Dear all, We are delighted to share the 11th issue of OM RISE Magazine. For this issue, the theme is Sustainability and re-generativity in business and society. We discuss how spirituality can have role within this theme.. Global institutions and governments in many countries are trying to become more transparent. They show responsibility towards meeting […]
Maand: juni 2023
Spirituality: The Bridge Between Living World And System World
Prof. dr. Sharda S. Nandram Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, dear children, Namaskar, Pranaam to the elders here in our midst. In the next 40 minutes, I would like to talk about Divali, also known as the festival of lights. Yet you yourselves already know so much about Divali. How many Divalis have you celebrated […]
Āyurveda and Yoga: Whose Knowledge Is It Anyway?
Savi Sarin I had been waiting for some divine inspiration, the seed idea to begin this writing project. Call it providence, it was International Yoga Day, and the inspiration presented itself as a question from my little one. Sharing the excerpt of our conversation: Me: Today is International Yoga DayLittle one: So does that mean […]
“Earth is our only shareholder” – Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia
Prof. Knut Ims, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen Prof. Laszlo Zsolnai, Corvinus University of Budapest; Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, Chairman of the European SPES (Spirituality in Economics and Society) Institute In September 2022 Yvon Chouinard, Buddhist entrepreneur and founder of American outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia, made an extraordinary proclamation. He said that “Earth […]
Earthcraft: A sustainable community-based enterprise
Dr. Gunjan Joshi, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and fellow researcher Nyenrode Business Universiteit Rashmi Bharti and Rajnish Jain, who had a spiritual orientation, moved away from a life where they could have a perfect city view to life in a village where the mighty snow-covered Himalayas greeted them with a fresh breeze every day. In […]
Research for Practitioners
Editorial Team In this issue, we bring you some recent articles on sustainability Green training in enhancing green creativity via green dynamic capabilities in the Indian handicraft sector: The moderating effect of resource commitment. Joshi, G., & Dhar, R. L. (2020). Green training in enhancing green creativity via green dynamic capabilities in the Indian handicraft […]
Can an AI be Sentient? A Hindu Perspective
Raja Kanuri, PhD scholar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The thought of AI being sentient can be described as both scary and thrilling at the same time. While this idea bears witness to the great scope of modern science, it simultaneously warns humanity of the emergence of an (new) intelligence which may override human civilizations. The common […]
Lessons from Āyurveda for Living in our Complex World
Vanessa C.M. Englert, PhD scholar, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam There’s so much to learn from Āyurveda, maybe “significance of principles and qualities” is not the first thing that comes to mind. And it surely isn’t the only thing that I am grateful to carry away from the 15-day course in Āyurveda by Dr. Alaknanda Puri at […]
Becoming a ‘Human Being’ again
Sri Anish Looking at this title, you might feel that it is rather a strange title, because we all are ‘Human Beings’ already, so, where is the question of becoming ‘human beings’ again? Let’s look at it carefully, the word Human is a combination of two words, homo – meaning man and humus – meaning […]
Announcement: Divali celebration at VU Amsterdam
On 14 December VU Amsterdam had the honor to welcome the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Ambassador Mrs. Reenat Sandhu. She visited VU Amsterdam to jointly celebrate Divali with the Indian community and to share stories and exchange on VU- Indian academic collaboration with the Rector Jeroen Geurts, academics […]
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