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Newsletter Nr. 731
Amsterdam, September 6th, 2018



LISTENING TO THE INNER SOUND - The Perennial Practice of Shabd Yoga - DAVID CHRISTOPHER LANE AND ANDREA DIEM-LANE

Recently my wife, Andrea, and I were invited to be plenary speakers at an international conference at the Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, India, in commemoration of the 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh, the founder of Radhasoami.
Before arriving in India, we made layovers in Tokyo and Singapore in order to minimize our jet lag. Having been to India a number of times before, I knew from first hand sleep deprivation that flying for 22 hours or more can be a bit harsh on the body.
Thankfully, my entire family (we brought our two young boys, Shaun and Kelly, with us as well, since in their two previous trips to North India they had fallen in love with the culture) arrived in New Delhi well rested.

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THE FUTURE OF WORK AND EDUCTION - And What We Can Do Now - KNUT K. WIMBERGER

 
Readers of this blog know that I keep asking this question: what are we supposed to do if robots and algorithms take (most) of our jobs? For some it's a blessing not having to work anymore; for others it is a curse. The real problem is though how to psychologically fill the void with meaning. I have predicted on different occasions that both secondary and tertiary labor markets will follow a similar trajectory like agriculture. Employment will tumble to below 2%. I have also predicted that craftsmanship and self-reliance agriculture have the potential to absorb much of the unemployment if we gradually prepare our youth for such a future instead of conditioning our children into office work of whatever kind. This view is only shared by a few contemporaries.

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