolutionary-perspectives-anthropocene But not every human society has lived like this, and some still live in balance with the rest of nature, like the Kogi indians in Colombia: Maybe we in the lack a mythology that sees our connection with Gaia or Mother Earth. the mythology we live in now, late capitalism, sees her just like raw material. The Buddhas words about cooling desires, with meditation and and compassion seem to be relevant, but not many Buddhist lives like that, even not in the monasteries. Or may Brian Swimme's view of Evolution, even in a cosmic sense, as a big sacred story a new mythology to grasp? At least it seems that we need a new story or mythology to survive.... But first, when we have to look ourselves in the mirror wit...

I'm studying an online course at Yale - Story of the universe. Its based on a book by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker and video films with Swimme as a host and some kind of storyteller. He means that we are facing the end of our last story, the one of men as kings and rulers on the earth. An egocentric and anthropocentric story. We have seen nature and the rest of the animals as resources. We have lost our sense of awe over the Earth and cosmos. And it doesn't seem that we understand that we all are made from dust from an exploding supernova, a very big star. Swimme means that the universe seem to be a self organizing entity. New stars are born in the arms of galaxies and after a long while they will die, as our sun will. As in Buddhist philosophy everything is changing and there is no essence in the universe, in fact everything is in its center! You and me and a fish in the sea and a sone at Mars and so on. So maybe everything is related - we are for sure r...

Ever heard of these Ladies? Maybe not. Joanna is ninety years old now but still going strong. She is a mindfulness practitioner and teacher. But mostly she's known for being an environmentalist activist. And she still is: She's a great speaker and has written many books. She combines spiritualism with environmentalism. She doesn't call her selves a Buddhist but someone that is inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Another inspiring women is Valerie June a singer and composer that have had a long and winding road to her music life. She had diabetes but didn't know it and after that diagnose she dedicates her life to music. Many of us are glad for us. Her voice and music have many sources, and doesn't want  to label her style . You can hear echoes from Africa in her voice and a tone of spirituality there too.  As if  many old voices  has guided here. She have had som astral travelling and here she sings about it. Enjoy:

Im reading Paul Larkins book Journey to Earthland. His the founder of Great Transition Initiative Here you can hear and see him:  He means that big crisis will come in our time. He calls the era for the planetary phase. a time or glocalization. Even such things like a pandemy can trigger it (of course he didn't know about Corona when the book was written) The same things that are threatening us can start the transition. I think that's true. Big crisis will come - maybe many of us will die because of it - but ut of that change will come. A new look at humans, at the Earth. on politics and so on. It will take time, but we can see the birth of it already As in the Great Transition Initiative:

Here you at last you have the answer.... ? At least there's  a book about it Here you can buy the book And in this dialogue you have the answers from the two editors of the book ( in the end): On of the editors say utilitarisme, and the other Buddhism. I would say, every time has it own answer. And you cannot stuck totally to any philosophy. Why? I guess we are organism and not machines. In one part of you life you may be drawn to one philosophy and later to another. And as long as I can understand; you will always rely on something. Even if it is eclecticism or even capitalism. Or even something like this;

What about the future? Some people say that the know. Like this man ;  https://jembendell.com/ He started the organisation Deep Adaptation. :Here he is speaking about it at youtube.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ...