Day: August 16, 2026
great religious and philosophical traditions
…in four distinct regions of the world, the great religious and philosophical traditions arose that have nourished humanity ever since: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and rationalism in Greece. Each of these traditions pioneered a new kind of spirituality. These new spiritualities, despite their differences, all shared a common ethos and, crucially, Continue Reading
Trump says he will make Strait of Hormuz US territory
Just quit listening to this walking talking incoherent ramble turd. He’s a complete disaster. Source: Trump says he will make Strait of Hormuz US territory President Donald Trump claimed during remarks in New York on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway. …
Sleepwalking
Another day when it is a threat to health to be outside for more than 5 minutes. These days just keep coming at us. And we sleepwalk through it and just keep focusing on everything but that which has brought us here.
We need to recover the veneration of nature
While it is essential to cut carbon emissions and heed the warnings of scientists, we need to learn not only how to act differently but also how to think differently about the natural world. We need to recover the veneration of nature that human beings carefully cultivated for millennia; if we fail to do this, our concern for the natural Continue Reading
Secular Concept of Nature
Many non-Western people still do not comprehend the full implications of our secular concept of nature. They believe that Western science may help them to control their affairs more effectively, but they have not always realised what this means for their form of the sacred—or indeed for the future of Planet Earth.[11] Armstrong, Karen. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond Continue Reading
Dominion in Modernity
The concept of dominion, which would acquire a political edge when Europeans established their empires, would reduce nature to a resource to be exploited. Armstrong, Karen. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World (p. 16). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
grand liturgy of the universe
“In relation to the earth, we have been autistic for centuries. Only now have we begun to listen with some attention and with a willingness to respond to the earth’s demands that we cease our industrial assault, that we abandon our inner rage against the conditions of our earthly existence, that we renew our human participation in the grand liturgy Continue Reading
our society has considered the industrial route as the way into the future
“We all bear a certain amount of guilt for our present situation, since our American society has from its beginning supported the industrial process with enthusiasm. With few exceptions our society has considered the industrial route as the way into the future. We have been entranced with the progress myth, unlimited progress, progress that would lead beyond the existing human Continue Reading
A Move From an Anthropocentric Sense of Reality To a Biocentric Norm is Essential
“[A] move from an anthropocentric sense of reality and value to a biocentric norm is essential. The ideal of a human habitat within a natural setting of trees and fields & flowering plants, of flowing streams and seacoasts and those living forms that swim through the waters and move over the land and fly through the air-a world of nontoxic Continue Reading