Transformation – Bewusstseinswandel

Zunehmender Bewusstseinswandel

Im Laufe der Evolution hat die Menschheit mehrere existentielle Krisen erlebt, die nach einer Störungsphase letztlich jeweils in einer Transformation des allgemeinen Bewusstseinsniveaus resultierten.

Sozialer Wandel

Viele kleine Leute
an vielen kleinen Orten,
die viele kleine Schritte tun,
können das Gesicht der Welt verändern.
Afrikanisches Sprichwort

Auf der Basis von Ebenbürtigkeit, menschlicher Würde und Respekt gegenüber der legitimen Rangfolge kann sozialer Wandel eintreten, wenn:

sich eine kritische Masse von authentischen, integeren Menschen guten Willens in einem Gruppenfeld bildet, das den Seinsgrund wahrt und
dauerhaft eine gemeinsame gewaltlose Intention beibehält,
während es gleichzeitig akzeptiert, dass diese möglicherweise nicht zu Lebzeiten der Beteiligten erfüllt wird, die für ihr Bemühen vielleicht nicht anerkannt werden.

Angelehnt an die Acht Gesetze des sozialen Wandels nach Stephan A. Schwartz, Ph.D., US-amerikanischer Zukunftsforscher

Quellen (engl.):

Stephan A. Schwartz Ph.D., US American futurologist, THE POWER – The Eight Laws of Social Change, Powerpoint presentation
Audio interview with Stephan A. Schwartz, Ph.D., US American futurologist, The Eight Laws of Social Change, presented by Blogtalkradio Paranormal Perceptions, host Dee Disparti, aired 17. January 2008

Vier Paradigmen der Wandlung und des Bewusstseins – Stichworte

1. Entweder Oder

2. Sowohl als Auch

3. Weder Noch

4. Alles Wirkliche

Wandlungsgeschichten

Wandlung durch tiefere Erkenntnis

Was bewegt die Fahne?

Vor seiner Ordination zum sechsten Patriarchen des chinesischen Chan-Buddhismus traf
der vorzügliche Meister Hui Neng (638-713) im Shaolintempel Bup Sung Sa ein.
Dort wurde er Zeuge eines Streitgesprächs zwischen zwei auf einem Felsen sitzenden Mönchen,
die über eine am Mast flatternde Fahne diskutierten.

Einer meinte: Die Fahne bewegt sich.
Der Andere warf ein: Der Wind, nicht die Fahne, bewegt sich.
Hui Neng gab zu bedenken: Was sich wirklich bewegt, ist weder der Wind noch die Fahne!

Verblüfft über seine ungewöhnliche Antwort auf ihre Streitfrage, fragten die beiden Mönche den Weisen:
Was bewegt sich denn wirklich?
Hui Neng erwiderte: Euer Geist bewegt sich!

Wumen Huikai (1183–1260) chinesischer Meister des Chan-Buddhismus, Song-Dynastie, Sammler und Kommentator des Werks Die torlose Schranke [Wumenguan], Sammelband mit klassischen 48 Koans

Siehe auch: Hui Neng, Zettel.unihuman.de

Wandlung der Dinge

Blauer Schmetterling

Einst träumte Dschuang Dschou², dass er ein Schmetterling sei, ein flatternder Schmetterling, der sich wohl und glücklich fühlte und nichts wusste von Dschuang Dschou.
Plötzlich wachte er auf: da war er wieder wirklich und wahrhaftig Dschuang Dschou.
Nun weiß ich nicht, ob Dschuang Dschou geträumt hat, dass er ein Schmetterling sei, oder ob der Schmetterling geträumt hat, dass er Dschuang Dschou sei, obwohl doch zwischen Dschuang Dschou und dem Schmetterling sicher ein Unterschied ist.
So ist es mit der Wandlung der Dinge.

Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) bedeutender deutschsprachiger Sinologen, Theologe, Missionar, Übersetzer von Werke von Zhuangzi, 1912, Ende von Buch II, 12

Wirkung und Schicksal menschlicher Wandler/Katalysator

Der Einfluss der Frau

Ein frommer Mann hatte ein frommes Weib, aber sie hatten keine Kinder.
Da sprachen sie: Unsere Ehe bringt dem Heiligen, gelobt sei er, keinen Nutzen.
Und der Mann gab seiner Frau den Scheidebrief, und sie trennte sich von ihm.
Er heiratete in zweiter Ehe eine böse Frau, und die machte ihn zu einem Bösewicht.
Die Geschiedene wiederum heiratete einen bösen Mann
und verwandelte diesen in einen frommen.
Ob der Mann gottlos wird, ob der Mann fromm wird – alles bewirkt die Frau.

Talmud, Hauptschrift des Judentums [BW 595], Midrasch Bereschit r. 17, 7

Die Wandlung während der Ehe

Gespräch unter Eheleuten kurz nach der Hochzeit:

Ehemann sagt zur Ehefrau: "Ich hoffe, dass du dich nie veränderst."
Ehefrau sagt zum Ehemann : "Ich [wir] müssen dich verändern."

Frauen verbessern Männer. Ja, das tun sie, vorausgesetzt, ihr Männer bringt sie nicht schon vorher um.
Die Frau als Wandlungsvermittlerin tut Männern gut. Sie mögen es zwar nicht. […]
Die gute Botschaft ist, dass Frauen einen Mann im Allgemeinen dorthin bringen können, wohin sie wollen. Sie müssen allerdings bedenken, dass es sich um ein Langzeitprojekt von zwanzig, dreißig Jahren Dauer handelt.

Mark Gungor, US-amerikanischer Pastor, Bühnenunterhalter, Eheberater, internationaler Referent, A man still does not do anything

Nur einer von tausend Männern ist ein Führer von Männern – die anderen 999 folgen den Frauen.
Groucho Marx (1890-1977) US-amerikanischer Komödiant, Entertainer, Schauspieler

Die Not der Wandler

Und zu bedenken bleibt hiebei,
- wie kein Beginnen schwieriger,
- für den Erfolg nicht zweifelhafter,
- noch misslicher in der Durchführung ist,

als wenn man sich dazu aufwerfen will, eine neue Verfassung [ein neues Paradigma] einzuführen:
weil der sie Einführende alle die zu Feinden bekommt, die bei der alten sich gut gestanden, und alle die zu lauen Verteidigern, die bei der neuen sich gut stehen würden; welche Lauigkeit

theils aus der Furcht vor den Gegnern,
für die das Gesetz ist, herkommt,
theils aus der menschlichen Kleingläubigkeit,
die etwas Neues nie für wahr hält,
wenn sie davon nicht schon sichere Erfahrung durch den Erfolg bestätigt sieht.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)
florentinischer Politiker, Diplomat, Philosoph, Der Fürst, 6. Kapitel, 1513

Die Not des Wahrheitssprechenden

Wer darf das Kind beim rechten Namen nennen?
Die Wenigen, die was davon erkannt,
Die töricht genug ihr volles Herz nicht wahrten,
Dem Pöbel ihr Gefühl, ihr Schauen offenbarten,
Hat man von je gekreuzigt und verbrannt.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe [BW 465] (1749-1832) deutscher Schriftsteller, Bühnendichter, Dichter, Faust I, V., S. 589 ff

Gelassenheitsgebet der Anonymen Alkoholiker

Gott, gib mir

die Gelassenheit, Dinge hinzunehmen, die ich nicht ändern kann,

den Mut, Dinge zu ändern, die ich ändern kann, und

die Weisheit, das eine vom anderen zu unterscheiden.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) US-amerikanischer Theologe, Philosoph, Politologe
Gelassenheits-Gebet: Standard bei den Treffen der AA-Selbsthilfegruppen (1941-1942)

Zitate zum Thema Transformation

Zitate allgemein

Wahrlich, ich sage euch, wenn ihr nicht umkehret und werdet wie die Kinder,
so werdet ihr nicht in das Reich der Himmel eingehen.
Matthäus 18, 3 (NT)

[...] Schüler können entweder durch Inspiration oder durch kraftvolle Erfahrungen motiviert werden, die transformierend wirken und den Prozess bewusst gewählten spirituellen Fortschritts und seiner Entwicklung anstoßen. Diese können als plötzliche "Gipfelerfahrungen" [ Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) US-amerikanischer transpersonaler Psychologe, Glücksforscher, Religious Aspects of Peak Experiences, Harper & Row, NY, 1970, Religions, Values, and Peak-Experiences, Penguin, April 1994] auftreten, jedoch auch als Verschiebung von Kontext und Wahrnehmung durch kleine wichtige Schritte [ Malcolm Gladwell (*1963) englischer Unternehmensberater, Journalist, Autor, The Tipping Point. How Little Things Make a Big Difference, 2000]. Der inspirierte Lernende wird dann von diesen Möglichkeiten angezogen, und der Fokus des Interesses richtet sich auf die praktische Anwendung spiritueller Prozesse im täglichen Leben. David R. Hawkins, Erleuchtung ist möglich. Wie man die Ebenen des Bewusstseins durchschreitet, S. 384-385

Alles geschieht spontan aus sich selbst heraus, als eine Folge des Potentials, das als Wirklichkeit auftaucht. Demnach sieht man keine Veränderung, sondern Emergenz. [...] Phänomene kommen und gehen, während sich Potentiale verwirklichen, [...] sofern die örtlichen Gegebenheiten günstig sind. [...]
Mittels Intention können wir beeinflussen, dass Potentiale als Wirklichkeit auftauchen. Die bloße Absicht, [...] sich spirituell weiterzuentwickeln, ist bereits sehr machtvoll. [...]
Wie steht es mit der Bewusstseinsstufe des Beobachters? Es könnte sein, dass das Bewusstseinsniveau mancher Personen nicht hinreichend stark ausgeprägt ist, um das Ergebnis sehr nachhaltig zu beeinflussen. Ist hingegen die Bewusstseinsebene anderer Menschen stark mit Wirkmacht geladen, könnten sie den Ausgang sehr nachhaltig bestimmen. Q&A Audiointerview mit David R. Hawkins, präsentiert von Miracles Center, Gastgeber Ellen Sutherland, Sedona, USA, 10. November 2005

Sei du selbst die Veränderung, die du dir wünscht für diese Welt. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [BW 760] (1869-1948) indischer hinduistischer Weiser, spiritueller Führer der indischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung, Rechtsanwalt, Verfechter des gewaltlosen Widerstands zur Durchsetzung politischer Ziele

Veränderungen die früher Jahrzehnte brauchten, benötigen heute weniger als ein Jahr.
Umso wichtiger ist es, Veränderung als einen permanenten und unvermeidlichen Aspekt des Lebens zu begreifen. Dalai Lama XIV. (Tenzin Gyatso) [Tanchu Dhondup] [BW 570] (*1935) tibetischer Mönch, geistliches Oberhaupt des tibetischen Buddhismus, Linienhalter der Gelug-Schule, Friedensnobelpreisträger, 1989

Veränderung gibt es nur durch Handeln. Dalai Lama XIV. (Tenzin Gyatso) [Tanchu Dhondup] [BW 570] (*1935) tibetischer Mönch, geistliches Oberhaupt des tibetischen Buddhismus, Linienhalter der Gelug-Schule, Friedensnobelpreisträger, 1989

Der archimedische Punkt, von dem aus ich an meinem Ort die Welt bewegen kann, ist die Wandlung meiner selbst. Martin Buber [BW 530] (1878-1965) österreichisch-israelischer jüdischer Religionsforscher und -philosoph

Der Gipfel des Wahnsinns ist es, auf Veränderungen zu hoffen, ohne etwas zu verändern. Albert Einstein [BW 499] (1879-1955) deutschstämmiger US-amerikanischer theoretischer Physiker, Entwickler der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie, Physik-Nobelpreisträger

Die größte Entscheidung deines Lebens liegt darin, dass du dein Leben ändern kannst, indem du deine Geisteshaltung änderst. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) deutsch-elsässischer evangelischer Theologe, Arzt, Philosoph, Organist, Humanist

