Raveendra Nath Yasarapu

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Are cities unsustainable?Being centers of commerce & power,out of touch with nature and natural ethics,are cities the very model of unsustainability?

The most ancient science of health, Ayurveda, describes cities as 'an open sore that never heals'. Cities draw resources from everywhere and return very little back to the source, hugely...

03 March 2015 9,025 5 View

The divorce rate in India is the lowest in the world. Is the Indian way of life a model for Sustainable living?

http://www.divorcepad.com/rate/divorce-rate-in-india.htmlMan is a social being. Man is the unit of the family. A family is the unit of society. Societies and communities make up nations and...

02 February 2015 6,187 11 View

What is the 'Evolution of Consciousness' and how can this knowledge be utilized to provide solutions to all human problems?

Consciousness pervades everything. In me Consciousness makes me conscious, aware. Otherwise I am alternatively aware, at sleep, dreaming, unconscious, or dead. Consciousness is the driving force...

11 November 2014 4,686 4 View

If all Yoga texts show Yoga as a purely mental procedure, how is the american consumer continuously duped into believing it to be a physical exercise?

Yoga, or what passes off as Yoga in the western world, is a $30 billion industry in the United States.. People of all ages contort themselves into positions like 'downward dog' and believe that...

11 November 2014 6,919 56 View

Can anyone provide a link to the Mercer "Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Programs, Policies and Practices Survey" report?

A survey conducted by HR consulting firm Mercer titled 'Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Programs, Policies and Practices Survey,'

11 November 2014 7,995 2 View

What is exactly meant by 'development'? Do we need a new paradigm for 'development' that is holistic instead of being only material and economic?

In classifying countries and cultures as 'developed' and 'developing' and 'under developed', the criteria used is often economic. Is development widely misconstrued as 'material' development?...

05 May 2014 7,455 3 View

Can we clearly define 'intuition'? What is its origin? What is the exact origin of our thoughts?

We know that the 'hardware' is there. The neurons, CNS, the brain, bio-chemicals...Now into this physical/biological/chemical network/system, 'what' 'enters' from beyond as a thought? What is the...

05 May 2014 8,091 4 View

Is it time we shift emphasis from technological solutions to climate change & focus on the 'Human Dimension'?

Isn't the obvious solution and the elephant-in-the-room 'BETTER HUMAN BEINGS'? Shouldn't the focus be on better human beings rather than better technology? Why is it that everyone wants to develop...

05 May 2014 297 84 View

Are intellectual property rights a 'right' thing? Do we own information, knowledge, and wisdom, or do they belong to all?

Conflicts are emerging on a daily basis over who owns an 'idea', especially when they have business value and money-making potential. An idea is claimed by one to be his/her own sole property and...

05 May 2014 9,073 25 View

What is the right way to make a decision? What should one consider in making the right choice? Which factor weighs more in decision making?

Decision making is hard work. Especially when it involves high stakes. For ourselves, for the ones we love and for society and country in general. How to arrive at the correct decision? Sometimes...

05 May 2014 4,002 5 View

What is 'nature'? What is the nature of 'nature'? Is nature a Conscious, aware/intelligent force?

Physics refers to 'natural laws' , biologists refer to 'natural selection'. Doctors administer medicine or operate and leave it to 'nature' to do the healing and recuperation. If nature refers to...

05 May 2014 5,611 8 View

Is Technology the answer to Sustainability?or does the answer lie in 'Evolution of Human Consciousness' from a selfish to universal altruistic states?

Human societies all over the world have always faced forces undermining their sustainable present and future. Today, societies and individuals face a myriad variety of problems and the list of...

04 April 2014 6,168 17 View

Is the notion of 'Sustainability', a product of a hyperactive mind(s) living in constant fear of tomorrow(angst) while what is needed is action NOW ?

The concept of Sustainability and the related fear of Climate change is, IMHO, a product of imbalanced minds, predominantly in the so-called developed nations focusing more on the finite nature of...

01 January 1970 2,316 2 View