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Planetary Consciousness

Planetary consciousness is the recognition of the vital interdependence and essential interconnection of all humankind and the earth. It is a consciousness that can help us create a shared vision of “a united humanity living in harmony with nature”.  More.

Towards Planetary Consciousness?
by Vuokko Jarva (University of Helsinki,  Finland)

The Manifesto on Planetary Consciousness 
(Drafted by Ervin Laszlo and the Dalai Lama and adopted at a meeting atthe Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest on the 15th of September 2001)

Being Nature’s Mind:  Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Planetary Consciousness 
by Mary Jane Zimmerman, Ph. D.

Planetary Consciousness: Our Next Evolutionary Step 
By Ervin Laszlo

Achieving Planetary Consciousnss; Reality, Reason, and  Revelation
by William S. Hatcher 

Global Consciousness Change: Indicators of an Emerging Paradigm
by Duane Elgin (with Coleen Ledrew)

Towards a Planetary Conversation?
Anita Kelleher (Designer Futures,  Australia)

A Planetary Alternative to the Global Economy 
by David C. Korten  ( The People-Centered Development Forum)

Postsociety, Postsociology and Mondology 
(On the Radical Paradigm Change in the 21st Century) 
Ljubiša Mitrović   (University of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy, Serbia) 

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This site promotes the orientation, activities, resources and projects of the Centre for the Study of Sustainable Futures and Spirituality (GCSSFS). The Centre is supported in the area of content generation, project execution, design and general administration by Public Media Agency (PMA),  Petaling Jaya, Malaysia under the direct care of one of their creative consultants, Dr. M. Nadarajah (Nat). Nat works as consultant on different projects.  He supports PMA on its various projects supporting social causes. Nat is presently engaged with Xavier University@Bhubaneshwar, India, with it School of Sustainability. He works with Loyola College@Chennai, India on issues related sustainability and spirituality. He is associated with the Centre for Diaspora Studies@MSU, Tirunelveli, India. He continues to support Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP), which is based in Penang, Malaysia, as consultant on a project to set up a 'blended' institution, International People's Agroecology Multiversity (IPAM), to promote agroecology across Asia and the Pacific. He is also a member of the Asian Public Intellectual (API)  community.

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