tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12532203.post5048287804703007946..comments2012-09-01T02:11:22.190-04:00Comments on hillsideslide: "Tell me your image of God, and i will tell you your politics."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12532203.post-55145145266733382282009-05-16T21:50:00.000-04:002009-05-16T21:50:00.000-04:00hillsideslide, In response to your post A theology...hillsideslide, In response to your post A theology of sustainability :<BR><BR><B>Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment.</B><BR><BR>Industrial Society is destroying necessary things <B>[Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land]</B> for making unnecessary things <B>[consumer goods].</B><BR><BR><B>"Growth Rate" - "Economy Rate" - "GDP"</B><BR><BR><B>These are figures of "Ecocide". <br />These are figures of "crimes against Nature". <br />These are figures of "destruction of Ecosystems". <br />These are figures of "Insanity, Abnormality and Criminality".</B><BR><BR><B>The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues.</B><BR><BR>The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature [Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land].<BR><BR><B>Chief Seattle</B> of the Indian Tribe had warned the destroyers of ecosystems way back in 1854 :<BR><BR><B>Only after the last tree has been cut down,<br />Only after the last river has been poisoned,<br />Only after the last fish has been caught,<br />Only then will you realize that you cannot eat money.</B><BR><BR>To read the complete article please follow any of these links.<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1796" REL="nofollow">Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment</A><BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.ilovephilosophy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=145350" REL="nofollow"> Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment </A><BR><BR><A HREF="http://lanternbooks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=105" REL="nofollow"> Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment </A><BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.andinia.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1175" REL="nofollow"> Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment </A><BR><BR>sushil_yadav<br />Delhi, IndiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12532203.post-35721333306607909792009-05-15T15:40:00.000-04:002009-05-15T15:40:00.000-04:00Korten stressed the importance of discussion group...Korten stressed the importance of discussion groups, of conversation. He noted that back in the day, women felt overwhelmed and like failures... until they shared their stories with one another and realized that it wasn't them, it was the system that was broken. then, they acted to change things.<br /><br />my big take-away from that part of his lecture was that although we all behave one way institutionally, our core common beliefs and ideals are more in line with the Spirit side of things- and that's the majority of people. we are closer than we think.<br /><br />it reminded me of when people would question MLK on nonviolence... like, sure that sounds nice, but it doesn't work.<br /><br />he was all- yes. it does. we do it every day all the time. we constantly forgive, love, move on, help out, share, etc. we do it with our family, our friends... whoever we interact with.<br /><br />It's like the emperor's new clothes, these Institutions. everyone goes along. people just gotta say: this is not working. this is not right.hillsideslidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014417398973109652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12532203.post-75890505403466138762009-05-15T08:09:00.000-04:002009-05-15T08:09:00.000-04:00I'm with you -- I'm not sure that it's...I'm with you -- I'm not sure that it's quite as cut & dried as he presents here. <br /><br />Sounds like a fascinating lecture. Did he offer any suggestions on how to bring the institutions more in line with the "person" God? I don't disagree with that premise, just wondering how to make it a reality!Alisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447952644086630435noreply@blogger.com