Comments for Earth in Brackets http://www.earthinbrackets.org College of the Atlantic Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The dreadful details: a blow by blow account of how COP17 ended by Samuli SInisalo http://www.earthinbrackets.org/2011/12/19/the-dreadful-details-a-blow-by-blow-account-of-how-cop17-ended/#comment-2416 Samuli SInisalo Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:29:22 +0000 http://www.earthinbrackets.org/?p=2259#comment-2416 I got from Russia, was that he had to catch a plane, and did not want to go before he knew what was going to be done with the amendment they proposed earlier in Durban. My understanding was that they dealt with it right then and there, and the result was rather positive. They decided they'll take it into consideration under a working group or the SBs. Hopefully I'm not making too much of this up, the translation and my head were a bit shaky at that hour. I got from Russia, was that he had to catch a plane, and did not want to go before he knew what was going to be done with the amendment they proposed earlier in Durban. My understanding was that they dealt with it right then and there, and the result was rather positive. They decided they’ll take it into consideration under a working group or the SBs.

Hopefully I’m not making too much of this up, the translation and my head were a bit shaky at that hour.

]]> Comment on Media Messaging: The silent, subtle art of loudmouthing the innocent by Zamir Dhanji http://www.earthinbrackets.org/2011/12/22/media-messaging-the-silent-subtle-art-of-loudmouthing-the-innocent/#comment-2391 Zamir Dhanji Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:07:58 +0000 http://www.earthinbrackets.org/?p=2269#comment-2391 Dear Anjali, I read through most of this blog and appreciate your candour and insight into the experience of the COP 17. It must be remembered that one is dealing with institutions that are predicated on a paradigm that perpetuates the values it exists to uphold. It is for this reason that the practice of mindfulness and acts of loving-kindness have been the primary tools for lasting changed, as discovered by Lord Buddha, and even his predeccessors, more than 2500 years ago. I am interested in how you you feel that the time-tested knowledge and practices that have demonstrated themselves as viable methods for expanding our thinking and actions to include concern for both current and future generations could be implemented in such gatherings. In order to make the right decisions, we must practice right view and right mindfulness. I remember a beautiful saying by Osho "That which grows with awareness is virtue, that which dissolves with awareness is sin." In the lord of the rings, the Ents are known for the wisdom and virtue because they take the long path of painstaking awareness before making their decisions. From your blog, it appears that the desire was to rush things through. This is just how we are when we are taking extra cookies from the jar, or glancing over at someone's paper during a test.....we do it quickly so that we don't have to abide in the awareness of our action. On another note, it appears that people are able to use the convenient excuse of conflicting information on the viability of adopting regulatory actions. This is where intuition and the gateway of the heart is essential to guiding us in the midst of conflicting information, otherwise, how do we know which direction to truly proceed in? Through mindfulness we are able to examine our motivation for any action. It appears to be rather unrealistic to expect a change when we are not harnessing the power of intrinsic motivation as a means to solve challenging problems that demand lateral rather than linear thinking, as well as the power of compassion and unification over the force of greed and separation. I am posting two items of interest that may serve as means to reflect on the approach that might be taken to a future conference, that may not include the representatives of nation states, but rather of people who are willing undergoe and practice the tools that will create the necessary mental and emotional field for conscious choices to be made regarding the future of our planet. I am open to discussing such a conference with you, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter. I celebrate your willingness to speak truth to power in adverse conditions, and I pray that the resonance of your message penetrates the hearts of those that needs to receive it the most. Namaste, Zamir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y&feature=player_embedded http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?sid=127 Dear Anjali,

I read through most of this blog and appreciate your candour and insight into the experience of the COP 17. It must be remembered that one is dealing with institutions that are predicated on a paradigm that perpetuates the values it exists to uphold.
It is for this reason that the practice of mindfulness and acts of loving-kindness have been the primary tools for lasting changed, as discovered by Lord Buddha, and even his predeccessors, more than 2500 years ago.
I am interested in how you you feel that the time-tested knowledge and practices that have demonstrated themselves as viable methods for expanding our thinking and actions to include concern for both current and future generations could be implemented in such gatherings. In order to make the right decisions, we must practice right view and right mindfulness. I remember a beautiful saying by Osho “That which grows with awareness is virtue, that which dissolves with awareness is sin.” In the lord of the rings, the Ents are known for the wisdom and virtue because they take the long path of painstaking awareness before making their decisions.
From your blog, it appears that the desire was to rush things through. This is just how we are when we are taking extra cookies from the jar, or glancing over at someone’s paper during a test…..we do it quickly so that we don’t have to abide in the awareness of our action. On another note, it appears that people are able to use the convenient excuse of conflicting information on the viability of adopting regulatory actions. This is where intuition and the gateway of the heart is essential to guiding us in the midst of conflicting information, otherwise, how do we know which direction to truly proceed in?
Through mindfulness we are able to examine our motivation for any action. It appears to be rather unrealistic to expect a change when we are not harnessing the power of intrinsic motivation as a means to solve challenging problems that demand lateral rather than linear thinking, as well as the power of compassion and unification over the force of greed and separation.
I am posting two items of interest that may serve as means to reflect on the approach that might be taken to a future conference, that may not include the representatives of nation states, but rather of people who are willing undergoe and practice the tools that will create the necessary mental and emotional field for conscious choices to be made regarding the future of our planet. I am open to discussing such a conference with you, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
I celebrate your willingness to speak truth to power in adverse conditions, and I pray that the resonance of your message penetrates the hearts of those that needs to receive it the most.

Namaste,

Zamir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y&feature=player_embedded

http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?sid=127

]]> Comment on Mic check. Mic check. Youth intervention. by b.sanderson http://www.earthinbrackets.org/2011/12/09/mic-check-mic-check-youth-intervention/#comment-2370 b.sanderson Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:50:20 +0000 http://www.earthinbrackets.org/?p=2164#comment-2370 Anjali. Not only do you represent the youth -- you voice echoes the sentiments, frustration, anger of my generation as well. Thank you. Can we get something organized here? Start a movement? Anjali. Not only do you represent the youth — you voice echoes the sentiments, frustration, anger of my generation as well. Thank you.
Can we get something organized here? Start a movement?

]]> Comment on CDM Consultations are Running out of Time! by Dominque http://www.earthinbrackets.org/2011/12/08/cdm-consultations-are-running-out-of-time/#comment-2368 Dominque Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:00:37 +0000 http://www.earthinbrackets.org/?p=2114#comment-2368 Great blog post, nice web page layout, maintain the great work Great blog post, nice web page layout, maintain the great work

]]> Comment on Can we part with conventions? by Alvin Misrahi http://www.earthinbrackets.org/2011/06/08/can-we-part-with-conventions-2/#comment-2364 Alvin Misrahi Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:11:03 +0000 http://www.earthinbrackets.org/?p=1571#comment-2364 Thank you, with the great post Thank you, with the great post

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