Kareem van Gennip: Wie beurteilen Sie die gegenwärtige Situation in der Welt?
Stanislav Grof: Wir alle sehen, dass die Welt sich ziemlich schnell auf ein katastrophales Ende hin entwickelt. Alle Probleme sind im Grunde genommen Symptome einer grundlegenden Bewusstseins- und Wahrnehmungskrise. […] Ohne eine tiefgreifende innere Transformation ist eine radikale Lösung nicht möglich. Stanislav Grof (*1931) tschechisch-US-amerikanischer Psychiater, Psychotherapeut, Medizinphilosoph, Mitbegründer der transpersonalen Psychologie, Die Welt ist perfekt, Transpersonale Perspektiven, Vol. 4/98, Logos-Verlag-Berlin, Kareem van Gennip, Juli 1998

So wie sie von den Astronauten vom Mond aus gesehen wird, fehlen der Erde die Linien soziopolitischer Abtrennung, die auf Landkarten so prominent erscheinen. Und so wie es hier unten aussieht, ist das Netz verflochtener sozioökonomischer Wechselwirkungen, das nun den Planeten umfasst, von ein und demselben Leben. Alles was nötig ist, ist ein allgemeiner Wandel der Sichtweise, um mit diesen zeitgenössischen Fakten in Einklang zu kommen. Joseph Campbell, Ph.D. [BW 410] (1904-1987) US-amerikanischer Mythologe, vergleichender Religionswissenschaftler, Autor, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space

Man weiß nie, was daraus wird, wenn die Dinge verändert werden. Aber weiß man denn, was daraus wird, wenn sie nicht verändert werden? Elias Canetti (1905-1994) bulgarischer deutschsprachiger Schriftsteller, Aphoristiker, Literatur-Nobelpreisträger, 1981

Fortschritt ist die Entwicklung vom Primitiven über das Komplizierte zum Einfachen. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) französischer Pilot, Schriftsteller

Aufgrund von Interventionen bei Beziehungen zwischen Menschen wissen wir, dass, wenn man einen Menschen verändern will, durchaus eine Veränderung erreicht werden kann, im Allgemeinen aber nicht die, die man beabsichtigt hatte. Eine Intervention wirkt als Störimpuls, der oft individuell auf selbständige und freie Weise weiterverarbeitet wird. Detlef Linke (1945-2005) deutscher Hirnforscher, Religion als Risiko

Man muss zunächst Jemand sein, bevor man Niemand sein kann. Der Versuch, die mit der eigenen Entwicklung verbundenen Aufgaben der Identitätsbildung und der Bildung einer beständigen Objektbeziehung durch den irregeleiteten Versuch zu umgehen, das Ego zu zerstören, ist unangebracht und hat verhängnisvolle und pathologische Konsequenzen. Viele Studenten, die sich von der Praxis der Meditation angezogen fühlen, und sogar einige Meditationslehrer scheinen genau dies zu versuchen. Sowohl aus der klinischen Perspektive als auch aus der Perspektive der Meditation mangelt es dabei an einer Entwicklungspsychologie, die das vollständige Spektrum von Entwicklung umfasst. Sowohl ein Empfinden für das Selbst als auch ein Empfinden für das Nicht-Selbst scheinen – in dieser Reihenfolge – für die Verwirklichung eines Zustandes optimalen psychologischen Wohlbefindens notwendig zu sein, den Freud als eine "ideale Fiktion" bezeichnete und den der Buddha lange zuvor als "das Ende des Leidens" – das Einzige, was er lehrte – beschrieben hatte. John Engler, US-amerikanischer transpersonaler Psychologe, Meditationslehrer, Autor, Aufsatz Somebody and Nobody: Psychoanalysis and Buddhism

Transformation geht weder automatisch noch ist sie 'leicht' […] Der Weg der Transformation kann in einer Weise schmerzhaft sein, die Sie weder wünschen noch erwarten. […] Falls sich eine signifikante Minderheit von Menschen in einer Gesellschaft bewusst und konstruktiv auf […] die Suche [nach Transformation] macht, könnten wir etwas Neues auf dieser Welt zu sehen bekommen: eines jener Ereignisse, das durch nichts Vorangegangenes adäquat vorhergesagt werden kann. Michael Murphy (*1930) US-amerikanischer Mitgründer des Esalen-Instituts, Mitglied des Integral Institute, George Leonard (1923-2010) US-amerikanischer Autor, Herausgeber, Lehrer zum Thema Human Potential, Ehrenpräsident des Esalen Instituts, Kalifornien, The Life We Are Given

Es gibt Zeiten, wo wir uns entweder verändern müssen, verändern sollen oder verändern können, und das ist der Moment, wo wir uns mit Homöostase auseinandersetzen müssen. Interview mit George Leonard (1923-2010) US-amerikanischer Autor, Herausgeber, Lehrer zum Thema Human Potential, Ehrenpräsident des Esalen Instituts, Kalifornien, Wenn Sie sich nicht verändern, haben Sie nichts gelernt, WIE-Magazin, Craig Hamilton, Ausgabe 9

Wenn nun statt der Genetik die Noetik die Veränderungen in der Evolution bestimmt, und ich glaube, das ist ab jetzt der Fall, und mit dem Potenzial, das wir haben, um Informationen über die Massenkommunikationsmittel und Technologien zu verbreiten, übernehmen wir an diesem Punkt tatsächlich die Kontrolle über unsere eigene Evolution. Wir haben die Möglichkeit, Informationen zum Zweck der Transformation zu verbreiten. Und ich bin voller Hoffnung, dass sich dieser Wandel nicht nur weiter fortsetzt, sondern sogar beschleunigt. Aber selbst wenn dem so ist, werden doch noch mehrere hundert Jahre vergehen, ehe Homo noeticus die wirklich dominante Lebensform wird. Allerdings sollten wir nicht denken, dass es weitere dreihundert Jahre dauern wird, ehe wir uns um all die globalen Krisensituationen kümmern, denen wir uns gegenübersehen. Ein transformiertes Wesen in der Welt kann Hunderte, ja Tausende beeinflussen. Interview mit John White (*1939) US-amerikanischer Bewusstseinsforscher, Richtung Homo Noeticus, WIE-Magazin, Craig Hamilton, Ausgabe 9, 2004

Ein Krieger des Lichts glaubt. Weil er an Wunder glaubt, geschehen auch Wunder. Weil er sich sicher ist, dass seine Gedanken sein Leben verändern können, verändert sich sein Leben. Weil er sicher ist, dass er der Liebe begegnen wird, begegnet ihm diese Liebe auch. Manchmal wird er enttäuscht, manchmal verletzt. Aber er weiß, dass es sich lohnt. Für jede Niederlage gibt es zwei Siege. Alle die glauben, wissen das. Paulo Coelho (*1947) brasilianischer esoterischer Schriftsteller, Bestseller-Autor, Handbuch des Kriegers des Lichts, Umschlagtext, Diogenes Verlag, 11. Auflage, März 2001

Jede Gelegenheit, sich zu verändern, ist eine Gelegenheit, die Welt zu verändern. Paulo Coelho (*1947) brasilianischer esoterischer Schriftsteller, Bestseller-Autor

Jede aussichtsreiche Veränderung, jeder Sprung auf eine höhere Energieebene und ein erweitertes Gewahrsein, beinhaltet einen Übergangsritus. Jedes Mal, wenn wir eine höhere Sprosse auf der Leiter der persönlichen Entwicklung erklimmen, müssen wir eine schwierige Phase der Initiation durchlaufen. Dan Millman (*1946) US-amerikanischer Trampolin-Spitzensportler, Kampfsportlehrer, College-Professor, Autor, spiritueller Lehrer

Hege nie Zweifel daran, dass eine kleine Gruppe tiefschürfender Bürger die Welt verändern können. Tatsächlich ist dies bisher das einzige Mittel dafür gewesen. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) US-amerikanische Kulturanthropologin, Soziologin, Biologin, Ethnologin, Autorin, Referentin

Tiefgreifende Veränderungen anstreben, heißt, Lösungen zu suchen, die v e r l e t z l i c h machen – und genau das lehnen die meisten Menschen ab. [...] Paradoxerweise wirkt genau das, was scheinbar zu nichts führt. [...] Die Ermutigung, sich anderen Menschen gegenüber verletzlich zu zeigen, bietet einen Ausweg aus der Scham. Patrick Carnes, Ph.D. C.A.S., führender US-amerikanischer Sexsuchtexperte und -therapeut, Minneapolis, Wenn Sex zur Sucht wird, S. 254, Kösel-Verlag, 1992

Veränderung ist keine Wahl, sie passiert einfach. Meryl Streep (*1949) US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Zitat aus dem Film Adaption

Du musst dich zwingen, deine Grenzen zu überschreiten – immer! Es gibt viele Dinge, die du heute tust, die dir vor zehn Jahren verrückt erschienen wären. Die Dinge selbst haben sich nicht verändert; was vorher unmöglich war, ist jetzt ohne weiteres möglich, und vielleicht ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit, wann es gelingt, dich vollkommen zu ändern. Carlos Castaneda [BW 220] (*1925, angebl. †1995) peruanischer US-amerikanischer Anthropologe, Diplomat, Schriftsteller einer autobiografischen Buchserie um die Lehren des Don Juan Matus, eines zaubernden Yaqui-Indianers, Miterfinder der Bewegungslehre Tensegrity

Weitaus die meisten Politiker halten es nicht für ihre Sache, an Bewusstseinsveränderungen mitzuwirken; sie werden aber immer da sein, wo die Mehrheit ist. Erhard Eppler (*1926) deutscher Politiker ehemals der SPD, Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (1968-1974)

Es passiert nicht auf einmal. Du wirst ganz allmählich Du selbst, und das braucht Zeit. Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944) englisch-US-amerikanische (Kinderbuch)autorin

Wer auf Konkurrenz und Abgrenzung gepolt bleiben will, wird – so paradox es heute noch klingen mag – bald nicht mehr wettbewerbsfähig sein. Er wird einfach als eine Art Auslaufmodell von der Evolution überholt werden. Die Vorboten davon sind überall sichtbar. [...] Stellen wir uns eine Menschheit vor, die sich wie ein Organismus fühlt und deren höchstes und vitalstes Interesse es deswegen ist, für das gemeinsame Wohl dieses Organismus zu sorgen. Ich weiß, wir sind noch nicht so weit, und der Gedanke wirkt ein bisschen träumerisch. Aber der Zusammenschluss von einfacheren zu komplexeren Systemen war schon immer ein Leitfaden der Evolution. Und die Entwicklungsgeschwindigkeit scheint sich in der heutigen Zeit zu potenzieren. Francois Michael Wiesmann, deutscher Ethnologe, Orientalist, Psychologe, Autor

Du bist der Prozess: Evolutionäre Philosophie und evolutionäre Spiritualität basieren auf der Erkenntnis, dass wir Teil eines wunderbaren Prozesses sind, der seit Milliarden von Jahren existiert und sich ständig entwickelt hat. Dadurch erkennen wir, dass unsere eigene persönliche Erfahrung dieses Prozesses in seinen vielen inneren und äußeren, gröberen und subtileren Dimensionen lediglich ein sehr kleiner Teil eines unendlichen Entwicklungsprozesses ist. Gedanken und Gefühle, die im individuellen Bewusstsein auftauchen, reflektieren emotionale und psychologische Strukturen oder Gewohnheiten, die sich langsam über Jahrtausende hinweg entwickelt haben. Andrew Cohen (*1955) konfrontierender US-amerikanischer Lehrer, Musiker, Herausgeber des Magazins Was ist Erleuchtung (WIE)

Manche Menschen interpretieren das Wort Prozess als etwas Unmenschliches. Aber es ist in Wirklichkeit genau das Gegenteil. Ich verstehe diesen Prozess nicht in einem flachen, mechanischen und materialistischen Sinn. Dieser Prozess ist lebendig. Du bist es. Du bist der Prozess. Diese Veränderung der Perspektive ist so bedeutend, da du beginnst, dein eigenes Selbstgefühl als Teil eines gewaltigen, sich entfaltenden Entwicklungsstromes zu sehen. Dein Verständnis, was es bedeutet ein menschliches Wesen zu sein, erweitert sich nahezu ins Unendliche. Du beginnst, deine eigene Menschlichkeit und dein Potenzial für eine größere Menschlichkeit als Ergebnis dieses Prozesses zu verstehen--als ein dem Prozess innewohnender Teil und, soweit uns bekannt ist, der am weitesten entwickelte Ausdruck dieses Prozesses. Dadurch vergrößert und erweitert eine evolutionäre Spiritualität dein Verständnis, was es bedeutet ein Mensch zu sein, nahezu ins Unendliche. Andrew Cohen (*1955) konfrontierender US-amerikanischer Lehrer; Gründer des Magazins Was ist Erleuchtung (WIE)

