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Meditation: Moving Beyond Thoughts Into Stillness and Transcendence Member Created #003 When session fills Upcoming Michael McCluskey Join
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. Member Created #003 11/4/07 - 5/3/08 Completed Jared Paolo Clement View
Book Group Discussion: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Member Created #001 3/3/08 - 5/4/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Book Group Discussion: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Member Created #002 3/3/08 - 4/20/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Conversation Week 2008 question: What does sustainability look like to you? How do we get there? Sponsored -
Conversation Café
#001 3/24/08 - 3/30/08 Completed Janet Carl View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #002 3/25/08 - 3/31/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #049 3/25/08 - 3/31/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #003 4/1/08 - 4/7/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Writing the Story of How Humans Came to Live in Peace and Plenty Member Created #001 4/1/08 - 4/7/08 Completed David Braden View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #051 4/3/08 - 4/9/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #002 4/8/08 - 4/14/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Open Economic Discussions Member Created #001 4/11/08 - 6/19/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Story Jamming to a Better World Member Created #001 4/14/08 - 5/11/08 Completed Matt H View
How do we shift from "me" to "we" on both the local and global levels? Sponsored -
Conversation Café
#002 4/15/08 - 4/21/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #052 4/15/08 - 4/21/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #053 4/22/08 - 4/28/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #004 4/24/08 - 4/30/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #003 4/25/08 - 5/1/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #054 4/29/08 - 5/5/08 Completed Glenn Logan View
The Story of Stuff Member Created #001 4/29/08 - 5/5/08 Completed Tom Clayton View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #005 4/30/08 - 5/6/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #004 5/8/08 - 5/14/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #055 5/13/08 - 5/19/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #006 5/16/08 - 5/22/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #005 5/22/08 - 5/28/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
"Designing the Global-Brain-Application Seed" -- Designing a collective future for our earth and humanity using web-technologies Member Created #002 5/27/08 - 6/9/08 Completed Wael Al Saad View
Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World Introductory #003 5/27/08 - 6/2/08 Completed Lisa Barricklow View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #008 5/29/08 - 6/4/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #056 6/3/08 - 6/9/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #006 6/5/08 - 6/11/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World Introductory #004 6/6/08 - 7/3/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Creating Cultures of Peace Member Created #001 6/9/08 - 7/20/08 Completed Lucy Garrick View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #007 6/10/08 - 6/16/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #059 6/17/08 - 6/23/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
A World that works for everyone Member Created #001 6/20/08 - 6/26/08 Completed Martin Dewhurst View
Considering Eckhart Tolle Member Created #001 6/22/08 - 7/5/08 Completed Tom Ferguson View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #010 6/24/08 - 7/21/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World Introductory #005 6/24/08 - 6/30/08 Completed Lisa Barricklow View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #007 6/24/08 - 6/30/08 Completed Alan Zulch View
Power of Story - An Introduction Introductory #060 6/24/08 - 7/21/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Power of Story - An Introduction Member Created #058 6/25/08 - 7/1/08 Completed Lucy Garrick View
Meditation: Moving Beyond Thoughts Into Stillness and Transcendence Member Created #001 7/8/08 - 7/28/08 Completed Michael McCluskey View
Can We Change ? - Open Forum Member Created #001 7/10/08 - 7/30/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Can We Talk Our Way To Change ? - Open Forum Member Created #001 7/10/08 - 7/30/08 Completed Self Moderated View
Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity Introductory #008 7/13/08 - 7/19/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Enlarging our interpretation of freedom and democracy to be more inclusive! Member Created #001 7/22/08 - 7/28/08 Completed uday pasricha View
Counting to One: Our Common Story Introductory #011 7/26/08 - 8/1/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Sustainable communities for homeless children worldwide! Member Created #001 7/31/08 - 10/8/08 Active Self Moderated Join | View
Meditation: Moving Beyond Thoughts Into Stillness and Transcendence Member Created #002 8/1/08 - 8/14/08 Completed Michael McCluskey View
Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World Introductory #006 8/2/08 - 8/8/08 Completed Kern Beare View
Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World Introductory #001 9/5/08 - 9/11/08 Active Kern Beare Join | View
Meditation: Moving Beyond Thoughts Into Stillness and Transcendence

There is a transcendent experience available to everyone within their consciousness.  This experience rises into  awareness and reveals itself when our minds become quiet and free of thought.  Meditation is proven to be a useful .....

The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

In this .....

Book Group Discussion: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

This is an opportunity to discuss with a small group of people Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose."

Our conversation will follow along with Oprah's live event on the same topic (see .....

Book Group Discussion: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

This is an opportunity to discuss with a small group of people Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose."

Our conversation will follow along with Oprah's live event on the same topic (see .....

Conversation Week 2008 question: What does sustainability look like to you? How do we get there?

Global MindShift is partnering with Conversation Cafe to host Conversation Week 2008!

This year, people from around the world have submitted, voted on and selected ten of the most important questions people feel need to be asked this .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Writing the Story of How Humans Came to Live in Peace and Plenty

This is an invitation to help me tell the story of how humans came to live in peace and plenty. It starts with one community figuring out how to obtain all that they needed to thrive while healing their local environment. What does it mean to .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

Open Economic Discussions

Exactly what it says - an open thread to discuss economics and anything even remotely related. Drop in, drop out, it will never end.

Story Jamming to a Better World

Here at global mindshift, we often talk about the kind of things that we need to do have a global mindshift happen, what the key values are, how we should change our perceptions and our minds. All these things are vitally important, but it is .....

How do we shift from "me" to "we" on both the local and global levels?

Global MindShift is proud to continue partnering with Conversation Cafe following the highly successful Conversation Week 2008.

This year, people from around the world submitted, voted on and selected ten of the most important questions .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

The Story of Stuff

In this conversation we examine our lifestyle/values related to consumption and materialism and their relationship to happiness and meaning in life.


Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

"Designing the Global-Brain-Application Seed" -- Designing a collective future for our earth and humanity using web-technologies

Human being the last decades became very much interconnected than ever. Not only between us individually but also between us, the other creations, our living planet and universe. It is becoming clearer that we are one people, living on one .....

Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World

We humans share a common home and a common destiny. This gives us a powerful incentive to work together to build a world that works for all life.

Beyond a shared vision of a better world, however, we may also benefit from a commonly held set .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World

We humans share a common home and a common destiny. This gives us a powerful incentive to work together to build a world that works for all life.

Beyond a shared vision of a better world, however, we may also benefit from a commonly held set .....

Creating Cultures of Peace

In our global culture, national borders no longer separate us from each other.  In order to address the social issues of the 21st century, we will need to connect more broadly, listen more deeply and hold conversations that create conditions .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....

A World that works for everyone

Exploring the possibility for transcending current potentially limiting beliefs through mass participation

Considering Eckhart Tolle

The conversation will bring together people interested in sharing & deepening an understanding of the ideas of Eckhart Tolle. We have encountered Tolle in person (some of us), via his talks & workshops, DVD, Oprah and/or his books. Here .....

Counting to One: Our Common Story

We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore .....

Counting to Three: Working Together for a Better World

We humans share a common home and a common destiny. This gives us a powerful incentive to work together to build a world that works for all life.

Beyond a shared vision of a better world, however, we may also benefit from a commonly held set .....

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that .....

Power of Story - An Introduction

Today we live in a world where “who we are” is much bigger and more inclusive than many of us have traditionally thought. The image that we now have of the earth from space, coupled with growing challenges that are global in scope, tell .....