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11 Reasons Why 2015 Was a Great Year For Humanity
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Angus Hervey, political economist, science communicator @future_crunch | community manager for @rhokaustralia | PhD from London School of Economics Dec 15, 2015 We are living through the most astonishing period of human progress in history. And nobody’s telling us about it. As 2015 draws to a close, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone…
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The Best News You Don’t Know
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Nicholas Kristof SEPT. 22, 2016 The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence. That’s about the only thing Americans agree on; we’re polarized about all else. But several polls have found that about…
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And now for the good news: why the media are taking a positive outlook
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Increasing numbers of news providers are realising that in this grisly world, readers want to feel a sense of hope. Political tumult, crime, terrorist attacks, poverty, tragedy: news always has a habit of erring on the grim side – and never more so perhaps than in the summer of 2016. But gradually an increasing…
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26 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better
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by Dylan Matthews on Vox.com March 20, 2015 The press — and humans in general — have a strong negativity bias. Bad economic news gets more coverage than good news. Negative experiences affect people more, and for longer, than positive ones. So it’s natural for things like Russia’s incursion into Ukraine or the rise of…
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Maharishi on Yagya
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Global Press Conference, 23.10.2002 MAHARISHI: …The yagya is a preventative program, so that any mistake done by us, can be undone by us. There are prescriptions, do this, do this. Yagya is a complete practical theory of higher state of consciousness. Yagyas are not humanly conceived procedures. They are nitya and apaurusheya, and that…
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Global Union of Scientists for Peace – a Scientific Solution to Terrorism and Conflict
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An open letter to President Hollande, President Obama, President Putin, the leaders of all nations, and the philanthropic peace-loving citizens of the world [to see this letter as it appeared in a full page advertisement in the International New York Times go here] The leaders of Europe, Russia, and the U.S. have been struggling to…
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Close Your Eyes And Create World Peace
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BY LINDA EGENES & CRAIG PEARSON, PHD. Executive Vice-President, Maharishi University of Management, Author of The Complete Book of Yogic Flying and The Supreme Awakening April 14, 2014 Today, the Transcendental Meditation technique is widely accepted as an exceptionally effective way to reduce stress and anxiety, gain inner calm and clarity, and improve health…
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Laozi – “His mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky”
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By Craig Pearson, Ph.D. Laozi, 6th century BC – China He lived in the capital city and served as the keeper of the archives at the royal court. A man of great wisdom, he attracted many people, who gathered around him and considered him their teacher. But as he observed the moral decay of…
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Seven reasons why the next U.S. president should meditate
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By Dr. Norman Rosenthal Published May 17, 2016 FoxNews.com Running for president is thought to be among the hardest, most stressful, and emotionally exhausting experiences one can imagine. As a psychiatrist, my natural instinct is to try to understand what advice would be most helpful to give to the winning candidate. If asked, I would quote Victor…
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Gorbachev warns world of ‘cult of force,’ says all recent conflicts could have had peaceful solution
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Published on rt.com Editor’s note: In this article Gorbachev correctly outlines the fallacy of the military attempts to resolve conflict, but falls into the age-old trap in believing conflict can be solved through political and diplomatic means. In due course a world leader will rise up and announce a consciousness-based solution to conflict in the world; in the…