Eigentlich bin ich ganz anders, nur komme ich so selten dazu. Ödön von Horváth (1901-1938) österreichisch-ungarischer deutsch schreibender Schriftsteller

Wer sich selbst verändert, ändert die Welt. Es gibt an dieser Welt nichts zu verbessern, aber sehr viel an sich selbst. Thorwald Dethlefsen (1946-2010) deutscher esoterischer Autor, Schicksal als Chance. Das Urwissen zur Vollkommenheit des Menschen, Goldmann Verlag, 49. Auflage, 1. Dezember 1980

Lehrsätze der Katalyse

Katalyse ist die Beschleunigung eines langsam verlaufenden chemischen Vorgangs durch die Gegenwart eines fremden Stoffes. Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) baltisch-deutscher Professor für Chemie, Nobelpreisträger für die Erfindung der Katalyse, Über Katalyse, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, Band 15, S. 705-706 (1894)

Ein Katalysator ist jeder Stoff, der, ohne im Endprodukt einer chemischen Reaktion zu erscheinen, ihre Geschwindigkeit verändert. Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) baltisch-deutscher Professor für Chemie, Nobelpreisträger für die Erfindung der Katalyse, Über Katalyse, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, Band 7, S. 995-1004, 1901

Zitate zum Thema Mehrheiten – Minderheiten / Majorities – Minorities

Ungefähr 78% der Weltbevölkerung schwingt unterhalb dieser bedeutsamen Grenzlinie zwischen Gut und Böse. Die Zerstörungskraft dieser Mehrheit würde die Menschheit vernichten, sofern es nicht das Gegengewicht der 22% der Weltbevölkerung oberhalb des BW 200 gäbe. Lehre von Dr. David Hawkins

Nur 4-5% aller Menschen können echt lieben und aus sich heraus glücklich (dankbar, demütig, verzeihend, mitfühlend ...) sein, was der Mehrheit widersinnig erscheint. Sie verzichten auf äußere Motivationsquellen und streben das Bewusstsein der Einheit an. Tiefsitzende Fehlüberzeugungen und Krankheiten können durch die Gegenwart ihres Feldes zu heilen beginnen. Verstärkt wird der Effekt durch Gruppenhandlungen. Lehre von Dr. David Hawkins

Weder Verbannung noch der Verlust der bürgerlichen Ehre, noch die Mehrheitsmeinung waren für den altgriechischen Philosophen Sokrates ausschlaggebend, sondern der vernunftorientierte philosophische Standpunkt unter dem Gesichtspunkt, was der Seele zum Besten gereiche. Von Übel war aus seiner Sicht nur der negative Effekt, der auf der Seele lasten bliebe. Aus Sokrates' Sicht ist nur ein geprüftes Leben werthaltig.

Nur eine Minderheit von Menschen bemüht sich um Selbstverbesserung oder persönliche Weiterentwicklung. Das liegt daran, ungeachtet dessen, wie selbstkritisch man ist, dass man insgeheim glaubt, dass der eigene Weg richtig und wahrscheinlich der einzig richtige Weg sei. Sie finden sich in Ordnung, so wie sie sind, und glauben, dass alle Probleme durch den Egoismus, die Unbilligkeit anderer und durch die äußere Welt verursacht werden. Dr. David Hawkins, FU Licht des Alls, S. ? und Das All-sehende Auge, S. ?

Die Massennegativität bezieht ihr Gleichgewicht immer noch von der kleinen Minderheit der Bevölkerung, die auf sehr hohen Frequenzen schwingt. Diese reicht aus, um das Gegengewicht zu der brutalen Negativität der Massen zu bilden, die ohne solch ein Gegengewicht zur Zerstörung der Menschheit führen würde. Dr. David Hawkins, FU Das All-sehende Auge, S. 427

Die Wahrheit ist immer in der Minderheit. Und die Minderheit ist immer stärker als die Mehrheit, weil sich im Allgemeinen jene in der Minderheit befinden, die wirklich eine Haltung einnehmen, wohingegen die Stärke einer Mehrheit Täuschung ist. Sie bildet sich aus Gruppierungen, die keine Meinung vertreten – und deshalb, sobald es offenbar wird, dass die Minderheit stärker ist, augenblicklich deren Auffassung übernehmen [...]. Währenddessen gesellt sich die Wahrheit wiederum zu einer neuen Minderheit. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) dänischer Philosoph, Theologe, Schriftsteller, 1849

Die physikalische Forschung hat klipp und klar bewiesen, dass zum mindesten für die erdrückende Mehrheit der Erscheinungsabläufe, deren Regelmäßigkeit und Beständigkeit zur Aufstellung eines Postulats der allgemeinen Kausalität geführt haben, die gemeinsame Wurzel der beobachteten strengen Gesetzmäßigkeiten – der ZUFALL ist. Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) österreichischer Physiker, Wissenschaftstheoretiker, Nobelpreisträger für Physik, 1933

Transformation geht weder automatisch noch ist sie 'leicht' […] Der Weg der Transformation kann in einer Weise schmerzhaft sein, die Sie weder wünschen noch erwarten. […] Falls sich eine signifikante Minderheit von Menschen in einer Gesellschaft bewusst und konstruktiv auf […] die Suche [nach Transformation] macht, könnten wir etwas Neues auf dieser Welt zu sehen bekommen: eines jener Ereignisse, das durch nichts Vorangegangenes adäquat vorhergesagt werden kann. Michael Murphy (*1930) US-amerikanischer Mitgründer des Esalen-Instituts, Mitglied des Integral Institute, George Leonard (1923-2010) US-amerikanischer Autor, Herausgeber, Lehrer zum Thema Human Potential, Ehrenpräsident des Esalen Instituts, Kalifornien, The Life We Are Given

›Würde‹ soll nicht auf dem Treibsand von Übereinkünften und wechselnden Mehrheiten gründen. Beim Hitlerismus hat es sich ja gezeigt, dass es möglich ist, einer bestimmten Kategorie von Menschen diese Würde abzusprechen und sie wie Ungeziefer auszurotten. Und es hat sich weiterhin gezeigt, dass man dafür in einer modernen Gesellschaft sogar Mehrheiten mobilisieren und einen hochkomplizierten Gesellschaftsmechanismus als Instrument einsetzen kann. Menschenwürde also gibt es nicht, sondern sie gilt. Und nur solange und wo sie gilt, gibt es sie auch. Wenn das Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik die Würde des Menschen »unantastbar« nennt und sie ausdrücklich nicht einer demokratischen Mehrheitsentscheidung anheimstellt –, dann ist das ein Versuch, in einer säkularen Welt ein heiliges Tabu zu errichten. Rüdiger Safranski (*1945) deutscher Philosoph, Schriftsteller, Das Böse oder Das Drama der Freiheit, Artikel, Philosophicum.com

Wir kommen nicht mit Menschenwürde ausgestattet auf die Welt. Menschenwürde gibt es nicht einfach so, sie gilt. Und wenn das Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland die Würde des Menschen für unantastbar erklärt und sie ausdrücklich keiner demokratischen Mehrheitsentscheidung unterstellt, dann versucht man damit, in einer säkularen Welt ein Tabu aufzustellen. Eine gesellschaftliche Entscheidung wird in etwas verwandelt, was in Zukunft der gesellschaftlichen Entscheidung entzogen bleiben soll. Interview mit Rüdiger Safranski (*1945) deutscher Philosoph, Schriftsteller, Autor von Das Böse oder Das Drama der Freiheit, Warum sind Menschen böse?, präsentiert von NZZ Folio, Interviewerin Ursula von Arx, Oktober 1997

Weitaus die meisten Politiker halten es nicht für ihre Sache, an Bewusstseinsveränderungen mitzuwirken; sie werden aber immer da sein, wo die Mehrheit ist. Erhard Eppler (*1926) deutscher Politiker ehemals der SPD, Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (1968-1974)

Mehrheiten schaffen keine Wahrheiten! Heinz Eggert, deutscher CDU-Politiker, studierter Theologe

Soziologie – Die Assimilierung von gesellschaftlichen Minderheitn wird erfüllt sein. Ergebnis des Zukunftsvorausschau-Projekts 2050 unter Leitung des US-amerikanischen Trendforschers Dr. Stephan A. Schwartz, Project 2050 – Remote Viewing Experiment – Zukunftsvorausschau 1978-2050

Die ärgste Tollheit

Viel Wahnsinniges
ist göttlichster Sinn
Für ein weit blickendes Auge.
Gar mancher Sinn ist ärgste Tollheit.
Hier sowie auch allgemein
Bestimmt die Mehrheit, was gilt.
Stimmst du zu – so bist du vernünftig.
Widersetzt du dich – so bist du gleich gefährlich,
Und wirst in Ketten gelegt.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) US-amerikanische Dichterin
Complete Poems, Part One: Life XI, 1924

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Behold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 15, 51 (NT)

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3, 18 (NT)

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
Book of Revelation 21, 4-5 (NT)

Anger can be a fulcrum by which the oppressed are eventually catapulted to freedom. Fury over social injustice, victimization, and inequality has created great movements that led to major changes in the structure of society. But Anger expresses itself most often as resentment and revenge, and is, therefore, volatile and dangerous. Anger as a lifestyle is exemplified by irritable, explosive people who are oversensitive to slights and become "injustice collectors", quarrelsome, belligerent or litigious. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, chapter 4 Levels of Consciousness, S. 82, Hay House edition, February 2002

[T]he courage to endure temporary discomfort of growth is required, and the mind tends to resist change as a matter of pride. Recovery from any disease process is dependent on willingness to explore new ways of looking at one's self and life, which includes the capacity to endure inner fears when belief systems are shaken. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, chapter 18 Wellness and the Disease Process, S. 220, Hay House edition, February 2002

We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become. Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of The I, S. 69, 2001

The agency of change in spiritual struggles of personal metamorphosis is always beyond the power of the seeker. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Truth vs. Falsehood, S. 222

By invitation, the Holy Spirit transforms comprehension by virtue of the presence of the healing power of Grace. What the ego cannot lift with all its might is like a feather to the Grace of God. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 56

Instead of trying to force change, it is merely necessary to allow Divinity to do so by deeply surrendering all control, resistance, and illusions of gain or loss. [...] It is also necessary to accept that timing is up to the Self, and not the self, because only the Self is capable of incorporating unknown karmic qualities. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 354

Sitting in meditation helps the consciousness to blossom. It causes deeper understanding and spontaneous change in behavior. These changes are brought about in the consciousness itself, not in the pseudo-personality. Forced changes are at the level of the mind. Mental and intellectual changes are totally unnatural and different from the ones that take place in the birth principle. These take place naturally, automatically, by themselves, due to meditation. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj [LoC 720] (1897-1981) Indian Hindu sage, Prior To Consciousness, pg. 86

Today the human soul asks the question: What can I do to preserve the beauty and the wonder of our world and to eliminate the anger and hatred? Please seek to answer that question today, with all the magnificence that is You. Others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989

Now you must learn that only infinite patience produces immediate effects. This is the way in which time is exchanged for eternity. Infinite patience calls upon infinite love, and by producing results now it renders time unnecessary. A Course in Miracles – [ Ein Kurs in Wundern (EKiW)], textbook, chapter 5, Healing and Wholeness, section VI Time and Eternity

Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don't believe them. Don't believe them! All they want you to do is to mend their broken toys.
"Give me back my wife.
Give me back my job.
Give me back my money.
Give me back my reputation, my success."

