Sacred Activism According to Tantra By Ramesh Bjonnes In the cosmology of Tantra, there are two main principles: Shiva (consciousness) and Shakti (creative principle). Both are composites of Brahma (Cosmic Consciousness). Tantra's view (darshana) is that there is always both oneness and diversity in life. This is so because Shiva…

Seaspiracy: The Fishy Side of the Sea Food Industry by Roar Bjonnes If you ever thought that eating more sea fish is much more sustainable than, let's say, eating beef, then you ought to think again. …

Roar Ramesh Bjonnes By Roar Bjonnes In American consumer culture there is an apt saying: “Shop, shop until you drop.” Not surprisingly, American household consumption amounts to about 70 percent of Gross National Product (GDP). …

By Roar Ramesh Bjonnes By Roar Bjonnes William E. Rees, in his essay ”A blot on the land“ (Nature 421, 898; 2003), uses the ecological-footprint concept to argue that the “carrying capacity” of the Earth has been exceeded because of technological and economic growth, and to counter some economists’ claims…

by Roar Bjonnes Albert Einstein supposedly said that “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” …

By Roar Bjonnes Adam Smith’s most famous and most quoted idea is that of the invisible hand–the notion that if you work for your own selfish goals, the result would still be the same as if you worked to serve society as a whole. In economic terms this means that…

Nine Ways To Create a Regenerative, Local Economy By Roar Bjonnes The slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” has been around for some years now. …

By Roar Ramesh Bjonnes In the title track to Leonard Cohen’s 1992 album The Future, the legendary folk singer croons in his raspy baritone: “I’ve seen the future, baby: It is murder.” Cohen is not the only self-proclaimed prophet who has seen the future in recent years, of course. These…

George Catlin interviews Roar Bjonnes, coauthor of Growing a New Economy A Four-Part Interview Series on the Next Economy Part One Catlin: I want to begin by giving you a chance to set the stage. When you pull way back and look at this moment in history and the current economic situation, what do you see? …