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      SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
      Contents:
        a.. REVISIONING CULTURAL ATTITUDES TO NATURE
        b.. RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE: A BAHÁ'Í PERSPECTIVE
        c.. UNITY WITH NATURE: WHOLENESS AND COOPERATIVE
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF CREATION
        d.. SPIRITUAL DETACHMENT FROM NATURE: A REQUIREMENT OF
CONSCIOUS SPIRITUALITY
        e.. HUMILITY
        f.. A NEW VISION OF WHOLENESS IN OUR RELATIONSHIP TO NATURE
        g.. TOWARDS A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION: THE SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION OF
AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
        h.. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
        i.. THE UNITY PARADIGM: PRECONDITION FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY
SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
        j.. GLOBALISM AND DECENTRALISM
        k.. SCIENCE AND RELIGION: A NECESSARY UNITY
        l.. MALE AND FEMALE: EQUALITY AND BALANCE
        m.. THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW WORLD ORDER
        n.. SUMMARY
        o.. APPENDIX
        p.. Notes & References

      The evolving consciousness of humanity is moving inexorably to
the development of a new planetary culture. In an ecological sense,
humanity has appeared, in many respects, to be a delinquent species
running out of control. Within a larger vision of humanity's spiritual
and social evolution, however, the present environmental crisis and
the race's reaction to it may be seen as portending a momentous
transformation. In the emerging knowledge in physics, ecology,
psychology and other fields of science lies the promise of a mature
cooperative relationship between humanity and the ecosphere that gave
it birth.

      REVISIONING CULTURAL ATTITUDES TO NATURE
      The dominant response to environmental issues over the past
several decades has been mitigative. Environmental legislation,
particularly in industrialized countries, has helped to ameliorate
some of the worst forms of air and water pollution while research has
focused on developing better methods of monitoring environmental
change. Environmental groups have focused largely on protecting
endangered species and wilderness areas. They have also been effective
in sounding the alarm on the ideology of consumerism and unbridled
industrial growth.



      While visible national and local issues have received much
attention, the more ominous cumulative effects of human activities on
the planetary ecology as a whole have emerged to overshadow these
efforts. Rapidly progressing environmental alterations — global
warming, ozone depletion, soil degradation, forest depletion, and
species extinction — threaten the delicate ecological balance of the
ecosphere. As the twentieth century draws to a close, the threat of
irreversible degradation of planetary life systems by these and other
possible unanticipated dangers has come to replace nuclear war as the
primary concern of collective security.


             For development to be sustainable, social and economic
decisions need to recognize the finite biological and chemical limits
of ecosystems and the ecosphere as a whole.1


      The predominant response to these issues has focused on the
concept of sustainable development. For development to be sustainable,
social and economic decisions need to recognize the finite biological
and chemical limits of ecosystems and the ecosphere as a whole.1
Continued economic growth, however, is still considered necessary
particularly if non-industrialized nations are to raise large segments
of their population out of poverty. Sustainable development thus links
environment and development issues and focuses on minimizing the
environmental impact of production activities.


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      <H1 align=3Dcenter>SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY =
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      SOCIETY</H1></TD></TR>
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      <H2>Contents:</H2>
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        <LI><A=20
        =
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ety.htm#ATTITUDES">REVISIONING=20
        CULTURAL ATTITUDES TO NATURE</A>=20
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        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#RELATIONSHIP">RELATIONSHIP=20
        WITH NATURE: A BAH=C3=81'=C3=8D PERSPECTIVE</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#INTERRELATIONSHIP">UNITY=20
        WITH NATURE: WHOLENESS AND COOPERATIVE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF =
CREATION</A>=20

        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#SPIRITUALITY">SPIRITUAL=20
        DETACHMENT FROM NATURE: A REQUIREMENT OF CONSCIOUS =
SPIRITUALITY</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#HUMILITY">HUMILITY</A>=20

