The Politics of Intolerance
I just published an article on Huffington Post called The Politics of Intolerance.
It’s being appreciated by many and … ruffling a few feathers. Have a look!
Fuji Declaration
I’m a co-signer of the Fuji Declaration, an “international alliance of individuals and organizations who are united by a commitment to live and collaborate toward the advancement of a more harmonious and flourishing world”. I’m flying to Japan in a few days to participate in a ceremony, held at the base of Mt Fuji, to celebrate the inauguration of the Fuji Declaration.
The Fuji Declaration is “a call to all global citizens to recognize and nurture the full human potential and divine spark within the human spirit to catalyze a timely shift in the course of history”.
If you share this calling, come be part of it!
Sign the Declaration, and Register Here to join in the global celebrations on May 17th via live tele-cast.
Encounters with Reb Zalman Schachter Shalomi
Reb Zalman passed over today. I’ve known he has been slowly slipping away and was preparing himself and others for this day. Still, my spirit is heavy, and my gratitude overflowing.
This is a photograph from a time we had together in Colorado. We were exploring ways to enter states of consciousness that would allow healing energies to be directed to what he called “hot spots” in the world. To do so required joining with other forms of spiritual intelligences and with personal guides both living and dead.
Reb Zalman embodied a curiosity, boldness, brilliance, and warmth that blew sacred breath on the embers of our souls. I am grateful.
Show Me the Money and I will Show You Shenanigans: From the Personal to the Collective
There are consequences to avoiding our fate, especially at the collective level and especially when we have been given stark warning. In this case, the warning came from Franklin D. Roosevelt and it is as much about the interior domain of the collective as well how it manifests at the highest corporate and government levels. Clothed by interest groups shaped by fear and greed, the ensuing garment hides self-interest while emphasizing the fine fit of those who have prospered. The warning Franklin delivers is about ignoring our social responsibility at the same time we scapegoat those who have not succeeded. The consequence is a putrefaction of our thought process, a shrillness to our emotional responses, and a fatalism about a better future.
From Becoming Conscious of Capitalism:
The economic bill of rights highlighted a scar in the American psyche. Roosevelt’s time in office, which included a failed coup d’état directed against him, deepened the resolve of factions opposed to government intervention. From this moment on, a widening split would cleave those who believed in federal intervention from those who perceived arrogance in a government that addressed questions of economic distribution.
Read more…
Filmed presentation of FDR’s speech on an Economic Bill of Rights:
Hiatus
I AM NOT DONE…. I SHALL PERSIST…. I SHALL RETURN
~ Alan Briskin
Talmudic Commentary: “Pshh, Big shot. I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Dear Friends and Subscribers to Becoming Conscious of Capitalism,
When I first began writing, I sought to discover new perspectives about our social and economic arrangements called capitalism.
I wrote at the beginning:
“At a time when many voices are calling for a new form of conscious capitalism, this is a chance to step back and consider where we have been and how we can best shape the future.”
My intent then, as it is now, was to share my journey of exploration, to clarify, provoke, inform, and at times delight.
The Heart of Collective Wisdom
I will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Breakfast Forum in San Francisco on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
My topic is "The Heart of Collective Wisdom".
Come join me!
Martin Luther King Jr. Room
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin St. at Geary
Breakfast begins at 9:30, program begins at 9:45 and ends at 11:00