Meditation and prayer contribute measurably to social change. That’s the thought-provoking message of David Nicol’s new book: Subtle Activism: The inner dimension of social and planetary transformation. Nicol teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies and he is a … [Read more...] about An Interview with David Nicol – Author of Subtle Activism: The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary
Winter 2017
Possibility: Where peace begins
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Every time I enter my health-club in California, I’m greeted by a sign: “Change begins within.” We all know the truth of this: non-violence has to start in imagination or vision or conscience. Peaceful action seldom arises from a … [Read more...] about Possibility: Where peace begins
Possibility: These carrots have been murdered
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 In the fanciful Roald Dahl story, “The Sound Machine,” a man invents a device that can modify the sounds made by plants to a bandwidth that humans can hear. Listening through it, he learns that his neighbor’s rosebushes shriek … [Read more...] about Possibility: These carrots have been murdered
Possibility: Living walls
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Big cats are in crisis throughout Africa. According to some estimates the lion population has gone down by 80 percent in the past 20 years as much of their historical habitat has been converted into farmland for expanding human … [Read more...] about Possibility: Living walls
Ode to Raw Tools, Colorado Springs, United States
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Winter 2017 Swords into plowshares Gun violence is painful problem in the U.S. Each year some 12,000 people die in homicides—more than 30 every day. A double amount of people commit suicide. Would that be different with different gun laws? … [Read more...] about Ode to Raw Tools, Colorado Springs, United States