Become Present
Rating
(4.75/5)
Type
Short Video Video
Country
United States
Producer/Director
Global MindShift/Roberto Miller (Editor: Steve Kotton)
Language(s)
- Chinese
- English
- Japanese
- Spanish
Date Submitted
10/3/2006 1:44:59 PM
 
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Become Present

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    Description

    First, become present. Our sense of presence in the universe begins with an awareness of who we are and where we are. The energy of the sun, that grows our food, and courses through our bodies, is the energy of the universe, here and now, present in us. It is as if, Swimme explains, the universe wants to be present to itself in the experience we call being human.

    Additional Info
    Brian Swimme, Ph.D., is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is the author of The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis, 1996), The Universe is a Green Dragon (Bear and Company, 1984) and The Universe Story (Harper, 1992). Brian's media work includes the acclaimed video series, Canticle to the Cosmos, The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, and The Earth's Imagination. He has presented at conferences sponsored by The World Bank, UNESCO, The United Nations, and the American Natural History Museum, among others. Swimme's works have been translated into eight different languages and enjoyed worldwide. He resides in northern California.

    Interest Categories
    Education, Environment/Natural Resources, Marriage/Parenting, Poverty, Science/Technology, Sustainability, Women's Issues

    Tags
    Conversation, talking, communications