tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110453241691716899.post6414181764881760732..comments2013-04-29T12:17:04.661-04:00Comments on Trickle-In Economics: Post-Materialism (Part One)David N. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495803210569177619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110453241691716899.post-79115055149090465962008-07-15T07:58:00.000-04:002008-07-15T07:58:00.000-04:00Maybe it will be useful to distinguish between thr...Maybe it will be useful to distinguish between three types of economic transformations...<BR/><BR/>The first type is the transformation from samsara to nirvana, where an individual or society is no longer trapped by clinging to dualistic concepts etc.<BR/><BR/>The second type is where an individual or society somehow shifts to a pattern with a definitely reduced level of greed and anger, where the conditions become more supportive of the cultivation of qualities that can lead to transcendence of society.<BR/><BR/>The third type is where the circumstances of some individual or society shift, so that their present pattern of living becomes so poorly adapted that it becomes unstable - change becomes inevitable. At such times, however, the range of practically accessible options is wider than usual. It's like a huge glacier which is impossible to move, but when it is melting, one may be able to dig a channel and divert the flow of the water down any one of several ravines. In this third type of transformation, the goal is simply to choose the best option among those practically accessible.JimKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167191806249119508noreply@blogger.com