The
recent community gathering on the topics What are you here for? and
What are we here for? was inspiring. There was a strong collective
aspiration for changes in our governance, our economy and ourselves
so as to ally them more with our ideals. And ideas, inspirations,
poured out about how to do this.
I
was reminded of the energy and creativity of the Retreat a few years
ago. But in recalling that event, I was also reminded of how few of
the excellent ideas expressed there regarding governance, education,
town planning etc. have actually been put into practice.
So
what is blocking the flow, the implementation, of so many good ideas?
One
obvious answer is it’s the lack of the resources needed –
financial, infrastructural, human – as well as insufficient time or
energy. But I wonder if there may be other, perhaps even more
important, factors.
One
is that mind and matter are very different ‘modes’, and to
translate something from the former to the latter requires skill and...
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