This is destined to be one of the most important and potent books of our time. -Jean Houston, Ph D
A Guide to Returning Peace and Harmony to the Planet
With humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher levels of order and coherence to keep us on our evolutionary path. This book lays out why this upshift is needed, what resources we possess to draw upon, and what the action steps are that will move us all toward this achievable vision of wellbeing and wholeness. With an inclusive list of conscious organizations already contributing to this vision, Laszlo’s book is essential reading for completing the process of global transformation already underway.
Table of Content
Our Cosmic Mission
PART ONE: PREPARING THE UPSHIFT TO CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION
Upshift! The Why, the Where to, and the How
Chapter 1
The Historic Opportunity
Where We Are Today: The Downshift/Upshift Ledger
Where We Are Going
Three Assessments
Information Note (1): The Crisis Point in the Perspective of the Contemporary Systems Sciences
Chapter 2
Why We Need to Upshift
Critical Conditions in the Planetary Ecology
Unsustainable Conditions in Our Social and Economic Systems
The Bottom Line
Chapter 3
To Where Are We to Upshift
The Nature of the Consciousness to Which We Are to Upshift
The Clarion Calls
Chapter 4
How We Can Upshift to Conscious Evolution
Go with the Force!
The Conscious Evolution Scenario
Information Note (2): The Origins and Unfolding of Evolution in the Universe and on Earth
PART TWO: THE SHIFT TO CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION
A Personal Guide to Informed Action
Chapter 5
Take the First Step
1. Be Clear About What You Want to Achieve
2. Forget In-Sane Beliefs
3. Value Diversity
4. Curate Hopeful Monsters
Information Note (3): A Pocket Atlas of Cultural Diversity and the New Ten Commandments
Chapter 6
Be the Change You Want to See in the World
1. Evolve Your Consciousness
2. Upgrade Your Spirituality
3. Update Your Science
Information Note (4): The Emerging Scientific World Picture
The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Living World
The Nature of Consciousness
Current Findings of Research on Consciousness, Cosmos, and Evolution – with contributions by Kurt Johnson, Robert Atkinson, and Jude Currivan
Consciousness Research
New Cosmology Research
New Research on Evolution
PART THREE: THE VISION
Chapter 7
An Achievable Vision: Dateline 2050
The Vision of the Social Order
The Individual and the New Order
The Global Charter of the Year 2050
POSTSCRIPT
The Upshift Has Started!
Catalog of Upshifting Organizations
Notes and References
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Message from the Publisher
About the author
Ervin Laszlo spent his childhood in Budapest, Hungary. He was a celebrated child prodigy on the piano, with public appearances from the age of nine. Receiving a Grand Prize at the international music competition in Geneva, he was allowed to leave Hungary and begin an international concert career, first in Europe and then in America.Laszlo received the Sorbonne’s highest degree, the Doctorat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines in 1970. Shifting to the life of a scientist and humanist, he lectured at various U.S. Universities including Yale and Princeton. Following his work on modeling the future evolution of world order at Princeton, he was asked to produce a Report to the Club of Rome, of which he is a member. In the late 70s and early 80s, Laszlo ran global projects at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research at the request of the Secretary-General. In the 1990s, his research led him to the discovery of the Akashic Field. The author, co-author or editor of 106 different books that have appeared in a total of 25 languages, Ervin Laszlo also has written several hundred papers and articles in scientific journals and popular magazines and is the subject of a PBS Documentary on his life and work. He is a member of numerous scientific bodies, including the International Academy of Science, the World Academy of Arts and Science, the International Academy of Philosophy of Science, and the International Medici Academy. He was elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Science in 2010.Laszlo is the recipient of various honors and awards, including Honorary Ph Ds from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Hungary. Laszlo received the Goi Award, the Japan Peace Prize in 2001, and the Assisi Mandir of Peace Prize in 2006, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and 2005.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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