15 videos tagged consciousness
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Frances Moore Lappe
How do we overcome fear?
Frances Moore Lappé describes how we humans have programmed ourselves to react to fear since our earliest beginnings. But as we endeavor to meet the challenges of a new century,…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Sulak Sivaraksa
What is the benefit of religion?
Sulak Sivaraksa says that most religions fall into two broad categories: tribal and universal. Tribal religion tends to develop the attitude that one particular religion is right…
Recorded: 20 May 2006
Majid Tehranian
what are the roots of terrorism? (Part two)
Majid Tehranian explains how advanced communications are creating a global consciousness with regards to the causes of terrorism. The events of 9/11 showed that what happens in…
Recorded: 26 May 2005
Deepak Chopra
Can we separate ourselves from our environment?
Dr Deepak Chopra explains how the environmental crisis directly challenges the way humanity perceives reality. Science has spent hundreds of years making distinctions that don’t…
Recorded: 7 May 2005
Deepak Chopra
Do myths still matter?
Deepak Chopra talks about the evolution of human consciousness. He says that if we are to resolve the many problems in our world we need to break out of the ‘hypnosis of social…
Recorded: 7 May 2005
Yasuhiko Kimura
what is the ‘environment of ideas’? (part 2)
Yasuhiko Kimura has spent several decades studying the origin and culture of ideas – something he calls the “ideosphere.” In this three-part series, Kimura describes…
Recorded: 25 February 2005
Yasuhiko Kimura
what is the ‘environment of ideas’? (part 3)
Yasuhiko Kimura has spent several decades studying the origin and culture of ideas – something he calls the “ideosphere.” In this three-part series, Kimura describes…
Recorded: 25 February 2005
John Perkins
Does the US have an empire? (part 2)
Former economic hitman John Perkins sees positive change emerging from different quarters. He believes the social movements that have emerged in recent years point to real progress.…
Recorded: 28 January 2005
Jerry Mander
Who controls the world’s media?
Jerry Mander, formerly President of a major US advertising company, describes the staggering concentration of media ownership in the world today. He talks about how much time is…
Recorded: 24 January 2005
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Can Religion Save the Planet?
Professor Tucker talks about the role religions can play in addressing the ecological problems of our time. Although all major religious traditions predate our modern awareness…
Recorded: 10 July 2004
Marshall Rosenberg
What is ‘the good life’?
Dr Rosenberg talks about Teilhard de Chardin’s theories of human evolution which sought to return to a more natural way – one where no-one advances at the expense of…
Recorded: 8 June 2004
Satish Kumar
What are the main problems of materialism?
Satish Kumar describes how present levels of consumption in the West are simply unsustainable. He examines the material values prevalent in much of Western society and envisages…
Recorded: 28 May 2004
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 1)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 2)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Robert Thurman
What can the West learn from other cultures?
Scholar, author and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Dr. Robert Thurman talks about how the West has simply gone too far. He discusses the urgent need for western institutions to exercise…
Recorded: 22 August 2003
