Whole systems thinking calls for scepticism about simplistic solutions, willingness to seek connections between problems and events that conventional discourse ignores, and the courage to delve into subject matter that may lie outside our direct expertise and experience. Dr. David C. Korten is a member of the Club of Rome. He is co-chair of the […]
Be Angry!
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. Thomas Aquinas
Politics – harder than physics
Since I have become involved in energy and proliferation issues, I have learned one new thing: politics—particularly international politics—is much harder than physics. Burton Richter Nobel Laureate, Physics, 1976 (final sentence of book: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors, 2010)
Solutions – outside energy box
Solutions to the problem of global warming lie outside the energy box: while it is important to “get the prices right”, many of the decisions and behaviours that determine the level and pattern of energy use in society are decisions and behaviours that are not themselves sensitive to energy prices or energy policies; urban planning, […]
Being a Buddha is Easy
Is there need for lengthy explanation? Childish beings look out for themselves, While Buddhas labor for the good of others. See the difference that divides them! . . . The Way of the Bodhisattva,chap. 8, verses 129-130., SHANTIDEVA (685-763) It seems that challenge of narcissism is every with us. All the best on your journey […]