The Spiritual Foundation of Kosmos Journal
Part I
My Story: Changing Myself to Change the World
You could say that it’s been a lifetime quest. As far back as I can remember I was asking, Who am I? What am I here for? Where did I come from? What should I be doing with my life? I am grateful to my family for not indoctrinating me with any particular religion or belief system. My Father was against it having suffered a sense of sin from…
Money: in terms of social change, it’s both ‘beauty and the beast’
By Michael Edwards
Is money a curse or a cure in relation to injustice and inequality?
Philip Larkin’s poetry entered my consciousness during Britain’s “winter of discontent” in 1978, a grim time for those who remember it. Strikes by refuse collectors, nurses and workers in electricity plants brought the country to a halt. Things were so bad that even the gravediggers went on strike.…
Conscious Evolution: Leaping Into Possibility
By Jon Freeman
It is 40 years since the Futurist magazine published Prof. Clare W. Graves’ article titled “Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap,” which contained predictions for our future that have proved remarkably prescient. The conditions that Graves anticipated are those we now experience. Graves’ theory regards human development as an adaptive process in which our Values systems, the codes that we…
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His Holiness, the Dalai Lama Honors 51 Heroes of Compassion
His Holiness the Dalai Lama honored 51 Unsung Heroes of Compassion at a ceremony February 23, 2014 in San Francisco, California. We will be profiling some of their stories on our website.
The honorees—24 women and 27 men—range in age from 16 to 85, work in 18 countries worldwide, and represent many ethnicities, cultures, faiths, and backgrounds. Gathered from the far corners of the earth, each…
A shift from oppositional to transformative activism is crucial in transition times
By Kenneth McLeod
Conventional political and social change activism tends to polarise, whether by accident or design. Its dynamics are driven by the goal of winning the debate, or defeating one's opponents, or cutting a deal with powerful adversaries. It too frequently deploys fear and anger as its primary motivators, and is too often characterised by alienating self-righteousness and…
An excerpt from a featured story in the next edition of Kosmos Journal
The Deeper News: Patterns, Dynamics and Mindsets Shaping the Longer View
by Richard Hames
Claims there can be no enduring solution to the problem of poverty, however much we might lament that fact, rest on the premise that affluence is a "relative" condition and will remain so. There will always be people who are worse off than others, we reason, but we can reduce absolute penury by…
Transcending Divisions
Dear Friends of Kosmos,
Talk about transcendence! This is the story of Kosmos as we move into Phase II of our work. We are a mission-driven, evolving group of associates working together to widen our vision of the possible in these transformative times. A new human and a new world is being born and you can track this emergence through Kosmos Journal. The world needs you, our beloved readers,…
Kosmos Launches New Website
Dear Members and Friends of Kosmos,
We want you to be the first to know about our unique new website. We are excited and hope you are too. Our goal is to express the depth and beauty of our award-winning print journal into an easily navigated online website that is updated weekly and includes mixed media.
Yes! We will be now be making weekly changes to keep you informed and engaged in all…