Beyond Materialism—A New Framework for Activism
The landscape of modern activism is marked by a profound and often disheartening paradox. On one hand, awareness of systemic global crises—from climate breakdown and mass extinction to entrenched social inequality and geopolitical conflict—has never been more acute. On the other, the sheer scale of these challenges can induce a paralyzing sense of individual powerlessness. Conventional methods of protest, policy advocacy, and legal action, while indispensable, often feel like chipping away at a mountain...
A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The tiger's roar echoed through sal forests stretching from the Brahmaputra to the Indus, a distance of 3,000 kilometers unbroken...
Africa’s wilderness shrank from 92% to under 50% due to colonization, extraction, and climate change—yet community-led conservation offers hope for recovery.
Haiku for the Bison of the Great Plains
Thunder in the grass—
Earth remembers how to breathe,
Hooves drum dawn awake.
Wind through sacred mane,
Ghost herds stir beneath...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The tiger's roar echoed through sal forests stretching from the Brahmaputra to the Indus, a distance of 3,000 kilometers unbroken...
1. Preparation:
Find a quiet space where you won't be disturbed.
Sit comfortably on a cushion, chair, or floor with your spine straight.
Close your eyes gently...
How Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, and Alcott Illuminate Contemporary Environmental Philosophy
Introduction
In an era of unprecedented environmental crisis, the philosophical foundations for ecological thinking and...
I am the whisper before the storm, the golden thread woven through acacia shadow, the living arrow that the savanna draws and releases in a single, sacred breath. They...
Press Release 11th August, 2025 - Geneva, Switzerland — A new Greenpeace International investigation confirms that airborne microplastics are present in the urban air of Geneva, after sampling outdoors...
Part I: The Phenomenon and the Mythic Imagination
An Arch of Light and Wonder
Few natural phenomena have so universally captivated the human imagination as the rainbow. It is an event...