Author Archives: Emil Möller
Native Perspectives – Epiloog
Na een aantal afleveringen, nu een epiloog van Native Perspectives.
Degenen die mijn postings en de reacties zo’n beetje gevolgd hebben, zal het niet verbazen dat er een einde is gekomen aan Native Perspectives. Wat mij betreft voortijdig.
Ik stel voor dat we de verleiding weerstaan te denken en schrijven in termen van schuldvraag.
Ik stel ook voor dat we proberen een open oog te hebben voor ieders ontwikkelingsgang en te blijven zoeken naar gelegenheden elkaar daarbij te versterken.
Pace e Bene,
Emil
Native Perspectives 17
After displaying some of my thoughts and emotions in this blog, I’d like to fine tune what could be worth while blogging about.
So I’d like to take the liberty to invite the reader to share his/her ideas. In order to keep the postings focussed on what this blog aims to be about, some questions. Feel free to deviate, if you deem that appropriate.
- How do you appreciate the current state of affairs in the world
— What opportunities
— What threats
- Who are you
— Why are you on this planet
— How do you relate to other sentient beings
- What is your work
— Seeing other sentient beings in discomfort or pain, what do you desire
— Seeing other sentient beings in discomfort or pain, what do you do
This short list will do to get a picture, enabling an increase in quality of the content of this blog
Native Perspectives 16
How joyful for Spirit to see life force blossoming
How painful for ego to see chances for blossoming not realized
Spirit is the pond in which occasions are ripples
Ego identifies with ripples: up with success and down with failure
With large ripples, mind and words fail to express what is experienced
Spirit, knowing separation is illusionary, remains placid
Ego seeking contact and seeing its evasive nature, scrambles for comfort
To the extent we embody Zorba the Buddha, we live life:
express pond and ripples perfectly
- – -
(meer…)
Native Perspectives 15
We’re on a mission from [and to] God.
But tend to get lost along the way.
One could see ‘fixing things’ as our overriding modus operandi.
(meer…)
Native Perspectives – 14
As I see it, cities and their leaders might be the right format regarding making this world a better place.
Take Gavin Newson of San Fransisco, Enrique Penalosa of Bogota or Gerd Leers of Maastricht.
An alternative route might be found at seasoned burghers, or burghers at sea, sailing a contemporary version of a junk rig.
(meer…)
Native Perspectives 12
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I get emotional when I see children. Children of plants, animals, people, ideas.
In my direct surroundings this is common. When looking at it historically and when looking at current affairs, this is less common. I am hurt and puzzled.
Reasons for this pain I can see in shared values as well as in systems: stress, fear, ignorance, greed, anger, dependency, loneliness, comfort, laziness, turning a blind eye. An enormous force, generating suffering.
As I just read: ‘you’re on the table, or you’re on the menu’
In the experiencing of these, inside myself as well as outside, exploring and communicating gets slow and inconvenient.
At the same time I see many opportunities for a workable path towards significantly better life passing by my window every day. I try my best to share this enthusiasm. To share, to explore, to travel together for a while.
So perhaps this Native Perspectives blog is about Sangha.
Native Perspectives 11
Off late the term ‘decadence‘ comes to mind.
It seems mainstream culture is unable / unwilling, to respond adequately to current pressing issues. This could be labelled as decadent, in the sense of a self destructive response. Respondents regarding this blog can file themselves under this category. In fact, it might prove illustrative to read the reactions to previous postings and compare them to the subject matter presented.
Fortunately there are other currents in society, which are open to a regime where potentials are stimulated to unfold.
As I see it, a regional format addressing contemporary icons has best chances for resilience to unfold.
(meer…)
Native Perspectives – 10
| RTP: | responsibility to protect. How? Do: show moral courage before shit hits fans, by going first on ethical issues. Have a social draft, also abroad, eat organic, local and vegetarian (including animals under water), produce materials cradle to cradle, walk and bike where you can and use a –shared- EV powered by CSP. Don’t: invade a region with necessities |
| RTE: | responsibility to enjoy. How? Do: body scan software will developed and uploaded to street surveillance camera’s and high definition satellite mounted camera’s. These can read from your facial expressions and body language how you experience using luxury consumer goods. (meer…) |
Native Perspectives 9
A focus on criticism and formal dimensions of utterings seems rampant in our society.
When looking for ways to address pressing issues, this exacerbates these issues .
What is needed is (i) clear thinking, followed by (ii) a dialogue with peers, aimed at improving on –ways towards- intended outcomes, resulting in (iii) effective action.
Some ideas that might offer relief: (meer…)
Native Perspectives 8
Our comfort zone is built upon energy. Most of it comes from fossils. Tinkering with energy, is inviting disruptions.
When big oil speaks about our energy future, paying attention is called for.
Interesting to note that the commercial domain speaks so eloquently and at the same time detached, about our future. Which includes theirs.
A case is made for cities to take the lead. Not national governments, NGO’s, individual people, nor actors in the commercial domain.
This case is interestingly synchronistic, now electric vehicles are positioned as harbingers of an all electric society. Where there’s abundant electricity, mobility and water for all.
When we would take the effort to make this idea happen by telling our city governors to realize their crucial role, we would be acting truly effectively in serving our comfort zone.
