Prozac for the Planet? Or the Plus Side of Unhappiness

A global recession looks like boom times for unhappiness. The spectrum of discontent runs from the jitters and uncertainty at the milder end to despair and deep depression at the far extreme. I think everyone would agree with Freud that anxiety is the mind’s most unwelcome guest. Right now, millions of people are playing host. Nine out of ten Americans are gloomy about the future. Something like half worry about job security. Polls vary, but the general population has lost faith in optimism, a trait in this country that we have always been proud of. (more…)

Lost There, Felt Here – Seeing the Forest for the Trees

—Deepak Chopra and Peter Seligmann
Now more than ever — and before it is too late — we need to see the forest for the trees.
To call attention to the plight of the world’s forests and the growing need for us to better protect and manage them, the United Nations declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. But let us not fool ourselves — in protecting forests, we are doing nothing less than protecting ourselves and our future. (more…)

Deepak and Poreotics

Deepak and the Poreotics at  2011 The Chopra Foundation Symposium: Sages and Scientists.

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