Are You An American First? Or Do You Have A New Consciousness?
The new world has to be a shift in our identity. Is Deepak Chopra’s newest family member Indian, Chinese, American, Chindian, Chimerican? Nationalism, he says, quoting Krishna, is a sophisticated from of tribalism. It is idolatry, and patriotism is its cult. Young Chopra is beyond nationalism, but is a citizen of the cosmos. If we viewed ourselves in these terms, perhaps we could get away from bigotry, racism, jingoism, The envirnment is our extended body, and doesn’t stop at the border’s edge.
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