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Technology or spirituality: which one will 'save' us?

Many people these days believe that Bill Gates is an excellent example of a
technology, and in particular Information tech-head who has crossed over (unless
Technology, is the key to attaining a his intentions by building software were
future world that is both ecologically always altruistic, were they?) into a
and environmentally sustainable. more spiritual world of compassion and
Many people these days believe that generosity. The world's richest man and
technology, and in particular Information his wife now run an organization ( that
Technology, is the key to attaining a invests huge amounts of money into
future world that is both ecologically medical research so that human children
and environmentally sustainable, as well of the future needn't die of disease.
as being socially stable. Are they right? They are focusing in particular on
Others believe that a balanced helping poor children in developing
spirituality, one that focuses on nations. Strangely enough, Bill has been
generosity, peace, and compassion will strongly criticized by colleagues who
have to be the main ingredient in a don't see these ventures as being
recipe for true human evolution. What do profitable. However, many others have
you think? Is this a black and white been inspired by such generosity and so
issue? It seems that most challenges that have invested billions in the same
humanity comes across these days are schemes.
solved by thinking laterally, often with On the other hand, a friend of mine told
multiple answers and solutions being me the other day about how one of the
utilized. This diverse approach to most famous spiritual leaders in the
solving problems may be the 'angle' that world, Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama, has just
we need to take in order to become the put a website on the Internet at Now
safe, healthy, happy world that we have people interested in Buddhism all over
always dreamt about. Could technology and the world can read about and even
spirituality one day combine to form one communicate with this renowned peaceful
mighty force? Some might even ask, "Is it human being. On the Internet: and he's
already happening now, right beneath our not the only one sharing wisdom on the
noses?" web, let me tell you. Do you see the
Working for an Internet company I am picture slowly materializing in your
pretty much surrounded by 'technical' frontal lobe? There's something going on
people; analytical people, problem here.
solvers. When I first arrived in the Some people think that technology will
office I was shocked by the complete lack 'save' us. Others think we need to go
of biological and aesthetic life here. No back in time, back to tribal ways of
plants, no photos or paintings on the living in order to create the social
wall. It was definitely not a place one cohesion necessary for our species to
would think of when contemplating grow together and survive as one. The
spirituality. Spiritual places are answer could be more simplistic than we
forests, oceans, ancient temples, art ever may have imagined. Building software
galleries-definitely not I.T. offices. I is great, but if the maker's sole
wondered how my fellow species could intention is for personal gain and
survive in an environment so devoid of immense wealth, well, be careful if
beauty, nature, and creativity-ironically you're investing. I've read that if one
the one power we need to develop new builds a fence with anger and suffering
technologies. They all looked so content (yelling at the planks of wood when they
staring into their blue computer don't line up properly), relations with
monitors, fingers ticking softly and neighbors may deteriorate. If one cooks a
speedily on their keyboards. It was meal with love and enjoyment through the
actually frightening; a horror film where meal-making process, your family and
the soft, constant, monotonous ticking is friends will enjoy the flavors more, and
the only sound filtering through the show more gratitude for your efforts.
empty silence. Sound like superstition? Attitude is
After studying and reading about many everything. Technology may be a major
different religions and cultures one gets factor in our world's survival, but only
a pretty good picture of what a spiritual if it walks hand-in-hand with an attitude
person looks like. Or do you? Are people that is truly focused on the betterment
that transparent that you can tell what of humankind. What better thing to work
their intentions are just by observing for? We all spend a lifetime chipping
their material/physical self? Are all away at our goals and dreams. Why not
priests generous? Are all tech-heads build your next program with the
oblivious to the larger pictures of the intention of evolving our species to the
Earth and the infinite Universe that we next level? Or, is that what you've been
are part of? The answers are starting to doing from the start?
reveal themselves.




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