"The greedy ghost understands profit all right. But that’s all he understands. What he doesn’t understand is enterprises that don’t make a profit, because they’re not set up to do that but to do something different. He doesn’t understand libraries at all, for instance."
A book on community, with lots of deep ecology materials, and an awesome table of contents. Classic Damanhur reasoning: "If you deal with spirituality, you also have to deal with politics; otherwise you lack what is needed to carry these aspects into society."
"We are flooding the world with contentwe've literally experienced an information tsunamibut more information does not mean better decisions, or a better understanding of those decisions. Nor does it mean greater consensus. In fact, it can mean exactly the oppositea polarization of ideas."
"Arab politics have transcended the legacy of Al-Qaeda. Today gradualism, participation, and democratic reform, rather than radical violence and jihad, set the agenda. Although it's uncertain whether Arab liberals will see their dream realized, Al-Qaeda's project no longer represents an alternative."