Enthusiasm is quite possibly the most important ingredient of any new venture. Without it, there is nothing exceptional, spontaneous or living about what one is trying to create. Fortunately for the team working on Next Future, support and eagerness were never lacking and in fact many a time this also resulted in new ideas.
One such idea was of incorporating a section where we could invite opinions and view points from all over the world regarding the change in consciousness or the need for it. These subtle hints of an awakening taking place even as we speak, are for a large part inconspicuous to the general populace but nevertheless already activated and seeking to make themselves heard.
Since it is never easy to understand the cultures of other nations, this section can act as a world forum of sorts where people can contribute their insight towards this movement, as applicable to the country they hail from. We hope that individuals all over the world will respond and write for A World, astir…
Something else that was also felt as essential was a way to showcase letters with suggestions, ideas, support and criticism and that is what has led to Your Voice. We entreat you to feel free and write to us about anything that may strike you regarding Next Future in its concrete form as well as from a larger perspective. There is a possibility that we may not have enough space to feature all letters coming in, but we will try our utmost to do so.
Personally I would like to add to the variety of questions (raised in the October Editorial) the following:"could it be that the times of heroes and "outwardly" exceptional individuals necessary for world' s progress is finally over ? could it be that this development is indeed a sign of the increasing influence of the supramental consciousness via vital, mental, even overmental manifestations? could it be that the true battles are now won in "silence" and the supramental consciousness does not - as others - introduce itself with "drums and trumpets"?
I feel very strongly that this is happening right now.... - the world (including Germany) has never been so dynamic, so plastic, so transparent in a deeper, profounder sense and it is a time of joy rather than despair, of substantial progress instead of stagnation, of dynamic action rather than inertia.
No, the instruments have become much stronger, much more conscious - to me it seems that the true soul-force has never been so powerful in its integral action of transformation ever before in human history. It is, however, a transformation of consciousness that needs not necessarily express itself through creativity in vital or mental planes, as "high", as illumined, as powerful they might ever be. It is - simply - a supramental transformation....
Georg
*Every single word of every write up is thought provoking. I feel there are number of articles which need to translated into regional languages so that more and more people can derive benefit from the said writings. These should reach the school going children so that they can be shaped effectively from the beginning.
Dharminder Singh Ubha
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I used to always think that the energy, time, talent and wealth used by some people or a nation for destructive purposes, if changed overnight for creative and productive purposes, how beautiful tomorrow morning would become, how peaceful, how charming, how poetic and loving it would be…
Nambiar
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Each article has been well chosen and would direct me towards realisation of integral consciousness. Could you add a section to answer to our problems in the path realising our goal?
Editorial was very inspiring.
Ananya.