This is what they want; they want their toys replaced. That's all. Even the best psychologist will tell you that, that people don't really want to be cured. What they want is relief; a cure is painful.
Anthony de Mello SJ (1931-1987) Indian Catholic Jesuit priest, psychotherapist, spiritual leader

Reference made to:

Olivier Clerc, Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Invaluable Lessons from a Frog. Seven Life-Enhancing Metaphors, Dreamriver Press, 25. September 2009

If you sow seeds [of a special variety of Chinese bamboo] on fertile ground, you have to be very patient. Nothing happens for years; there are no green shoots or any sign at all for the first, second, third, or fourth year. The fifth year, something green pushes through the soil, and then it grows 40 feet in one year! The reason is simple, for years nothing happens on the surface, but the bamboo is developing prodigious roots until it is ready to manifest in the world. This is what bottom-up grassroots change looks like when a critical mass is reached. Suddenly, there is support, a new attitude, a confluence of effort and energy, and if enlightened leadership also manifests, a major cultural shift can happen. Jean Shinoda Bolen jeanbolen.com, US American psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, author, spritual teacher, proactive women researcher and supporter, crone, Like a Tree. How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet, Conary Press, (Earth Day) 1. April 2011

Sheldrake's human morphic field and C. G. Jung's collective unconscious are the same. This means that when a critical number of people change their perceptions and behavior, it becomes a new choice or pattern in the collective psyche, which each of us can contribute to or draw from. The Hundredth Monkey in the allegorical story was the monkey who, upon learning a new behavior, tipped the scales, so that monkeys who were not even in direct communication now changed what they did. When a critical mass is reached, in this theory, new attitudes and behavior will spread through the species unconsciously. This can either be deducted through researched examples or grasped intuitively. Jean Shinoda Bolen jeanbolen.com, US American psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, author, spritual teacher, proactive women researcher and supporter, crone, Prophets Great List, Newsletter, 31. May 2003

We don't know how to transform people very well anyway. It is a mystery how, and why and exactly people transform. Even if we were gonna force you to be free, we don't know how to do it either. Ken Wilber [LoC 490] (*1949) US American transpersonal philosopher, consciousness researcher, thought leader of the 3rd millennium, author, Integral "Third-Way" Politics, presented by holons-news, Corey W. deVos, YouTube film, 8:06 minute, 31:10 minutes duration, posted 27. May 2008

All the religions and all the peoples of the world are undergoing the most radical, far-reaching, and challenging transformation in history. The stakes are high: the very survival of life on our planet; either chaos and destruction, or creative transformation and the birth of a new consciousness. Forces, which have been at work for centuries, have in our day reached a crescendo that has the power to draw the human race into a global network. Ewert Cousins (1927-2009) Fordham Professor of Theology Emeritus

Fierce grace

Since his stroke in 2002, Ram Dass is bound to a wheelchair. He sees the stroke as undeniable 'fierce grace'.

In some sense we might say that the world that we live in now needs a little fierce grace. [...] A realized being in each of us consists of ego, soul and number 3, which is God inside of us. [...] A realized being is somebody that identifies with number 3. [...] A realized person marches to a different drummer. [...] Most of our society works from the outside in, however compassion is the inside out. Video interview with Ram Dass [Richard Alpert] (*1931) US American professor of psychology, spiritual teacher, author of the seminal book Be Here Now, 1971

Social media has the potential to be a powerful tool for societal change. But we need to unlock and realize these potentials by personally engaging with the individuals who make up this network to the extent possible. We must also situate social media within a clearly understood and defined societal context so we can design its appropriate use. Nicanor Perlas III (*1950) Filipino activist, recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, 2003, comment on Facebook, 2. November 2010

You can train your brain to focus on anything. If you focus on a positive outcome, but you've spent years being negative, you'll have to work extra hard. It takes some time for a new neural circuit to override a strong belief that is embedded in an old memory circuit. Mark Robert Waldman, US American brain researcher, psychotherapist, Associate Fellow at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, Facebook message, 20. January 2012

As you lower your entropy in consciousness you get more power, more ability to have an effect.
Lowering entropy by improving the organization (profitability) of accumulated experiences increases the energy / power / information available to the evolving entity.
Lowering entropy, spiritual growth, increasing the quality of consciousness, evolving one's consciousness, and growing up are all different expressions for the same thing. Video presentation by Thomas Campbell (*1944) US American physicist, consciousness researcher, sponsored by and at London School of Economics, filmed 22. February 2008, Physics, Metaphysics & the Consciousness Connection, part 9 of 18, YouTube film, minute 0:05, 9:00 minutes duration, posted 13. April 2008

Everything changes. Everything is connected. Pay attention. Jane Hirshfield (*1953) US American poet, ordinated lay person in Soto Zen, 1979

Canny outlaws are better than nothing, but it's hard to imagine any canny outlaw sustaining that for an indefinite period of time. More hopeful are people we call system-changers. These are people who are looking not to dodge the system's rules and regulations, but to transform the system. Video presentation by Barry Schwartz, US American psychologist, professor of social theory, author of Practical Wisdom, Riverhead, 30. December 2010, Using our practical wisdom, Transcript: Using our practical wisdom, presented by TED Talks, YouTube film, minute 15:49, 23:08 minutes duration, posted 3. January 2011

The things are changing now. And it's in your generation that we're seeing this.
Men are adapting – [it's] about time – they are adapting consciously and also without realizing it for the better of the whole group. They are changing their deepest prejudices to accept and to regard as normal things that their fathers would have found very, very difficult and their grandfathers would have abhorred. And the door into this emotional shift is empathy. As Jung said, Emotion is the chief source of all becoming-conscious. There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.³ Meryl Streep (*1949) US American actress, Commencement Speech at Barnard College, presented by Columbia University, NYC, USA, 17. May 2010, YouTube film, minute 20:26, 28:08 minutes duration, posted 18. May 2010

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Apple MacIntosh Inc., TV spot on Change; Motto "Think different!", Here's to the crazy ones, YouTube film, 1:00 minute duration, posted 17. March 2006

[...] to tell you adults: You must change your ways! Severn Cullis-Suzuki, child environmentalist, age 12, Environmental Children's organisation, ECO, Canada, address at Earth Summit, at UN Environmental Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992; The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes, YouTube film, minute 0:30ff, 6:42 minutes duration, posted 18. April 2008

New opinions [i.e. concepts] often appear first as jokes and fancies,
then as blasphemies and treason,
then as questions open to discussion,
and finally as established truths.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, politician, satirist, pacifist

Near death experiences, we know, change people. Video presentation by Dr. Bruce Greyson, US American professor of psychiatric medicine, Carlson professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, director, Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia, profound NDE researcher, Near Death Experience, Durham Conference, sponsored by International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), NC, 3-4. October 2008, Google video, 1:01:40 duration, posted 6. October 2008

The nature of Pluto is similar to that of the Hindu god Shiva. […] Pluto usually begins by breaking down a structure, then creates a new one in its place. The entire cycle of death, destruction and renovation is accompanied by tremendous powers, for Pluto is not a mild or even very subtle planetary influence. It brings decay at one level or another. […] It also rules the death and regeneration of the self, as old aspects of your life pass away. […] Pluto does not represent death in the literal sense, instead it refers to a metaphorical death, something that ceases to be. Robert Hand (*1942) US American astrologer, author, translator, lecturer, Planets in Transit

We are heading to the endpoints without any institutional guidance as to where we should stop. […] What we really have the most is an abolition of context. There are no agreed upon social norms. […] Change has become autocatalytic. Change is feeding itself. […] Logic is no longer the dominant organizing premise to society. Video lecture by Watts Wacker, US American futurist, Watts Wacker – World Renowned Futurist, YouTube film, presented by speakersspotlight, 7:16 minutes duration, posted 29. August 2009

The endgame is that there is no endgame. The goal is permanent transformation, not one-time self-definition. Watts Wacker, US American futurist, Ryan Mathews, The Deviant's Advantage. How Fringe Ideas Create Mass Markets, Crown Business, 1st edition, 10. September 2002

Things have changed – and continue to change – at such a rate that conventional language is no longer an effective tool for describing what's going on around us. Watts Wacker, US American futurist, Ryan Mathews, The Deviant's Advantage. How Fringe Ideas Create Mass Markets, Crown Business, 1st edition, 10. September 2002

That’s an important point for many people to reach. That sense of deep crisis — when the world as they have known it, and the sense of self that they have known that is identified with the world, become meaningless. That happened to me. I was just that close to suicide and then something else happened — a death of the sense of self that lived through identifications, identifications with my story, things around me, the world. Interview with Eckhart Tolle [Fallen LoC 240) (*1948) German-born Canadian teacher on spirituality, bestselling author, Ripples on the Surface of Being, presented by magazine What Is Enlightenment?, Andrew Cohen, issue 34

[...] patients whose heart disease is so severe that they undergo bypass surgery, a traumatic and expensive procedure that can cost more than $100,000 if complications arise. About 600,000 people have bypasses every year in the United States, and 1.3 million heart patients have angioplasties – all at a total cost of around $30 billion. The procedures temporarily relieve chest pains but rarely prevent heart attacks or prolong lives. Around half of the time, the bypass grafts clog up in a few years; the angioplasties, in a few months. The causes of this so-called restenosis are complex. It's sometimes a reaction to the trauma of the surgery itself. But many patients could avoid the return of pain and the need to repeat the surgery – not to mention arrest the course of their disease before it kills them – by switching to healthier lifestyles. Yet very few do. Alan Deutschman, US American provocative thinker, senior writer at Fast Company, Change or Die, Fast Company, January 2007

Tenets of catalysis

Catalysis is the acceleration of a chemical reaction, which proceeds slowly, by the presence of a foreign substance. Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1853-1932) Baltic German professor of chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate for invention of catalysis, On catalysis, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, volume 15, pages 705-706 (1894)

Catalysis is a condition of movement of the atoms in a molecule of a labile body which follows the entrance of the energy emitted from one body into another and leads to the formation of more stable bodies with loss of energy. […] These processes, like all natural ones, must always occur in such a direction that the free energy of the entire system is decreased. Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1853-1932) Baltic German professor of chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate for invention of catalysis, On catalysis, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, volume 15, pages 705-706 (1894)

It is […] misleading to consider catalytic action as a force which produces something which would not occur without the substance which acts catalytically; still less can it be assumed that the latter performs work. Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1853-1932) Baltic German professor of chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate for invention of catalysis, On catalysis, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, volume 15, pages 705-706 (1894)

A catalyst is a substance which alters the velocity of a chemical reaction without appearing in the final products. Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1853-1932) Baltic German professor of chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate for invention of catalysis, On catalysis, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, volume 7, pages 995-1004 (1901)

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* First we receive the light, then we impart it. Thus we repair the world. Kabbalah

Personal avowals

I am guided by the vision of what I believe this show can be. Originally our goal was to uplift, enlighten, encourage and entertain through the medium of television. Now, our mission statement for The Oprah Winfrey Show is to use television to transform people's lives, to make viewers see themselves differently and to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment into every home. Oprah Winfrey [LoC 500] (*1954) US American talk show host, actress, visionary, billionaire, philanthropist, ''O Magazine

During my first two years of college, perhaps because the values my mother had taught me – hard work, honesty, empathy, compassion – had resurfaced after a long hibernation; or perhaps because of the example of wonderful teachers and lasting friends, I began to notice a world beyond myself. I became active in the movement to oppose the apartheid regime of South Africa. I began following the debates in this country about poverty and health care. So that by the time I graduated from college, I was possessed with a crazy idea – that I would work at a grassroots level to bring about change. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, Wesleyan Commencement, 25. May 2008

Source: Building a Culture of Empathy and Compassion Obama Empathy Speech Index

We change the world not by what we say or do but as a consequence of what we have become.

Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of The I, S. 69, 2001

We must be the change we wish to see. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter

First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter

Yoga believes in transforming the individual before transforming the world. Whatever change we want to happen outside should happen within. If you walk in peace and express that peace in your very life, others will see you and learn something. Sri Swami Satchidananda, Indian founder of Integral Yoga

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius [LoC 590] (551-479 BC) Chinese sage, social philospher

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. Abraham Lincoln [LOC 565] (1809-1865) assassinated 16th US President (1861-1865)

Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable. Helen Keller [arnd. LoC 520] (1880-1968) US American deafblind author

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela [LoC 505] (*1918) South African anti-apartheid activist, 27 years imprisoned during apartheid, first black president of South Africa (1994-1999), Long Walk to Freedom. The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela [LoC 505] (*1918) president of South Africa (1994-1999), Back Bay Books, 2. June 2008

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela [LoC 505] (*1918) South African anti-apartheid activist, 27 years imprisoned during apartheid, first black president of South Africa (1994-1999)

We don't change what we are, we change what we think what we are. Eric Butterworth [LoC 498] US American senior pastor of the Unity church, New York (1961-2003)

When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) Austrian psychiatrist, psychotherapist, neurologist, Nazi death camp survivor, meaning researcher, founder of logotherapy

The nature of change [i.e. transformation] is magic.
When people cannot effect change it is usually soul that is missing. The soul will get us into trouble to get us to change. Video presentation by Michael Meade Mosaicvoices.org, US American storyteller, mythologist, ritualist, author, Mosaic Multicultural Foundation on The Soul of Change'', part 2, 6:02 minutes duration, YouTube film, posted 23. March 2010

In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer [LoC 505] (1902-1983) US American social writer, philosopher

In times of rapid change it is the learners who will flourish, while the learned find themselves well equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Abram Hoffer, M.D. (1917-2009) Canadian psychiatrist

If we let go of things, our life is going to change. And the reality is that we are actually more afraid of change than we are of death. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, lecturer

You never really know how or when your life is going to change, and that's for the best. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, lecturer, Defy Gravity. Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason, pg. 17, 2009

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing. Ronald D. Laing (1927-1989) British psychiatrist

An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents: What does happen is that the opponents gradually die out. Max Planck [LoC 475] (1858-1947) German physicist, founder of the quantum theory, Nobel Prize in Physics recipient, 1918

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. Bertrand Russell [LoC 465] (1872-1970) British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social reformist, pacifist, member of the Royal Society

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. George Darwin [LoC 460] (1809-1882) English naturalist, author of the biological theory of evolution

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. Dr. Wayne Dyer [LoC 450] (*1940) US American self-help advocate, spiritual lecturer, author

In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now. Wangari Maathai (*1940) Kenyan environmental and political activist, first female African Nobel Peace Prize laureate

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Maya Angelou (*1928) US American author

Every positive change – every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness – involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception. Dan Millman (*1946) US American Trampolining world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, college professor, author, spiritual teacher

The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old. Dan Millman (*1946) US American Trampolining world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, college professor, author, spiritual teacher

A woman can change better than a man. A man sort of lives in jerks. Somebody dies, somebody’s born and that’s a jerk. He gets a farm or loses a farm and that’s a jerk. With a woman it’s all in one flow, like a stream – little eddies and waterfalls, but the river, it goes right on. A woman looks at it that way. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) US American writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, The Grapes of Wrath, novel, 1939

Maslow’s humanistic hierarchical pyramid of needs

Survival → Job – Basic need level
Success → Career – Middle need level
Transformation → Calling – Peak need level

Video presentation by Chip Conley, US American hotelier, author, speaker, founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Transforming the Workplace, One Minute Shift Clip, issued by Institute of Noetic Sciences, USA, 1:11 minutes duration, posted January 2009-'

The ones who think they are crazy enough to change the world, are the ones who do. Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) Canadian-American novelist, poet

The dark night of the soul is a transformative process of freeing love from attachment. Gerald May, M.D. (1940-2005) US American author on psychology and spirituality, The dark Night of the Soul. A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth, Harper, San Francisco, 2004

There are times [between no longer (death / lead) and not yet (rebirth / gold)] in life when we die to whatever we were. Janet Quinn Ph.D., US American nurse, active medical researcher of Therapeutic Touch
By grace one arrives at the transformational phase between no longer and not yet. This thin sacred space requires courage and hope in order not to despair.

Two basic rules of life are:
1. Change is inevitable.
2. Everybody resists change. W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) US-American statistician

Lasting change comes with the ABC of change [Affective, Behavioral and Cognitive]. Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., US American organizational behaviorist, writer, lecturer on Positive Psychology, Harvard University, USA, IDC, Herzliya, Israel, on Edutaining the world, YouTube film, 10:00 minutes duration, posted 20. April 2009

Knowledge is about information, wisdom is about transformation. Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., US American organizational behaviorist, writer, lecturer on Positive Psychology, Harvard University, USA, IDC, Herzliya, Israel, 3rd annual Positive Psychology course at Harvard University, Boston, USA, 2008, Positive Psychology, lecture 1, YouKu film, 77:03 minutes duration, posted October 2009

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss future. John F. Kennedy [LoC 430] (1917-1963) assassinated 35th US American president (1917-1963)

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator and change has its enemies. Robert Kennedy (1925-1968) US American politician, Democratic senator from New York, civil rights activist

Change is not a constant. Change is actually exponentially. The paradigm shift rate is doubling every decade. Evolution is a spiritual process. Audio interview with Ray Kurzweil (*1948) US American inventor, futurist, author, on The Evolution of Science, The Evolutionary Worldview, sponsored by EnlightenNext, 15. May 2010

Changing human behavior is one of the most difficult things we ever do. Sustained changed behavior is really difficult, particularly when it is compulsive driven behavior. Drew Pinsky, M.D. (*1958) US American radio and television internist, addiction medicine specialist, Inside the World of Infidelity, transcript of a CNN Larry King Live TV show, aired 2. April 2010

We can’t necessarily change events but we can choose how to respond to them. Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985) author, modernist composer, humanistic astrologer pioneering transpersonalen astrology

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is nature’s delight. Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) Roman Emperor (161-180 AD), most important Stoic philosophers

Change alone is unchanging. Heraclitus of Ephesus (535-475 BC) pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher

Those who cannot, or who will not, face reality, have no chance of changing reality. Michael Tsarion, Atlantis, Alien Visitation and Genetic Manipulation

Change is no choice. Change happens. Meryl Streep (*1949) US American actress, cit. in: movie Adaption

changes aren’t permanent, but Change is. Neil Peart (*1952) Canadian author, musician of rock band Rush

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. Henri Bergson (1859-1941) influential French philosopher in the first half of the 20th century, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, 1927

Nothing we can do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future. Ashleigh Brilliant (*1933) English author, syndicated cartoonist

In order to learn one must change one’s mind. Orson Scott Card (*1951) US American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, political activist

Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant. Anthony J. D’Angelo US American chief visionary officer of Collegiate EmPowerment, Take Higher Education Deeper

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) US American engineer, systems theorist, designer, inventor, futurist, author

We are the transformers of Earth. Our whole being, and the flights and falls of our love, enable us to undertake this task. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) Bohemian-Austrian poet, letter to Witold Hulewicz, 13. November 1925

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy. Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) US American oil tycoon, industrialist, billionaire, patron

Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, cancelled, made nothing? Are you willing to be made nothing? Dipped into oblivion? If not, you will never really change. D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order to things. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian civil servant of the Florentine Republic, historian, diplomat, political philosopher, humanist, writer

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) US American cultural anthropologist, sociologist, biologist, popular writer, lecturer

Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) US American cultural anthropologist, sociologist, biologist, popular writer, lecturer

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) German philosopher, faculty member, author

A competitive world offers two possibilities. You can lose. Or, if you want to win, you can change. Lester Thurow (*1938) former US American dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, bestseller author on economic topics

Change is not merely necessary to life—it is life. Alvin Toffler (*1928) US American writer, futurist, focused on digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity

Words have the power to destroy or heal. When words that are both true and kind, they can change our world. Thomas J. Cottle, US American sociologist, licensed clinical psychologist, professor of education, Boston University

It seldom happens that a man changes his life through his habitual reasoning. No matter how fully he may sense the new plans and aims revealed to him by reason, he continues to plod along in old paths until his life becomes frustrating and unbearable—he finally makes the change only when his usual life can no longer be tolerated. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) US American author, humorist

The altar cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) US American author, humorist

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) English mathematician, philosopher, metaphysical educator, author

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. Alan Cohen (*1954) US American businessman, founder of several Pharmaceutical companies

To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power. Jane Fonda (*1937) Academy Award-winning US American actress, writer, political activist, philanthropist

If you look at people after coronary-artery bypass grafting two years later, 90% of them have not changed their lifestyle. And that's been studied over and over and over again. And so we're missing some link in there. Even though they know they have a very bad disease and they know they should change their lifestyle, for whatever reason, they can't. Edward D. Miller (*1943) US American anesthesiologist, Dean and CEO of Medical Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
[The more things change, the more they are the same.]
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French critic, journalist, novelist

The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people. John Kotter (*1947) US American professor, Harvard Business School, author on leadership and change, researcher on troubled organizations

Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people. Napoleon Bonaparte [Fallen LoC 175] (1769-1821) French general, political leader during the French Revolution, emperor (1804-1815)

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Zitate (engl.) zum Thema Mehrheiten – Minderheiten / minorities – majorities

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place. Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter

Although men and women have the same potentials for aggression and warm-heartedness, they differ in which of the two more easily manifests. Thus, if the majority of world leaders were women, perhaps there would be less danger of war and more cooperation on the basis of global concern – although, of course, some women can be difficult! I sympathize with feminists, but they must not merely shout. They must exert efforts to make positive contributions to society. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 18.-20. July 2007, transcripted by Alexander Berzin, August 2007

The immunity of the nation depends entirely upon the existence of a leading minority immune to the evil and capable of combating the powerful suggestive effect. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist, The Symbolic Life, Collected Works 18, par. 1400

The majority of people can reside only within the world of opposites, in which one side is right and one is wrong, making their choices easier and the illusions much stronger. For this reason the journey into the soul is so intimidating: It is the journey of illumination and revelation into the domain of truth, melting the polarity of opposites and ascending into the truth that All is indeed One. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, lecturer, Newsletter, 11. January 2008

The majority of people can reside only within the world of opposites, in which one side is right and one is wrong, making their choices easier and the illusions much stronger. For this reason the journey into the soul is so intimidating: It is the journey of illumination and revelation into the domain of truth, melting the polarity of opposites and ascending into the truth that All is indeed One. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, lecturer, Newsletter, 11. January 2008

Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion – and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion [...] while Truth again reverts to a new minority. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Danish philosopher, theologist, author, 1849

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) US American clergyman, activist, leader in the African American civil rights movement

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller [LoC 445] (1895-1983) US American engineer, systems theorist, architect, constructor, designer, inventor, futurist, philosopher, author

One man with courage is a majority. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) third US president (1801-1809), principal author of the Declaration of Independence (4. Juli 1776)

Milk is the symbol of the first aspect of love, that of care and affirmation.
Honey symbolizes the sweetness of life, the love for it and the happiness in being alive.
Most mothers are capable of giving "milk," but only a minority of giving "honey" too.
In order to be able to give honey, a mother must not only be a "good mother," but a happy person. Erich Fromm (1900-1980) German Amercian social psychologist, psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher

The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, politician, satirist, pacifist

Human dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. James Thurber (1894-1961) US American author, cartoonist, wit

Most babies born in the United States and Western Europe today are expected to live to 100 if we continue on the same trend of increased life expectancy, according to a study published in the journal Lancet. 'Very long lives are not the distant privilege of remote future generations — very long lives are the probable destiny of most people alive now,' wrote the study authors, who are from the Danish Aging Research Center. Majority of Babies Will Live to 100 – How Will They Do It? Rising life expectancy means more of us will live not only longer but better through our senior years, presented by U.S. News & World Report, Living Well, Deborah Kotz, 2. October 2009

Study on group decision-making in animals, University of Essex in Cornwall, England

British biologists Roper and Conradt concluded: The alpha deer has only sexual preference choice. The herd makes a majority democratic decision where to graze next. Democracy is wired into the brains of creatures.

When there are predators around, decisions require a super majority: two-thirds have to be pointing toward the water hole before they move. And this goes across the spectrum in biology, from insects to orangutans. By their actions, the members of the group all “vote,” if you will. Democracy is in our DNA. Jefferson was right. Interview with Thom Hartmann (*1951) US American progressive political commentator, author, radio host, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, Threshold. The Crisis of Western Culture, The Crisis of Western Culture, YouTube film, 29:05 minutes duration, posted 30. July 2009

Much madness
is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
’T is the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur, – you’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
Complete Poems, Part One: Life XI, 1924

Keyword: Minority influence

Zitate (engl.) von David R. Hawkins

The majority (78 %) of people are driven by unseen forces and are in despair. Dr. David Hawkins, Source unknown

The majority of people are so divorced from their own states of pure consciousness that they don't recognize them when they experience them, because they identify with their own lower ego states, or their own lowest common denominator. A negative self-image blots out the joyous brilliance that is the true essence of their identities, which therefore goes unrecognized. That this joyous, peaceful, fulfilling state is really one's own essence has been a basic tenet of every great spiritual leader (for example, ‘the kingdom of God is within you’). Dr. David Hawkins, Power vs. Force, chapter IV, S. ?

