A couple of months ago top US astronomers gathered in front of Congress to let them know that extraterrestrial life exists – without question. They cited the sheer size of the universe as their most important proof, emphasizing that there are trillions of stars out there, with one in every five most likely harbouring an Earth-like planet (though it is important to keep in mind that planets do not have to be “Earth-like” in order to harbour life). You can read more about that story here.
Consciousness
Awareness of your surroundings soon extends to the environment, the animal world and the rest of the Universe. And all this leads to an increased consciousness for the elevated souls claiming to be a part of Neo-Ren.
Consciousness is being caware of yourself, others and –
Steve Jobs’s Secret to Greatness: Yogananda – BY HITENDRA WADHWA
The story of the spiritual teacher who was a silent force in the life of the most important entrepreneur of our times.
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What Is Enlightenment?
Immanuel Kant
Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one’s own understanding without another’s guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and lack of courage to use one’s own mind without another’s guidance. Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) “Have the courage to use your own understanding,” is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.
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The Revolution of Consciousness, by Marianne Williamson
There is a revolution occurring in the world today, but it is not fought with armies and it does not aim to kill. It is a revolution of consciousness.
This revolution is to the 21st century what the Scientific Revolution was to the 20th. The Scientific Revolution revealed objective, discernable laws of external phenomena and applied those laws to the material world. The Consciousness Revolution reveals objective, discernable laws of internal phenomena and applies them to the world as well.
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Global Population Set to Hit 9.7 Billion People by 2050
According to the latest UN projections, despite a continuing slowdown in the rate of population growth, it is ?almost inevitable? that the number of people on the planet will rise from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion in 2050. Ten years ago, the world population was growing by 1.24% annually; today, the percentage has dropped to 1.18% ? or roughly another 83 million people a year. The overall growth rate, which peaked in the late 1960s, has been falling steadily since the 1970s. The UN report attributes the slowdown to the near-global decline in fertility rates ? measured as the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime ? even in Africa, where the rates remain the highest.
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Shakespeare a stoner? Evidence indicates he may have smoked marijuana
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Legendary authors of the 16th and 17th centuries — they’re just like us!
Well, like some of us anyway. According to a study originally published in the South African Journal of Science, William Shakespeare may very well have been a user of marijuana. In the study, clay pipes found in the garden of Dude Bill’s home at Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK were analyzed and evidence of cannabis was found in some of them. Continue reading Shakespeare a stoner? Evidence indicates he may have smoked marijuana
Earthship Biotecture
Our most universal model for the developed world is the Global Model. It can be modified for almost any climate and comes in many sizes. It can also come in custom sizes. It has been built enough times that it has become a well oiled machine both in terms of performance and production. It costs around $225 per sf.
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