“A glad welcome to this affirmation by a group of psychologists that the self does not stop at the skin nor even with the circle of human relationships but is interwoven with the lives of trees and animals and soil; that caring for the deepest needs of persons and caring for our threatened planet are not in conflict.” NeedsHumansPersonsDoeSelfAnimalGroupsTreePlanetsConflictSkinsCaringCirclesGladWelcomeSoilThreatenedAffirmationPsychologistHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Mary Catherine Bateson
“Poverty - the greatest cause of human suffering on the planet - is itself exacerbated by conflict, competition for resources, injustice, even the global downturn and climate change. Diseases like AIDS, TB and malaria cannot be tackled without adequate resources. So you see everything is connected. In order to address any major cause of human suffering, we have to work together across many fronts.” HumansTogetherSufferingOrderCausesPovertyFrontsPlanetsConflictDiseaseMajorsResourcesCompetitionClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeConnectedAidsAddressesWorking TogetherAdequateHuman SufferingMalariaDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Desmond Tutu
“It is important to realize that a large percentage of what we hear or see on the news focuses on those places where there is violent conflict...It gives us a slightly or very distorted view of what is going on because there are many other parts of the planet where there is no violent conflict, but that is not on the news.” GivingImportantRealizingViewsPlanetsConflictNewsViolentPercentages Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The 'divide & conquer' principle has been successfully implemented on our planet and is being used very effectively to keep us under control and in a perpetual state of conflict.” Has BeensStatesUsedPrinciplesPlanetsConflictConquerDividesPerpetualOur Planet Author:Michael Tellinger
“I think that there are no forces on this planet more dangerous to us all than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism, of all the species: Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, as well as countless smaller infections. Is there a conflict between science and religion here? There most certainly is.” ThinkingWellsReligionForceDangerousPlanetsBuddhismConflictSpeciesIslamCatholicismHinduismFundamentalismJudaismScience And ReligionFanaticismInfectionProtestantismHinduism And Buddhism Book:Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life Source: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life
“The better part of valor is to spend it learning to live with differences, however hostile, unless and until we can find another planet.” DifferencesPlanetsConflictHostileValor Author:Barbara Tuchman
“The planet's biggest problems have to do with sustainability, environmental decline, global poverty, disease, conflict and so forth. Really, they're all interconnected - it's one big problem, which is that the way we're doing things can't go on.” WayProblemBigsPovertyPlanetsGoes OnConflictDiseaseEnvironmentalSustainabilityDeclineBig ProblemsInterconnectedGlobal Poverty Author:Alex Steffen
“I believe that if we are to survive as a planet, we must teach this next generation to handle their own conflicts assertively andnonviolently. If in their early years our children learn to listen to all sides of the story, use their heads and then their mouths, and come up with a plan and share, then, when they become our leaders, and some of them will, they will have the tools to handle global problems and conflict.” IfsYearsBelieveChildrenStoriesUseProblemNextI BelieveSidesLeaderTeachPlansGenerationsSharePlanetsConflictMouthsToolsOur ChildrenCome UpHandleNext Generation Author:Barbara Coloroso
“I am myself a professional creator of images, a film-maker. And then there are the images made by the artists I collect, and I have noticed that the images I create are not so very different from theirs. Such images seem to suggest how I feel about being here, on this planet. And maybe that is why it is so exciting to live with images created by other people, images that either conflict with one's own or demonstrate similarities to them.” PeopleFeelsMadeDifferentSeemsFilmArtistPlanetsConflictExcitingCreatorMakersSimilarity Author:Thomas Koerfer
“In the old days, land was important as the giver of all things. That period is gone now. Technology and brainpower are all that matters and yet conflicts over land, specially one like on the India-China border, that yields nothing, continue. This is a burden of ancient history that we continue to carry. If tomorrow there is settlement on planet Mars, we will begin to worry if others are interested.” IfsImportantMatterPoliticsTechnologyWorryGoneLandPlanetsTomorrowPeriodsConflictAll ThingsIndiaAncientBurdenChinaBordersYieldMarsGiverOld DaysSettlementAncient History Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“I'm asked that a lot: 'James, is there really a continuing spiritual renaissance occurring on this planet? Look at all the conflict, look at the wars.' And I believe, yes, we're still moving toward a deeper spirituality. It's personal. It's grassroots. It's everybody trying to get their own connection made, and from there it grows out.” TryingBelieveLooksMadeStillsWarSpiritualMovingSpiritualityI BelieveGrowsPlanetsConflictConnectionsDeeperContinuingRenaissanceGrassroots Author:James Redfield
“I believe water will be the defining crisis of our century — from droughts, storms, and floods to degrading water quality. We'll see major conflicts over water and the proliferation of water refugees. We inhabit a water planet, and unless we protect, manage, and restore that resource, the future will be a very different place from the one we imagine today.” BelieveDifferentTodayI BelieveWaterQualityImagineCenturyPlanetsProtectConflictMajorsResourcesCrisisStormManageFloodRefugeeDefiningDifferent PlaceDroughtDegradingProliferationWater Quality Author:Alexandra Cousteau
“When we respect ourselves, our lives change because the conflict in our mind ends. Then the relationship with our beloved also changes, and there will be peace in our family, in our friendships, in our community, and so on. Just imagine what kind of planet this would be if everybody respected themselves and everybody else?” IfsMindKindEndsWould BeCommunityOur LivesImaginePlanetsConflictBelovedOur FamilyLife ChangingOur Community Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz
“Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.” InspirationalHumansUseLife IsGivenGreaterPlanetsConflictConnectionsTinyMeaningfulScalesUnhappyHuman LifeFollyCosmosCompanionGuestsMeaningful LifeVisitorsShort TimeAlone TimeLimited Time Author:Dalai Lama