When turbulence [catalysis] occurs in the attractor fields of consciousness, it creates an emotional upset that continues until a new level of equilibrium is established. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, S. 217

A minority seeks personal growth.

It is only the minority of people who seek self-improvement or personal growth. This is because whatever one's self-criticisms, one secretly really believes that one's way of being is okay and probably the only correct one. They are alright as they are, and all problems are caused by other people's selfishness, unfairness, and by the external world. Dr. David Hawkins, The Eye of the I, S. ?

Essence is a change agent.

We change the world not by what we say or do, but as a consequence of what we have become. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I, S. 69

Unconditional Love is the goal of the majority of spiritually committed people and especially of serious spiritual devotees and aspirants. It is also the ideal of Christianity as well as other religions. [...] Unconditional Love is a practical and reachable goal and not just an idealized wishful condition for those who seriously choose it as an inspirational devotional goal. Dr. David Hawkins, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. 256

The most powerful tool that is in the province of the will is devotion. Thus, it is not just spiritual truth but the degree of one's devotion to it that empowers it to become transformative. David R. Hawkins, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. 333

Truth and devotion

Spiritual evolution is the automatic consequence of watching the mind from the general viewpoint of context rather then content. Instead of trying to force change, it is merely necessary to allow divinity to do so by deeply surrendering all control, resistance, and illusions of gain or loss. It is not necessary to attack illusions but to merely allow them to fall away. It is not necessary, nor fruitful to use force by such mechanisms as guilt, nor is it necessary to try to pursue or propel spiritual evolution because it automatically evolves of it's own accord when the obstacles and resistances of illusions are surrendered. David R. Hawkins, Transcending Levels of Consciousness, chapter 21, S. ?

What is possiblity in a weak field becomes a probability in a stronger field and a certainty in a field of Infinite Power (e.g. Divinity). David R. Hawkins, Reality, Spirituality, and Modern Man, S. ?

Experiential Validation: Spiritual alignment and intention plus dedication are inherently transformative and bring about a progressive change in the quality of life experience. This occurs automatically as a result of the field effect and is therefore not ‘caused’ by the personal will. The incorporation of spiritual values should be for its own sake rather than for some imaginary gain or control that paradoxically counters and obstructs the primary intention. David R. Hawkins, Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man chapter 10 ‘Experiential versus Conceptual’, S. 194

Turbulences go along with change.

Anytime there's a shift of consciousness from one level to another, there's a disruption. Interview with David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD, presented by US magazine Holistic Networker, Gina Mazza, 17. June 2009

Aiming of spiritual evolution is good karma.

The inspiration to evolve spiritually is already a manifestation of the presence of God within, and it's certainly indicative of good karma. Just to want to know truth, to evolve, to improve oneself, to become a better person, to fulfill one's potential – those are all inspirations. And the person doesn't make them up; they just come to them. It's like an innate desire to fulfill your potential.
That potential as one evolves it becomes more and more identified in spirituality – the capacity to love, to forgive, to appreciate, to see the beauty in all that exists, to live in peace and harmony instead of discord and strife.
And I'll tell you what happens. It becomes more important to succeed than to win. Anybody can win. It doesn't mean anything. It's success.
Spiritual evolution is the willingness to give up games and seeming wins for a greater goal which is the evolution of your own consciousness. […] to give up selfishness because what is the ego except selfishness in all its desires. […]
The universe responds to the willingness to surrender that. As I said it's like an electrostatic field. You start praying to God for spiritual guidance and all and your life begins to change.
It unfolds automatically. […] The only requirement is to do whatever you do to the best of your capacity and leave the rest up to God. Audio interview with David R. Hawkins, presented by US web radio station Beyond the Ordinary, 10. February 2004

The rollercoaster ride of the straight and narrow path

The energy is that of the Field [...] and you surrender to the field and you do go through transformative phases and stages. You go through phases where you feel like you're coming off your hinges [...] and strange and unnatural. But, these are normal.
Know that all things are within the infinite harmony of God. Nobody can be lost to God. No matter how upset or strange. People go through inner dissociative states, but where you're at is always within the province of Divinity and is known to God. So you can never be lost to God. The ego may have to adjust to a different perception of itself but there is no way of being lost to Divinity, therefore, to love.
And you can affirm repeatedly "My reality is at one with Divine Harmony. My life is controlled by Divine Harmony. Everything is in Divine order. My life is in control." Because the reality is the Self with a capital "S" is the emergence of the Divine order. [...] The only thing that gets upset with shifts and change is the ego. What is stressful to the ego is often the delight of the Self. [...]
So, fear not! Just surrender it to God. Don't worry about it. Just know at all times that you cannot get lost to God. God's infinite harmony includes all of us and you go through transitional periods where you feel like you're out of balance but that is because the advancement of Consciousness itself. Therefore, don't be afraid. Sedona Seminar by David R. Hawkins, Serenity, DVD 3 of 3, minute 53:59, August 2005

Everything happens spontaneously of its own as a consequence of potentiality emerging as actuality. So you don't see change. What you see is emergence. [...] Phenomena come and go as potentiality becomes actuality [...] when local conditions are favorable. [...] With intention we can influence potentiality manifesting as actuality. The mere intention […] to become more and more spiritually evolved is already very powerful. [...]
Could be that some people's consciousness level is not sufficiently strong to very seriously effect the outcome. However other people's consciousness level is very powerful and they could profoundly effect outcomes. Audio interview Q&A with David R. Hawkins, presented by Miracles Center, Sedona, USA, Ellen Sutherland, aired 10. November 2005

The majority of Homo sapiens do not have an etheric brain. The new species of individuals calibrating over 200 is "homo spiritus." Under 200, the left brain is dominant and individuals are more prone to disease, depression, addiction, and rage. Sedona Seminar Dr. David Hawkins, Realization of the Self and the "I", 1. November 2003

The majority of the world is below 200. That means that nonintegrity is the principle by which they live. Dr. David Hawkins, Sedona Seminar Perception vs. Essence, 22. April 2006

Zitate (engl.) von Carl Gustav Jung

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: If there is any reaction, both are transformed. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist

We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist

Only after I had familiarized myself with alchemy did I realize that the unconscious is a process, and that the psyche is transformed or developed by the relationship of the ego to the contents of the unconscious. In individual cases that transformation can be read from dreams and fantasies. In collective life it has left its deposit principally in the various religious sytems and their changing symbols. Through the study of these collective transformation processes and through understanding of alchemical symbolism I arrived at the central concept of my psychology: the process of individuation. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, pg. 209, 1962

There can be no resolution – only patient endurance – of the opposites which ultimately spring from your own nature. You yourself are a conflict that rages in itself and against itself in order to melt its incompatible substances, the male and the female, in the fire of suffering and thus create that form which is the goal of life. Everyone goes through this mill – consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or forcibly. We are crucified between the opposites and delivered up to the torture until this reconciling third takes shape. [...]
Do not doubt the rightness of the two sides within you and let happen whatever may happen happen. The apparently unendurable conflict of your life is proof of the rightness of your life. Carl Gustav Jung, psychotherapist, CH, extract of an extraordinary letter to his friend Mrs. Fröbe, written at age 70 in 1945.
As an organizer of conferences she had asked Jung to comment on her great inner struggle between the demands of her career and the demands of her family. Jung pleaded to reconcile the struggle between the male [solar, selfbased, personal approach] and the female [lunar, SELF-based, impersonal approach] via patient endurance in the fire of the crucible until transformation has come about. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist

The great events of world history are, at bottom, profoundly unimportant. In the last analysis, the essential thing is the life of the individual. This alone makes history, here alone do the great transformations first take place, and the whole future, the whole history of the world, ultimately spring as a gigantic summation from these hidden sources in individuals. In our most private and most subjective lives, we are not only the passive witnesses of our age, and its sufferers, but also its makers. We make our own epoch. Carl Gustav Jung [LoC 540] (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalytist, depth psychologist, The Symbolic Life, Collected Works 18, par. 1400

Zitate (engl.) von Barack Obama, US-Präsident der Veränderung / Change and Hope

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.
We are the ones we've been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th president of USA, referring to a famous line of The Elders Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation

I know there are many [...] who question whether we can forge this new beginning. Some are eager to stoke the flames of division, and to stand in the way of progress. Some suggest that it isn't worth the effort – that we are fated to disagree, and civilizations are doomed to clash. Many more are simply skeptical that real change can occur. There is so much fear, so much mistrust. But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward. And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country – you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, President Obama Addresses Muslim World in Cairo, Washington Post, Thursday, 4. June 2009

Change cannot happen overnight. No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point. I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, President Obama Addresses Muslim World in Cairo, Washington Post, Thursday, 4. June 2009

I campaigned on the promise of change – change we can believe in, the slogan went. And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren’t sure that they still believe we can change – or at least, that I can deliver it. But remember this – I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I could do it alone. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, State of the Union Address, joint session of Congress, 27. January 2010

[P]roud men and women who feel like the rules have been changed in the middle of the game. They're right. The rules have changed. [...]
[T]o win the future, we’ll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making. Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, President Obama State of the Union Address 2011, Speech to Joint Session of Congress, Transcript, YouTube film, 1:07:31duration, recorded and posted 25. January 2011

Englische Texte – English section of Transformation

Incomplete timetable of paradigmal shifts

Time frame	Theme	Representative personalities
N/A	Animism (Pantheism)	Native culture, Aboriginal culture
N/A	Polytheism	Ancient Greek and Roman cultures
N/A	Monotheism	Judeo-Christian culture
17th century	Rationalism Cogito ergo sum	René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Leibniz
1770s	Scientific Materialism, Enlightenment	Charles Darwin
1775-1783	American Revolution	Founding Fathers of the United States, Thomas Paine
1789-1799	French Revolution	List of people granted honorary French citizenship during the French Revolution
1859	Political Economy Reduced Darwinism Self-interest; adolescent	Thomas Robert Malthus
1860s	Conventional medicine Linear Era I medicine	Robert Koch, Rudolf Virchow, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
1900s	Freudian Psychoanalysis	Sigmund Freud
1900s	Quantum physics	James Clerk Maxwell, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Arthur Compton, Louis de Broglie, Clinton Davisson, Lester Germer, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Paul Dirac, John von Neumann Eugene Wigner See also: Timeline of quantum mechanics
1919	Jungian depth psychology	Carl Gustav Jung
1927	Uncertainty principle	Werner Heisenberg
1935	Quantum Entanglement	Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, Nathan Rosen
1940s 1998	Complementary medicine Mind–body interventions Linear Era \|I medicine	Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, O. Carl Simonton
1943	Hierarchy of needs	Abraham Maslow
1953	Genetic Determinism	Francis Crick
1960s	Hierarchy of needs	Abraham Maslow
End 1960s	TranspersonalePsychologie	Carl Gustav Jung, Viktor Frankl, Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Abraham Maslow, Stanislav Grof, Ken Wilber, Anthony Sutich, Frances Vaughan, Roger Walsh, Ronald D. Laing, Charles Tart, Roberto Assagioli
1970s/80s 1999	Wonder medicine Nonlocal nonlinear Era \|I medicine	Larry Dossey, M.D.
1980s	New Biology Consciousness research	Bruce Lipton, Elisabet Sahtouris
1987	Paradigmal shift in mankind's consciousness level	Event: Harmonic Convergence 16.-17. August 1987
1990s	New Physics Consciousness research	Hans-Peter Dürr, Amit Goswami
1995	Map of Consciousness Truth research via muscle testing	David R. Hawkins
1999	Launch of the Internet IT Revolution	End 1990s – Access boom – Google 1998 Beg 2010s – Social Media Networks boom – Wikipedia 2001, LinkedIn 2003, Xing 2003, Facebook 2004, YouTube 2006, Twitter 2006 Beg 2010s – Social movement waves
2000s	Integral Politics	Ken Wilber, Barbara Marx Hubbard
2003	Dignity for all Culture of mutual respect	Robert W. Fuller
2006s	Social Banking	Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Muhammad Yunus
2006s	Caring Economics	Riane Eisler
2007	Darwinism rediscovered Mutuality; mature	David Loye
2009	New Sociology Social Equity rediscovered	Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett Daniel Kahneman, Hans Rosling John Stacey Adams, 1963
2010	Happiness economics Happy society movement	Socrates, Daniel Kahneman, Richard Layard Angus Deaton, Richard Easterlin, Bruno Frey, Andrew Oswald, Benjamin Radcliff, Bernard M.S. van Praag, Ruut Veenhoven

Eight laws of social change

Differentiation: Change wrought by violence force] vs. lasting transformation wrought by nonviolent “beingness”

The important reform movements in the United States of America show a strong imprint of Quaker participation.

