Alan Watts – A Conversation With Myself [Video]

Culture

Alan Watts muses on the difference between the world of nature and the world of man. The following are some quotes from the video: There seems to be a complete difference of style between the things that human beings do and the things that nature does, even though human beings are themselves part of nature There is an interdependence of flowers and bees. Where there are no flowers there are no bees, and where there are no bees there are no flowers. They’re really one organism. And so in the same way, everything in nature depends on everything else. So it’s interconnected! And so the many many patterns of interconnections lock it in together into a unity, which is, however, much too complicated for us to think about Each one of us, not only human beings but every leaf, every weed, exists in the way it does only because everything around it does Everything we’re doing to try to improve the world was a success in the short run, made amazing initial improvements, but in the long run we seem to be destroying the planet by our very efforts to control it and improve it When the wrong man uses the right means, the right means work in the wrong way. In other words there’s something wrong with the way we think. And while that is there, everything we do will be a...

Global Destruction & Crisis Domino Effect Animation

Culture

Most people are aware that human behavior is damaging the environment. This damage has now become dangerous – In many areas we are approaching the tipping point that will lead to collapse of ecosystems. Most importantly, since humans evolved from Nature, we thus depend upon Nature for survival, as it is the source of all our food, air and water. If the natural systems that support life on earth collapse then humanity is going to collapse” – Dr. James...

Kony 2012 Shows Potential Energy Of Social Networks ‘Ready To Rise When The Moment Arrives’

Culture

An Internet video seeking to draw attention to fugitive African rebel leader Joseph Kony now stands as the fastest-growing viral phenomenon in Web history, thanks to informal celebrity advocates and young viewers. … The five days Invisible Children’s video took to reach 80 million views is a full day less than it took the 2009 video of Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream” on the show “Britain’s Got Talent” to reach 70 million, according to Visible Measures.” Source: How ‘Kony’ Clip Caught Fire, The Wall Street Journal Juice Media’s Rap News Commentary On Kony 2012 Some might disagree with this call to make Kony famous, but what we’ve witnessed this week is nevertheless momentous, a demonstration of this Internet’s potential abilities to instantly inform and engage tens of millions, and a willingness of those millions of people, to engage passionately with something more meaningful. Combined, these are promising signs of the potential energy that lies dormant and primed, ready to rise when the moment arrives, what that moment will be, we shall see in...

One Tribe – Black Eyed Peas [Music]

Culture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBV4CO7BRc One love, one blood, one people One heart, one beat, we equal Connected like the Internet United that’s how we do Lets break walls, so we see through Let love and peace lead you We could overcome the complication cause we need to Help each other, make these changes Brother, sister, rearrange this The way I’m thinking that we can change this bad condition Wait, use your mind and not your greed  Let’s connect and then proceed This is something I believe We are one, we’re all just people” Image: One year on by Mrs....

Waking Up – An Open Source Film

Culture

Woman: There are a lot of things I haven’t told you about our world, but we don’t use money anymore in this culture, on this planet. Man: You don’t use money? Woman: No Man: So you could have anything you want? Woman: Well, yes, but we don’t want more than we need. It works pretty much the same way as your old libraries used to work, except that we can keep whatever we want or need as long as we need it. Don’t worry. You’re going to love the future. We’re one big family on this planet now! The above script is taken from the video below, which acts as a short film that may or may not appear in the final version of the movie Waking Up. Watch Waking Up Forest Scene Waking Up forest scene from Harald Sandø on Vimeo. About Waking Up Waking Up is a open source film about a positive future for humanity, for a change. The film is in the making by several people, and you can contribute to the writing of it on wakingupmovie.com. Visit the site for more info on this...

A Cultural Goal In The 21st Century: Building A Global Village [TED Talk]

Culture

We don’t want to be all the same, but we want to respect each other and understand each other.” Sheikha Al Mayassa is chairperson of the Qatar Museums Authority. In this TED talk she focuses on her small Middle Eastern state of Qatar—and the new emphasis the nation is placing on redesigning their culture to resemble a global village. We are changing our culture from within but at the same time we are reconnecting with our traditions… It’s important for us to grow organically. And we continuously make the conscious decision to reach that balance.” Global & Local And this is what the leaders of this region are trying to do. We’re trying to be part of this global village, but at the same time we’re revising ourselves through our cultural institutions and cultural development.” Towards A Global Village Now over and over again, people have said, ‘Let’s build bridges,’ and frankly, I want to do more than that. I would like to break the walls of ignorance between East and West… Culture’s a very important tool to bring people together. We should not underestimate it. This is a very interesting journey. I welcome you on board for us to engage and discuss new ideas of how to bring people together through cultural initiatives and discussions. Familiarity destroys and trumps fear. Try...