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