        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#WHOLENESS">A=20
        NEW VISION OF WHOLENESS IN OUR RELATIONSHIP TO NATURE</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#GLOBAL">TOWARDS=20
        A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION: THE SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION OF AN =
ECOLOGICALLY=20
        SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#EVOLUTIONARY">EVOLUTIONARY=20
        PERSPECTIVE</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#SUSTAINABLE">THE=20
        UNITY PARADIGM: PRECONDITION FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE =
SOCIETY</A>=20

        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#GLOBALISM">GLOBALISM=20
        AND DECENTRALISM</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
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ety.htm#SCIENCE">SCIENCE=20
        AND RELIGION: A NECESSARY UNITY</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#EQUALITY">MALE=20
        AND FEMALE: EQUALITY AND BALANCE</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
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ety.htm#ORDER">THE=20
        EMERGENCE OF A NEW WORLD ORDER</A>=20
        <LI><A=20
        =
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ety.htm#SUMMARY">SUMMARY</A>=20

        <LI><A=20
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        <LI><A=20
        =
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        &amp; References</A> </LI></UL></TD></TR>
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      <P>The evolving consciousness of humanity is moving inexorably to =
the=20
      development of a new planetary culture. In an ecological sense, =
humanity=20
      has appeared, in many respects, to be a delinquent species running =
out of=20
      control. Within a larger vision of humanity's spiritual and social =

      evolution, however, the present environmental crisis and the =
race's=20
      reaction to it may be seen as portending a momentous =
transformation. In=20
      the emerging knowledge in physics, ecology, psychology and other =
fields of=20
      science lies the promise of a mature cooperative relationship =
between=20
      humanity and the ecosphere that gave it birth.</P>
      <H2>REVISIONING CULTURAL <A name=3DATTITUDES>ATTITUDES</A> TO =
NATURE</H2>
      <P>The dominant response to environmental issues over the past =
several=20
      decades has been mitigative. Environmental legislation, =
particularly in=20
      industrialized countries, has helped to ameliorate some of the =
worst forms=20
      of air and water pollution while research has focused on =
developing better=20
      methods of monitoring environmental change. Environmental groups =
have=20
      focused largely on protecting endangered species and wilderness =
areas.=20
      They have also been effective in sounding the alarm on the =
ideology of=20
      consumerism and unbridled industrial growth.</P>
      <P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" =

      align=3Dcenter><IMG height=3D302=20
      alt=3D"Erdenbulgan Development Project, Mongolia"=20
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width=3D461=20
      border=3D0></P>
      <P>While visible national and local issues have received much =
attention,=20
      the more ominous cumulative effects of human activities on the =
planetary=20
      ecology as a whole have emerged to overshadow these efforts. =
Rapidly=20
      progressing environmental alterations =E2=80=94 global warming, =
ozone depletion,=20
      soil degradation, forest depletion, and species extinction =
=E2=80=94 threaten the=20
      delicate ecological balance of the ecosphere. As the twentieth =
century=20
      draws to a close, the threat of irreversible degradation of =
planetary life=20
      systems by these and other possible unanticipated dangers has come =
to=20
      replace nuclear war as the primary concern of collective =
security.</P>
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          <TD width=3D200 bgColor=3D#003366 height=3D50><I><B><FONT=20
            color=3D#00ffff>For development to be sustainable, social =
and economic=20
            decisions need to recognize the finite biological and =
chemical=20
            limits of ecosystems and the ecosphere as a=20
            whole.</FONT></B></I><SUP><A=20
            =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#1">1</A></SUP></TD>
          <TD width=3D10 bgColor=3D#003366 height=3D50>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P>The predominant response to these issues has focused on the =
concept of=20
      <B>sustainable development</B>. For <B>development</B> to be=20
      <B>sustainable</B>, social and economic decisions need to =
recognize the=20
      <B>finite</B> biological and chemical limits of ecosystems and the =

      ecosphere as a whole.<SUP><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www3.telus.net/studycircle/1/ecologically_sustainable_soci=
ety.htm#1">1</A></SUP>=20
      Continued economic growth, however, is still considered necessary=20
      particularly if non-industrialized nations are to raise large =
segments of=20
      their population out of poverty. Sustainable development thus =
links=20
      environment and development issues and focuses on minimizing the=20
      environmental impact of production=20
activities.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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