Abolition [*],
Public education [*],
Penal reform [*],
Women’s suffrage [*] [Susan B. Anthony],
Civil rights [*],
Environmental protection [*],
Nuclear freeze.
[*]The Quakers (Society of Friends), comprise only 0.0008% of the US population. Still, they were essentially involved in a series of substantial social changes.

Social Change was practiced successfully by the Quakers⁴. Social change requires wisdom, character, patience, and the willingness to forego any personal credit.

Transformational principles	Legend
1st Law	Individuals (individually) and the group (collectively) share a common intention.
2nd Law	Individuals and the group may have goals and cherish the potential outcomes.
3rd Law	Individuals in the group authentically accept that their goal may not be reached in their lifetimes.
4th Law	Individuals in the group authentically accept that they may not get either credit or acknowledgment for what they have done.
5th Law	Each person in the group regardless of gender, religion, race, or culture enjoys fundamental equality [i.e. dignity] while the various roles in the hierarchy of the effort are respected.
6th Law	Individuals in the group forswear violence in word, act or thought.
7th Law	Individuals in the group make their personal lives consistent with their public postures.
8th Law	Individuals (individually) and the group (collectively) always act from the beingness of integrity.

Sources:
* Stephan A. Schwartz Ph.D., US American futurologist, THE POWER – The Eight Laws of Social Change, PDF presentation
* Audio interview with Stephan A. Schwartz Ph.D., US American futurologist, The Eight Laws of Social Change, presented by Blogtalkradio Paranormal Perceptions, host Dee Disparti, aired 17. January 2008

Nine principles of successfully navigating change

People who successfully navigate change...

have positive beliefs.
know that change always brings something positive into their lives.
know they are resilient, strong, and capable of getting through anything.
know that every challenging emotion they feel is not going to stop them and will guide them to positive emotions that help them feel better.
know that the quicker they accept the change, the less pain and hardship they will feel.
use empowering questions and words, think better thoughts, and express their feelings.
know they are connected to something bigger than themselves.
are not alone; they surround themselves with people who can help, who have the right beliefs and skills. And they create an environment that supports their change.
take action. They have a plan and know how to take care of themselves.

Ariane de Bonvoisin, US American author, entrepreneur, expert on change, Nine Principles of Change
Video presentation by Ariane de Bonvoisin, US American author, entrepreneur, expert on change, First Thirty Days, YouTube film, 3:22 minutes duration, posted 15. February 2008

Value shifts after an a quantum change (epiphany, deep insight)

Male vs. female value shifts after a Quantum change – Miller and deBaca – Table 1

Rating	Mens' value shifts Before an epiphany	Mens' value shifts After an epiphany	Womens' value shifts Before an epiphany	Womens' value shifts After an epiphany
1.	Wealth	Spirituality	Family	Growth
2.	Adventure	Personal Peace	Independence	Self esteem
3.	Achievement	Family	Career	Spirituality
4.	Pleasure	God's Will	Fitting in	Happiness
5.	Be respected	Honesty	Attractiveness	Generosity
6.	Family	Growth	Knowledge	Personal Peace
7.	Fun	Humility	Self Control	Honesty
8.	Self esteem	Faithfulness to others	Be Loved	Forgiveness
9.	Freedom	Forgiveness	Happiness	Health
10.	Attractiveness	Self esteem	Wealth	Creativity

Male vs. female values and Value shifts after a Quantum change – Miller and deBaca – Table 2

Rating	Mens' value shifts Before an epiphany	Womens' value shifts Before an epiphany	Mens' value shifts After an epiphany	Womens' value shifts After an epiphany
1.	Wealth	Family	Spirituality	Growth
2.	Adventure	Independence	Personal Peace	Self esteem
3.	Achievement	Career	Family	Spirituality
4.	Pleasure	Fitting in	God's Will	Happiness
5.	Be respected	Attractiveness	Honesty	Generosity
6.	Family	Knowledge	Growth	Personal Peace
7.	Fun	Self Control	Humility	Honesty
8.	Self esteem	Be Loved	Faithfulness to others	Forgiveness
9.	Freedom	Happiness	Forgiveness	Health
10.	Attractiveness	Wealth	Self esteem	Creativity

Stories of Transformation

Transformation by deeper insight

What makes the banner flap?

After living quietly in the south for sixteen years, Hui-neng⁵ made his way to Kuang-chou (now Canton) and visited the famous Fa-hsing Temple. There he found some monks arguing over a banner waving in the breeze.

"The pennant is inanimate," one monk said, "and the wind makes it flap."
"But," interjected a second monk, "both wind and banner are inanimate, and the waving is an impossibility."
Yet a third added, "The flapping is due to a coincidence of cause and condition."
And a fourth insisted, "The banner does not flap; only the wind moves by itself."

Realizing that the time to declare himself had come, Hui-neng declared,
"Neither wind nor banner but your own mind flaps."

Stunned, the monks knew that they stood before a great teacher.

Source: On Hui-neng, Theosophy Library Online
Wumen Huikai (1183–1260) Chinese Chán (Zen) master of the Song dynasty,
compiler of and commentator on The Gateless Gate, 48-koan collection

Lifelong intention of transformation

At 15, I set my heart on learning.
At 30 I had planted my feet firmly on the ground.
At 40, I was never led astray from my goal.
At 50, I knew the will of heaven.
At 60, I heard the bidding of heaven with a docile ear.
At 70, I could do as my heart pleased,
for what I desired no longer conflicted with the will of heaven.

Confucius [LoC 590] (551-479 BC) Chinese sage, social philosopher

The transformation of things

Blauer Schmetterling

Once Zhuangzi [Chuang Chou]⁶ dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Chuang Chou. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Chuang Chou. But he didn't know if he was Chuang Chou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Chuang Chou. Between Chuang Chou and a butterfly there must be some distinction!
This is called the Transformation of Things.

Burton Watson (*1925) US American translator of Chinese and Japanese literature and poetry, Chuang Tzu. Basic Basic Writings, end of chapter 2, pg. 45, Columbia University Press, New York, 1964

cited in: ZHUANGZI (Chuang-tzu), Alan Fox, Department of Philosophy, University of Delaware, Great Thinkers of the Eastern World, pp. 21-26, ed. Ian P. McGreal, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1995

Human catalysts – effects and fate

Changing spouses in a marriage

Scene: past wedding day:

Husband says to wife: "I hope you'll never change."
Wife says to husband: "I [we] need to change you."

Women improve men. They do, if you [men] don't kill them first.
This change agent [a woman] is good for men. They don't like it. […]
The good news is women can generally get a man to where they want them. They just need to remember it's a long term project [...] 20, 30 years.

Mark Gungor, US American pastor, comedian, marriage counselor, international speaker, speech A man still does not do anything

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow women.
Groucho Marx (1890-1977) US American comedian, entertainer, actor

Predicament of catalysts – initiators of change

It ought to be remembered that there is nothing
- more difficult than to take in hand [to plan],
- more uncertain in its success
- or more perilous to conduct [to manage]

than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things [system].
For the initiator has the enmity of
all those who have done well under the old conditions,
and merely lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.
This coolness arises partly from
the fear of the opponents,
who have the laws on their side,
and partly from the incredulity of men,
who do not readily believe in new things
until they have had a long experience of them.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian diplomat, historian, humanist, political philosopher, writer, founder of modern political science
The Prince, chapter 6 (1513)

Distress of the ones who speak the truth

Who dares to call the child by its right name?
The few who have some part of it descried,
Yet fools enough to guard not their full hearts,
Revealing to riffraff both their insight and their feeling,
Men have of old burned at the stake and crucified.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe [LoC 465] (1749-1832) German poet, polymath, playwright, Faust I, V. (text)

Scientist of joy – Patch Adams

War orphan Dr. Patch Adams was beaten up every day in high school.
As a result of that he was suicidal in his youth and was hospitalized three times in one year.
He finally got the message of changing what is into a loving world. He became a scientist for joy, a doctor for the poor.
Humorous visionary Adams promotes "a revolution of love and compassion" since age 18.

Minute 00:36 "All healthy women say the same thing: All the problems of the world are due to men.

7000 years ago men chose to worship 'money and power over'.
This is why no political system works because the value system is 'money and power over'.
This is the God of the West and the God of the East."

Minute 11:13 "Women for all of history have done what we need.

You can't name one problem in history due to women.
No matter how badly the men behave the women are raising the children.
Our mother showed us the miracle of being nice, of being kind.
We only need to act like our mother, our grandmother.
We need a grandmother revolution."

Video interview with Patch Adams, M.D. (*1945) US American physician, social activist, citizen diplomat, author,
End of Capitalism – Revolution of Love, November 2009,
hosted by Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, YouTube film, 14:23 minutes duration, posted 17. April 2011
See also: 20. November 2006 and Healthcare Speech, clip 4, June 2007

Future trends – Ray Kurzweil

US American transhumanist and trend researcher Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor since childhood and a computer wizard. He describes

exponential growth acceleration,
democratization,
sharing of information,
creation tools,
overcoming of poverty with IT technology,
hybridization of humans with nano bots in the brain / bloodstream,
receding of importance of government and religion.

Kurzweil made these terms known:

Kurzweil predicts the acceleration of change rates:

50-80 times the change that happened in the last century will manifest within the next decade. [status 2009-2019]
1000 times the change that happened in the last century will manifest in the next century.

See also: Entry on Future research and Kurzweil Audios

Links zum Thema Transformation

Literatur

Bohm David [BW 507] (1917-1992) führender theoretischer US-amerikanischer Quantenphysiker deutscher Herkunft, Die implizite Ordnung. Grundlagen eines dynamischen Holismus, Heidelberg, 1985, Goldmann Verlag, München, Neudruck, November 1989
Nicanor Perlas, Filipino Aktivist, Träger des "Alternativen Nobelpreises" (2003), Die Globalisierung gestalten. Zivilgesellschaft, Kulturkraft und Dreigliederung von Nicanor Perlas, Info Drei, Nachdruck, 2000
Spencer Johnson, Die Mäusestrategie für Manager. Veränderungen erfolgreich begegnen, Ariston, 1. Auflage, 1. März 2000
Change Management – einfach erklärt
Zwei Mäuse und zwei Zwerge ernähren sich vom Käse aus einem Lager. Als eines Tages der Käse ausbleibt, suchen die Mäuse gleich nach neuem Käse. Die Zwerge analysieren monatelang im leeren Lager über die Ursachen und bedauern sich. Fazit: Die Welt ändert sich, und der Käse ist immer wieder woanders zu finden.
Zentrale Frage: "Was würdest Du tun, wenn Du keine Angst hättest?"
Gertrud Höhler (*1941) deutsche Publizistin, Unternehmensberaterin, Jenseits der Gier. Vom Luxus des Teilens, Ullstein, März 2007

Literatur (engl.)

