It's the idea that we often trace to the scientific revolution, and the separation between spirituality and the economy. This is the disembodied problem.
It's the idea that we can think our way separately to the living embodiment. And partly we're dealing with this problem - and I'm very much accelerating the appreciation of this - in the aftermath of, if you like, 400 years, or 300 years, or 200 years of the scientific, industrial, technological revolution that left us very much in our heads, disenfranchised of the sacred, and the spiritual, and the intuitive and the feeling life. And the idea that we are never meant to be thinking in a way that separates, and is separating, from feelings.
And that explains, in part, the developmental problem, and the
arrested development challenges, because we are arrested in our development. Because of all that, individually and collectively, because of all that we looked at before, and very much because of this problem, for us to develop means to embrace new levels of consciousness and expand who we are becoming as humans.
And those together become part of the evolutionary challenge. And here you can, if you like, add the spiritual dimension. And what we are essentially proposing is that the inquiries that you framed in the beginning, Kyriaki, with asking, what is the prospect for a new operating system that will unleash the potential for people to collaborate across nation, across religion, across genders, and the best of us all? It really is an evolutionary question.
It's very important to nurture conversations, to nurture debates, like here, we are from four different countries, and we are in four different locations, and we speak, and we wonder about these things.
Kyriaki Nikandrou
I am seeking to be in conversation with others in search for keys, for tools of understanding and application and for the real questions, the ones that become portals to contemplative journeys, leading to uncharted territories that feel like home.
I believe we are on a trajectory of multiple and unpredictable changes; it is up to each one of us to rise to the challenge of our times. Now, more than ever before, is the time to be true to ourselves and fulfill our potential.
Avshalom Zack
Many years ago, I woke up to the mysteries and wonders of the gift of existence. Thus, the quest for its purpose, meaning and fulfillment became a central theme of my life.
Shared with fellow pilgrims in exploring the human potential, and with gratitude and care towards Mother Earth, the well being of her many dwellers and the future.
Peter Barry
I don't think I can remember a time when I wasn't asking, Why am I here? Or wondering, What is the purpose of life? Seeking not so much to simply solve the mystery, but rather to find the settlement that comes from knowing one's place, and finding one's home, in this great unfolding.
Perhaps, then, one can become part of the living process, which sets one free to go out into the world and discover what is new, what is needed, and ask the question: How can I help?
Aviv Shahar
Aviv is the Founder of Aviv Consulting, helping leaders unleash strategic innovation, and is the author of Create New Futures: How Leaders Produce Breakthroughs and Transform the World Through Conversation.
