Tag: greed

Looking Beyond the Issues to the Causes

Looking Beyond the Issues to the Causes

Belsebuub, Guest
Waking Times

There are some difficult problems facing us that threaten not only our fundamental rights as human beings but also our very survival. We can and must tackle a seemingly endless stream of issues in a struggle for truth, freedom, security and justice. But unless we can … More

June 7, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
Selfish Self Consciousness vs. Consciousness of the Self

Selfish Self Consciousness vs. Consciousness of the Self

Julian Rose, Guest Writer
Waking Times 

Throughout the past three to four decades, putting ourselves in the foreground and just about everything else in the background has become ‘the new normal’ for millions of well-off Westerners and followers of Western fashions.

This has had three outstanding affects: firstly, it has … More

March 7, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
The Most Popular ‘Medical Ethic’ is Greed

The Most Popular ‘Medical Ethic’ is Greed

Dr. William Kay, M.D, Guest Writer
Waking Times

The phrase “medical ethics” sounds great in principle, but some important questions remain unanswered.  Who is deciding what is ethical in medicine?  How are those decisions being used?  In this article we will explore some of the very ugly uses … More

February 20, 2013 | By | 5 Replies More
The Wake-Up Call

The Wake-Up Call

Peter Russel, Spirit of Now
Waking Times

The ancient Chinese symbol for crisis, wei-chi, combines two elements: danger and opportunity. The danger is that if one continues to pursue approaches that are no longer working, then disaster is imminent. The opportunity is to let go of the old patterns and … More

December 12, 2012 | By | Reply More
Is Money Just Another Drug?

Is Money Just Another Drug?

Anna Hunt, Staff Writer
Waking Times

Marriam-Webster’s definition of addiction is: “compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly: persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful.”

Just … More

November 19, 2012 | By | 3 Replies More