In Practice: Manish and Vidhi Jain, on living, innovating and unlearning
By Leonie Shanks/Peace Boat
When Manish Jain and his wife Vidhi give their lectures and workshops, they are captivating. Partly this is because the learning activists speak in a way that is incredibly considered, eloquent and poetic, but also it is because their words are filled with a passion and conviction that is infectious. Their arguments are not dry or academic, but rather full of…
Recognizing Each Other in the Commons: The Basis for an Alternative Political Philosophy of Systemic Change?
By Helene Finidori
Time is running short for a paradigm shift. When it comes to our individual and collective engagement in making the world a better place, we often talk about uniting in diversity: uniting in harmony to multiply outcomes and uniting in diversity for multiple focus and resilience. But how can this concretely be achieved? We all acknowledge the critical need for systemic change…
Wesak Festival, a note from Nancy Roof
The birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha is celebrated by many worldwide on May 14, 2014. We at Kosmos, join this sacred occasion with deep appreciation for the wisdom and practices that the Buddha imparted to the world; wisdom so potent that it has become fundamental not only to half a billion Buddhists but untold millions more who seek the path to liberation through Buddha-inspired…
David Korten’s new essay expands the human story
David Korten has recently published A New Story for a New Economy: To Find Our Human Place in a Living Universe, an essay that continues his exploration of redefining human relationships with ourselves, the planet, and the universe. In this excerpt from his introductory article for Yes! magazine, he describes three core themes which will later be expanded into a book.
"We humans are living…
Living Earth; Living Universe
Dear Readers,
We are pleased to feature a new article by James Quilligan. In our last newsletter we offered a short excerpt, and now the complete article. We began a journey with James in 2011 with his first essay in a series titled, Toward a Common Theory of Value. Here are all the titles in that series:
Part One: Common Being
Part Two: Common Trust
Part Three: Common Knowing
Part…
Human Watershed: The Emerging Politics of Bioregional Democracy
Art that changes people’s moods in public spaces
Colors In Motion is an arts collective creating beautiful digital content that shifts the mood of the viewer in public spaces. Architects, planners, designers and developers are increasingly incorporating moving light and color into their spaces to engage audiences while calming the body, mind and soul.
In this video, Singing Bowls and Silks, Joan Caplan’s singing crystal bowls harmoniously…
The First World Happiness Report
The first ever World Happiness Report has been published ahead of the UN’s High Level Meeting on Happiness and Wellbeing. The report features a detailed case study of Bhutan’s landmark Gross National Happiness Index including background to the concept of GNH, its grounding in Bhutanese culture and history, and how the concept is being operationalized in the form of the GNH Index in some novel and…
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
Spring | Summer 2014 Digital Edition
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