Our obsession with money, the stock market, trade negotiations, tax reforms, and all the other objects of political, economic and monetary discussion have immersed in precisely that sort of pure materialism that God warned us about. Who knows how far we may go in our Love of money before we cross over into truly dangerous spiritual ...
More but Less / Mehr aber Weniger / Mais mas Menos / Más pero Menos
In the past two centuries, fossil capitalism has made us wealthier, healthier, safer and more informed than ever. Now, however, this driver of progress has begun to cause our demise, making us feel cynical, or powerless. Our world is better off now than at any point in human history, but at the same time things have never ...
What is wrong with the World / Was ist falsch mit der Welt / O que está errado com o Mundo / Lo que está mal en el Mundo
Almost every political and religious group, every opinionated person, every publication with an opinion, has said at one time or another what they think is wrong with this World. Conservatives think that the World has become a World of welfare, while many liberals think the World has too much corporate welfare. Others think that abortion is the ...
A moral Question / Eine moralische Frage / Uma pergunta Moral / Una cuestión Moral
If you don't have a moral question governing your Society, then you don't have a Society that is going to survive. Oren Lyons - Economic theory without any moral content can and does create misery. It is similar to the theories of nuclear fusion and genetic manipulation. Were these theories left in the hands of practitioners and ...
You’ve been lied To / Du wurdest Belogen / Você foi Enganado / Te han Mentido
Veganism represents a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude as far as is possible and all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. Veganism promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of Humans, other animals and the environment. When we look at the sheer ...
Sacred Economics / Sakrale Ökonomie / Economia Sagrada / Economía Sagrada
Today we associate money with the profane, and for good reason. If anything is sacred in this World, it is surely not money. Money seems to be the enemy of our better instincts. Money seems to be the enemy of beauty, of every worthy social and political reform. Money seems to be destroying the Earth, as we pillage the ...
Close your Facebook / Schließ Dein Facebook / Feche seu Facebook / Cierra tu Facebook
Facebook is the most appalling spy machine that has ever been invented. Facebook is a giant database of private names and records about people, voluntarily maintained by its users but developed for U.S. intelligence. 100% proof does still not exist to say that Facebook is actually run by U.S. intelligence agencies but the fact that they have ...
Economics of the Future / Wirtschaft der Zukunft / Economia do Futuro / Economía del Futuro
We live in this monetized Society where even like a generation ago there were a lot o functions that we did not use money for. For example childcare. Neighbors would watch each other's kids. Food preparation, most meals were prepared and eaten at home. These have been converted into services. Anytime something gets converted into goods and ...
Freedom from Unhappiness / Freiheit vom Unglück / Liberdade da Infelicidade / Libertad de la Infelicidad
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral, which always is as it is. Do not seek happiness. If you seek it, you will not find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ...
The essence of Life / Die Essenz des Lebens / A essência da Vida / La esencia de la Vida
The Essence of Life is a beautiful look at the current state of Earth's freshwater ecosystems. A variety of authors, as well as dozens of the World's most accomplished photogoraphers, tell us a story you may feel uncomfortable hearing: Earth's freshwater supply and systems are in serious peril. We may carry on as if it was business as usual, ...
One Species/ Eine Art / Uma Espécie / Una Especie
If the population goes up to the point where we destroy the resources of the Earth, it does not matter which nation is most populous, we all get it in the neck. If we have a nuclear war that produces a nuclear winter or a fallout that kills people everywhere, it does not matter who started ...
Facebook: Turn it Off / Schalt es Ab / Apaga Isso / Apágalo
People spend time looking into the lives of their friends, reading posts and updates, looking at photos and feeling that they are ‘catching up’ with that friend, yet, people do not engage with that friend. They do not pick up the phone to connect. Before than using Facebook to deepen the friendship, they observe their friends, ...
Technology culture destroys the World / Technologiekultur zerstört die Welt / Cultura de tecnologia destrói o Mundo / La cultura tecnológica destruye el Mundo
What we collectively have spent on war since 1914 could have given every single man, women and child on Earth a comfortable income. A mantra within the sustainability movement tries to convince you that innovations in technology can save the World. But rather than liberating us technology has enslaved us and is destroying the very health of ...