Spirituality Issue 11, 21-December-22 EN

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 […]

Spirituality Issue 11, 21-December-22 EN

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 […]

Spirituality Issue 11, 21-December-22 EN

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 […]

Spirituality Issue 11, 21-December-22 EN

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 […]

Spirituality Issue 11, 21-December-22 EN

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 […]