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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 4
change, creating a unique window of opportunity for seeding initiatives that support the turn toward a more sustainable, just and compassionate future. Do we have the means and are well prepared to make the sacrifices to look into the problems of war and strife, conflict and exploitation? We seem to be desperately seeking an answer to this. The problem has to be attended to because the impact of humanity is now global, that is the scale at which we are challenged to become reflective if we are to make a choice about our common future. Post Hiroshima analysis of the disastrous actions does serve no purpose than a study of history of Nations.
At present the vehicle of collective attention at a civilizational scale is the mass media, particularly the broadcast television. If civilizations are to realize their potential for reflective consciousness and become self-guiding in their evolution, then it is vital for the public to mobilize the public‘s awareness on behalf of public interest. But to our misfortune we find that every forbidden topic imaginable has been covered on the television. The television is
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