Category Archives: Bobbing Around

We’re killing all complex life on Earth. It’s official: we are in the sixth great extinction event, the next one after the dinosaurs departed… All the problems are due to greed, aggression, fear, envy, hate. If you exercise metta [unconditional … Continue reading →

California in the 1970s generated the equivalent of two new nuclear power plants of energy, just by improving the efficiency of fridges. Rob Murray-Leach, head of the Energy Efficiency Council of Australia Equanimity: Whatever is, is, and is all right. … Continue reading →

If that were true, I’d have to completely change my life. If that were true, I and my loved ones would be in terrible danger. So, of course it cannot be true. The explanation of climate change denial You say … Continue reading →

Forget “early warning signs” and “canaries in coalmines” — we’re now well into the middle of the climate change era, with its epic reshaping of our home planet. Bill McKibben If you don’t have a plan to transition out of … Continue reading →

What we need is a new culture that does things differently, not merely the same things with different technology. Above all, we need compassion instead of conflict, simplifying instead of spending. We are the future past generations have stolen from. … Continue reading →

Collapse is a process, not an event. And it’s already underway, all around us. Collapse is already here. Chris Martenson This essay is a must-read. All religions agree that God forbids killing. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, who … Continue reading →

The current global culture of greed and conflict is a crime against the Universe. Dr Bob Rich, in an interview by Fiona Mcvie Climate disruption brings with it extreme weather such as hurricanes and floods. For instance, a warmer atmosphere … Continue reading →

On average, we’ve seen an astonishing 60% decline in the size of populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians in just over 40 years. WWF Living Planet report, 2018 Band aids don’t fix cancer, and the global economy is … Continue reading →

You don’t need to wash clothes unless they get dirty or smelly — meaning you can actually see the dirt or smell the odor. Ilana Strauss Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years … Continue reading →

There is no such thing as death. The place between lives is reality. This world is an illusion created so we can learn, and move toward perfection. Joshua Yakune, in The Prince of Light It doesn’t matter how many good … Continue reading →