Spanda Journal. Vol. III, 1. 2012 Consciousness & Development 2.0, Oct 5, 2012
The Homo sapiens species is on a path of potential self-extinction. At a crossroads, we face thre... more The Homo sapiens species is on a path of potential self-extinction. At a crossroads, we face three self-generated armageddons: Catastrophic climate change. Global political chaos. Collapse of food and health systems. The escape route requires a common sense of global community. The most daunting obstacle to achieving that is not technology, funding, organization, or human resources. It is the pervasive existence of mutually exclusive, existential worldviews.
Whether people believe we are special creatures from a divine source or a chance spark of life on... more Whether people believe we are special creatures from a divine source or a chance spark of life on a small blue planet, most think humans are unique, isolated in a vast universe. Such beliefs are neither accurate nor natural mistakes. We have been deliberately conditioned to ignore evidence indicating that we have never been alone.
History, when most real, is always personal. As I watched the World Trade Center towers implode o... more History, when most real, is always personal. As I watched the World Trade Center towers implode on television five years ago, my joyful 62nd birthday mood was smothered by the smoke of lower Manhattan. Laughter-filled telephone connections from well-wishers gave way for frantic calls to friends and loved ones in New York City. While grieving the souls ripped from those buildings, I tried to keep a broader perspective -one nurtured by 40 years of professional religious, military, diplomatic, and international work.
The most frequent question I am asked after people read We've Never Been Alone is "Do you believe... more The most frequent question I am asked after people read We've Never Been Alone is "Do you believe in God?" After learning of the Earthly, human origins of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity -with their concept of God based on a more advanced, but otherwise ordinary extraterrestrial humanoid -people want to know if there is a bigger being somewhere responsible for the generation of our universe and its many different beings.
Dear Friends and Colleagues, ...My mind and limbs were like water. The cries and moans of the dyi... more Dear Friends and Colleagues, ...My mind and limbs were like water. The cries and moans of the dying and wounded reverberated throughout my cells. A part of my own being seemed to perish with each soul's departure. While one part of me was fighting to express its anger at the deaths and wounds of friends and former colleagues, their names not yet known in both cities, another was feeling the anguish and emptiness that their relatives will experience when they get the news.
Spanda Journal. Vol. III, 1. 2012 Consciousness & Development 2.0, Oct 5, 2012
The Homo sapiens species is on a path of potential self-extinction. At a crossroads, we face thre... more The Homo sapiens species is on a path of potential self-extinction. At a crossroads, we face three self-generated armageddons: Catastrophic climate change. Global political chaos. Collapse of food and health systems. The escape route requires a common sense of global community. The most daunting obstacle to achieving that is not technology, funding, organization, or human resources. It is the pervasive existence of mutually exclusive, existential worldviews.
Whether people believe we are special creatures from a divine source or a chance spark of life on... more Whether people believe we are special creatures from a divine source or a chance spark of life on a small blue planet, most think humans are unique, isolated in a vast universe. Such beliefs are neither accurate nor natural mistakes. We have been deliberately conditioned to ignore evidence indicating that we have never been alone.
History, when most real, is always personal. As I watched the World Trade Center towers implode o... more History, when most real, is always personal. As I watched the World Trade Center towers implode on television five years ago, my joyful 62nd birthday mood was smothered by the smoke of lower Manhattan. Laughter-filled telephone connections from well-wishers gave way for frantic calls to friends and loved ones in New York City. While grieving the souls ripped from those buildings, I tried to keep a broader perspective -one nurtured by 40 years of professional religious, military, diplomatic, and international work.
The most frequent question I am asked after people read We've Never Been Alone is "Do you believe... more The most frequent question I am asked after people read We've Never Been Alone is "Do you believe in God?" After learning of the Earthly, human origins of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity -with their concept of God based on a more advanced, but otherwise ordinary extraterrestrial humanoid -people want to know if there is a bigger being somewhere responsible for the generation of our universe and its many different beings.
Dear Friends and Colleagues, ...My mind and limbs were like water. The cries and moans of the dyi... more Dear Friends and Colleagues, ...My mind and limbs were like water. The cries and moans of the dying and wounded reverberated throughout my cells. A part of my own being seemed to perish with each soul's departure. While one part of me was fighting to express its anger at the deaths and wounds of friends and former colleagues, their names not yet known in both cities, another was feeling the anguish and emptiness that their relatives will experience when they get the news.
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