by Deepak Chopra M. D.
As I look around the world and engage in conversations with scientists, philosophers, politicians and other thought leaders, I see enormous potential for positive change, as well as a magnitude of problems confronting us.
Currently, an estimated 41 armed military conflicts are being fought throughout the world.
In the Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Nigeria and all around the planet, the collective subconscious is erupting with rage and violence.
In the face of war, injustice and other threats to our existence, many people feel moved to join in protests and strident activism.
Although well-intended, acts of moral outrage are not the solution because even moral outrage is rage — and acting on it adds more rage to the collective consciousness.
Instead of being outraged, we need to be asking, “What is a creative solution for the future?”
There is always a creative solution, yet we can only find it by expanding to a higher level of awareness than the level at which the problem was created.
Otherwise, we are fighting darkness with darkness, which never works.
