Victor Vyasa "Aparigraha as a new economic...

Our project, Aparigraha, a Sanskrit word we have translated as “non-possessiveness”, is the fifth yama or rule of conduct in Maharishi Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. We have chosen this name for our project because possessiveness is the very fuel of Capitalism. Unfortunately, when one has not learned the practices of self-control, any wish one might have keeps growing until it becomes unrestrained avarice, like a tumor that thrives and consumes society. We seek to raise political and spiritual awareness in the masses, which have remained unaware and blinded by the deceit of materialism, a deceit permanently fueled by Capitalism’s presence in the media. That is why this project is essentially educational and purposely simple. We offer arguments that enable constructive dialogue with those who have not come to recognize the failures in Capitalism, while believing and endorsing it. We must find unity, not cause for difference. We must find a way to transform that powerful financial, military, media force using the equally (or slightly more) powerful forces of truth and love... Read more on http://priven.nhlf.org/%E2%80%9Caparigraha-as-a-new-economic-paradigm-for-a-culture-of-peace%E2%80%9D-by-victor-vyasa/ || First Global PROUT Conference, 7 to July 9, 2011, Caracas, Venezuela.