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Modern Thinkers about the human condition

by | Feb 8, 2022 | Spirituality

In Brief
Modern thinkers consider how mankind can adjust to present exigencies.
Thinkers about our societies and our belief systems wield power over the future. Not for them the cut and thrust of countless political decisions a day with a nod at this lobby and a bow at that staunch supporter. Thinkers are creating the Public Opinion of tomorrow, tapping into the unconscious ‘Geist’ that becomes a moral imperative over time which creeps up on us in stealth. That is, if their thoughts can seep out from their own eyries. We owe them a debt. They are thinking about concerns that are not about their own daily bread and butter. They are thinking about what is best for us all. We need not agree with every one of their ideas but let us pay them the respect of thinking about what there might be of value in what they are telling us.

It is said that ‘there is nothing new under the sun’. This piece has been a personal exercise, as is all writing. It has enabled the writer to work out his conclusions for himself, and therefore no doubt to ingest them better – one byproduct is that a personal effort, as opposed to a spoonfed offering, is more likely to be taken into ourselves, becoming part of our take on the world. Our route to our conclusions may be slightly different to the conclusions drawn by others but it is nevertheless striking how many people arrive at almost identical ideas. It can be regarding as validating the ideas, and as an illustration that there exists a body of people with a wish to reflect on the world. The more it becomes a community the more chance there will be that their ideas can feed off each other.

There are links to papers, abstracts and websites of thinkers about the world in which we live, whether in personal terms or the world around us.

Jeremy Griffiths

Jeremy Griffiths

Jeremy Griffith’s breakthrough resolution of the underlying problem in all human affairs of the Human Condition provides a road map for the transformation of our lives and world!
Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson

His first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief combined psychology, mythology, religion, literature, philosophy and neuroscience to analyse systems of belief and meaning and became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures.
Sadhguru

Sadhguru

Author, poet and visionary, Sadhguru touches the lives of millions through his transformational programs. He looks at the deeper dimensions of life with methods for inner transformation and addresses issues in global fora such as socioeconomic development, leadership and spirituality.
Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari is one of the most profound and original thinkers in the world today. He deals with matters on the international political stage as well as more spiritual questions.
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Brian Mayne

Brian Mayne

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Roy Maunder

Roy Maunder

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