(migrated from earlier project, PerspectiveLink.org)
There are many fundamental dilemmas we currently face, including:
- How to resolve human conflict at the core?
- How to integrate incompatible worldviews?
- How to see past the limitations of our perceptions?
These are not resolved questions in our world. No where near are we.
And they aren’t easy.
We as of now have, by-and-large, cast them aside and are pretending they don’t exist. Or on the flipside, we might start going mad. But…these questions need to be addressed…with maturity…soon.
Our comforts, relationships, and worldly aspirations give us pleasure and some sense of meaning.. but they also veil the reality of what we actually are facing.
How long can we survive in this fragmented, precarious world on the brink of self-destruction? What will it take to resolve these challenges?
Paraphrasing Einstein, no problem can be resolved from the same perspective it originated. A true resolution invariably requires a higher perspective.
So, tackling these issues is not just about hard or passionated work. Nor is it just about forming a highly lucrative business entity. Nor is it from the viral spread of a social media meme.
I do believe these issues require tremendous space for self-reflection, meditation, and consideration of contrasting points-of-view to allow a very high-level picture to gel in our consciousness.
So it’s not simply about engaging in this type of work, but cultivating this type of mindset.
While the answers don’t yet exist, I feel we intuitively have a sense of what might be needed to get there.
These are some of the issues we’re exploring in this project. If this process strikes a chord in you, we’d love to have you work with us.
Ranjeeth Thunga
Perspective Mapper