Ken Wilber, US American philosopher, Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 4: Integral Psychology, Transformations of Consciousness, Selected Essays, first issued 1986, Shambhala, 28. December 1999
Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) US American writer, management consultant, self-described "social ecologist", Age of Discontinuity. Guidelines to Our Changing Society, Harper & Row, 1969, Paperback 31. December 1991
Bohm David Mark Edwards, Changing Consciousness. Exploring the Hidden Source of the Social, Political, and Environmental Crises Facing Our World. A Dialogue of Words and Images, Harper Collins Publishers, SanFrancisco, New York, 1st issue, September 1991
Louise Carus Mahdi, Nancy G. Christopher (Editor), Michael Meade, storyteller, author, mythologist (Editor), Crossroads. The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage, Open Court Publishing Company, 1. October 1996
Initiation into adulthood
Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 8. September 1998
Change Management – simply explained
Key question: "What would you do if you would not be afraid?"
Daniel G. Amen, US American psychiatrist, self-help guru, bestselling author and medical director of the Amen Clinic, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness, Three Rivers Press, reprint edition, 31. December 1999
Malcolm Gladwell, US American sociologist, staff writer magazine The New Yorker since 1996, The Tipping Point. How Little Things Make a Big Difference, 2000
William R. Miller, professor of psychology and pschiatry, University of New Mexico, Janet C'de Baca, University of New Mexico, Quantum Change. When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives, The Guilford Press, 1st edition, 1. May 2001
Riane Eisler (*1937) Austrian-born American scholar, macrohistorian, writer, partnership researcher, social activist, The Power of Partnership. Seven Relationships that will change your life, New World Library, March 2003
Thomas Moore, Dark Nights of the Soul, Gotham, 16. June 2005
Malcolm Gladwell, sociologist, staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996, Blink. The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Penguin, January 2006
Nicanor Perlas, Filipino activist, "Alternative Nobel Prize" winner (2003), Editorial |The "Butterfly Effect" and Societal Transformation, The Center for Alternative Development Initiatives (CADI), Philippine-based civil society organization (CSO), 5. March 2005
Importance of imaginal cells
Dr. Christine Page, Spiritual Alchemy. How to Transform Your Life, Random House UK, first edition 26. July 2005
Alan Deutschman, US American senior writer at Fast Company, Change or Die. The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, HarperBusiness, 2. January 2007
The three keys to change are: Relate [form a emotional relationship with a person or community that inspires or sustains hope], Repeat, Reframe
Lester R. Brown, Plan B 3.0. Mobilizing to Save Civilization, W. W. Norton, 3rd revised edition, 22. Januar 2008
Olivier Clerc, Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Invaluable Lessons from a Frog. Seven Life-Enhancing Metaphors, Dreamriver Press, 25. September 2009
Jean Shinoda Bolen, US American Jungian analyst, spiritual teacher, proactive women researcher and supporter, crone, Like a Tree. How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet, Conary Press, (Earth Day) 1. April 2011

Externe Weblinks

Wikipedia-Einträge 2012, Alchemie, Metamorphose, Moksha radikale Bewusstseinsveränderung, Stein der Weisen, Tabula Smaragdina, Transhumanismus, Transformation,

Richtung Homo Noeticus, Chefredakteur Craig Hamilton interviewt John White, Zeitschrift WIE, Ausgabe 9
Stanislav Grof, Die Welt ist perfekt, Interview, Kareem van Gennip, Transpersonale Perspektiven, Vol. 4/98, Logos-Verlag, Berlin, Juli 1998
Isabelle Fritzsche, Veränderungsintelligenz. Wie kann ich dem Strom des Lebens folgen, statt Kanäle zu bauen?, Zeitschrift für Organisationsentwicklung PRAXIS, S. 31-34, Februar 2000

Externe Weblinks (engl.)

Wikipedia entries 2012, Alchemy, Metamorphosis, Minority influence, Moksha, Reciprocal causation, Tabula Smaragdina, Transhumanism, Transformation

Audio- und Videolinks

Podcast Audiointerview mit Dr. Dieter Broers, Biophysiker, Bewusstseinswandel und das Jahr 2012, präsentiert von ExoNews, Exopolitik-Podcast-Anbieter, Gastgeber Carsten Dresbach, Episode EP#14, Sendetermin 10. Februar 2009
Videointerview mit Prof. Peter Kruse (*1955) deutscher Psychologe; Schwerpunkt Komplexitätsverarbeitung in intelligenten Netzwerken, über das Verstehen von Musterbildung und Zusammenhängen, Über Changemanagement, YouTube Film, 6:08 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 18. Mai 2008

Audio- und Videolinks (engl.)

Global Mind Change, presented by Global-Mindshift.org
Video interview with Dr. Teri Mahaney, PhD in higher education, administration and leadership, presents workshops on brain states and their effect on performance, creativity, healing, consciousness, karma and transformation, You CAN change your mind!, presented by Conscious Media Network, host Regina Meredith, 35:45 minutes duration, posted December 2005
Video interview with John Major Jenkins, independent researcher reconstructing ancient Mayan cosmology and philosophy, author and lecturer, 2012: Is it really the end as we know it?, presented by Conscious Media Network, host Regina Meredith, 28:41 minutes duration, February 2006
To the Crazy Ones, Apple MacIntosh Inc., TV spot on Change; Motto: "Think different!"
- Apple MacIntosh Inc., TV spot on Change; Motto: "Think different!", Here's to the crazy ones, YouTube film, 1:00 minute duration, posted 17. March 2006
Video presentation by Malcolm Gladwell, staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996, author of two books, The Tipping Point. How Little Things Make a Big Difference (2000) and Blink. The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), Genius: 2012, 2012: Stories from the Near Future Conference, sponsored by the New Yorker magazine, introduced by David Remnick, presentation on the importance of stubbornness and collaboration in problem-solving, and that it takes 10,000 hours to master any challenge, role model Andrew Wiles, presented by Video Newyorker.com, posted 7. May 2007
The emergence of the butterfly: Ideopsis similis, YouTube film, 5:40 minutes duration, posted 23. July 2007
Miracle and beauty of the life cycle of the butterfly Ideopsis similis, native to Okinawa, Japan, condensed and captured on video
Audio teleseminar / interview with Ralph Metzner, Alchemical Divination, host Stephen Dinan, presented by Shiftinaction.com, IONS.org, 1:08:23 duration, aired and posted 2. January 2008
Video message by Marianne Williamson marianne.com (*1952) US American spiritual activist, visionary, author, lecturer, Are you part of the 11%?, One Minute Shift film clip, presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, 1:11 minutes duration, posted by shiftinaction 17. October 2007
Video presentation by Chip Conley, US American hotelier, author, speaker, founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Transforming the Workplace, One Minute Shift Clip, issued by Institute of Noetic Sciences, USA, 1:11 minutes duration, posted January 2009
Survive (Job) → Succeed (Career) → Transform (Calling) at the base, in the middle, and at the peak of Maslow’s humanistic hierarchical pyramid of needs
Video interview with Richard Moss, internationally known visionary thinker, teacher and author of six books on transformation, self-healing, and the art of conscious living, focuses on bridging science, psychology, energy medicine, and awareness practices, Our Multi-Dimensionality, location / event The 10th Annual Science and Consciousness Conference Santa Fe, April 2008, presented by Conscious Media Network, host Regina Meredith, 40:38 minutes duration, posted May 2008
Video presentation by Riane Eisler Ph.D., J.D., macrohistorian, on Domination vs. Partnership, presented by Shift in Action, 3:57 minutes duration, posted 6. June 2008
Video interview with Mark Amaru Pinkham, author of The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom, Conversations with the Goddess, and The Truth Behind the Christ Myth, The Knights Templar and their Gnostic Mission, presented by Conscious Media Network, host Regina Meredith, 48:03 minutes duration, posted July 2008
Video presentation by Werner Erhard, Transformation, presented by TransformationFilm.com, 1:16 minutes duration, posted 9. September 2008
Video presentation by Dr. Mitchell Gibson, clairvoyant healer, healing researcher, public speaker, spiritual teacher, former board-certified forensic psychiatrist, author of The Living Soul, Tybro Publications, November 10, 2003, YouTube film, posted 14. November 2008
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 1, 9:00 minutes duration
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 2, 9:59 minutes duration
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 3, 9:47 minutes duration
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 4, 9:07 minutes duration
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 5, 9:35 minutes duration
Medical Doctor Discovers Supernatural Powers, Part 6, 7:17 minutes duration
Audio interview with Isha, spiritual teacher, Why Walk When You Can Fly, on true change within ourselves, US web radio station Zentertainment, host Jo Davidson, #49, 23:33 minutes duration, posted beginning 2009
Audio interview with James O'Dea on Yes We Can Transform the World, Podcast 137, presented by web radio station Theatre of the Mind, host Kelly Howell, aired Friday, 10. April 2009
Audio interview with Lawrence Ellis, founder and president of Paths to Change, complexity-science organizational consultant, spiritual activist, studied application of Satyagraha (Gandhian militant non-violence) to individual and large-scale change via Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University, has an interdisciplinary master’s degree weaving fields as Asian religions and ethics, change-practices of theoretical physicist David Bohm, liberation politics, linguistics and psychology on Embodied Leadership for the Great Turning, presented by The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Shiftinaction.com, 46:51 minutes duration, produced and uploaded 12. May 2009
Video presentation by Dan Buettner, longevity coach, explorer, National Geographic writer, author of "The Blue Zones", Health and Well-Being: Keys to Transformation, part 2 of 3, presented by The Nashville Health Care Council, wnptvideos, 58:18 minutes duration, posted 7. January 2010
Audio teleseminar with Corinne McLaughlin, (*1947) American author, educator, executive director of The Center for Visionary Leadership, Practical Visionary. 8 Keys to Spiritual Growth and Social Change, part 1, presented by Shift in Action, program Exploring the Noetic Sciences #3, 52:43 minutes duration, posted 18. March 2010
Video teleseminar interview with Daniel J. Siegel M.D., US American child psychiatrist, attachment researcher, educator, author, co-director of the UCLA, Mindful Awareness Research Center, executive director of the Mindsight Institute, Science of Transformation, presented by IONS, "Essentials of Noetic Sciences" Teleseminar Series, host Cassandra Vieten, MP3, 57:37 minutes duration, posted 3. November 2011
The concept of integration, mindfulness techniques are one way to monitor and modify our internal states and create integration, thus facilitating transformation into better states of health.
Audio interview with Robert Augustus Masters and Diane Bardwell Masters on Transformation Through Intimacy, MP3, 1 hour 36 minutes duration, aired 4. November 2010
Video presentation (keynote address) by Riane Eisler, Ph.D., J.D. (*ca. 1937) Austrian-born US American scholar, macrohistorian, social scientist and activist, attorney, partnership researcher, writer, From Domination to Partnership. Transforming Education and Society, presented at 8th annual AERO conference Transforming Education & Our World, Portland, Oregon, 4-7 August 2011, vimeo video, 62:37 minutes duration, posted 21. August 2011

Audio- und Videolinks (engl.) – Ray Kurzweil

Video presentation by Ray Kurzweil, How technology's accelerating power will transform us, TED Talks, 22:56 minutes duration, Monterey, California, filmed February 2005, posted November 2006
Video presentation by Ray Kurzweil, A university for the coming singularity Singularity University, presented by TED Talks, Monterey, California, YouTube version8:42 minutes duration, filmed February 2009, posted 9. June 2009

Audio- und Videolinks (engl.) – Michael Meade

Audio interview with Michael Meade, storyteller, author, mythologist on The Soul Of Change, presented by web radio station Shrink Rap Radio, presented by web radio station Radiozine, host Mike Hoffman, 27:24 minutes duration, MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR), aired 19. October 2009
Video presentation by Michael Meade, storyteller, author, mythologist, Mosaic Multicultural Foundation on The Soul of Change'', YouTube film, posted 23. March 2010
- The Soul of Change, part 1, 8:01 minutes duration
- The Soul of Change, part 2, 6:02 minutes duration
  change [i.e. transformation] is magic.
  When people cannot effect change it is usually soul that is missing.
  The soul will get us into trouble to get us to change.

Audio- und Videolinks (engl.) – Hans Rosling

Video presentation by Hans Rosling, M.D. (*1948) Swedish professor of global health, medical doctor, statistician, data visionary, public speaker, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 200 years that changed the world, presented by Gapminder Gapminder, YouTube film, 4:38 minutes duration, posted 22. March 2009
On the change in life expectancy and income per person within the period 1809-2009
Video presentation by Hans Rosling, M.D. (*1948) Swedish professor of global health, medical doctor, statistician, data visionary, public speaker, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, |200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes, presented by British TV station BBC Four 'The Joy of Stats', YouTube film, 4:48 minutes duration, posted 26. November 2010