How do we wrap our heads around the idea of progress when there is still so much suffering in the world and so much obviously wrong? We look around and see the violence in the Middle East, the rising of the oceans, the precariousness of our economic systems, the hypocrisy of politics, not to mention extreme weather, epidemics and Honey Boo Boo — the list of things to worry about is long and scary.
This is progress?
My thesis, of course, is yes and it has stimulated many terrific conversations with evolutionary-minded people. One of them is Jeremy Johnson, a reader of the Daily Evolver out of new New York. As founder of the blog Evolutionary Landcapes, and having just finished up a degree in consciousness studies at Goddard College, Jeremy is a worthy conversation partner, so … we decided to tape a discussion we had on the topic of progress and share it with you here.
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Thank you for this talk. I really do get the sense that you are both very compassionate, caring and intelligent people. It is so good that you are sharing your wisdom.
Thank you oliness, I appreciate that you listened and enjoyed the conversation between Jeff and I.
Hi Jeff, this was a great exchange. I enjoyed our reflection process as we teased out the pros and cons concerning progress and evolution, and appreciate that we both felt that, going forward, a Bodhisattva’s compassion was necessary – even more so, it is so desperately needed – in order to enact true world change.
Here is the video I mentioned with Robert Thurman doing just that at Occupy Wall Street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aas0mwCkK04
Happy viewing!
-Jer