Sustainability Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ananda Khanal
Sustainability is in urgency mode. Though we tried many approaches to restore sustainability, the results are not promising. The results are not encouraging because of underlying complacencies and declining integrity. This topic will not progress until people are visionary and have integrity. And only spirituality can bring awareness to rebuild people's integrity and make them proactive. As such, there is no sustainability without spirituality. This podcast covers topics of sustainability and spirituality.
In this episode, Ananda talks about never-ending conflicts that have inflicted societies for a prolonged period.
In this episode, Ananda talks about the success of the game of cricket. He compares generations and outlines the challenges facing the new generation.
In this episode, Ananda talks about a tree that was not just a tree. A tree is a gigantic tower of trapped carbon; a tree is a regulator of global warming and freezing. #treehugger #nepal #india #sdgs #podcast
In this episode, Ananda talks about the unsustainable investing of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). While sustainability investing has taken a central stage in the last decade, it does not always guarantee economic sustainability.
Link to the ESG Report 2022 of SVB - https://www.svb.com/news/company-news/svb-releases-2022-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-report
In this episode, Ananda talks about different interpretations of sustainability and how it should be perceived in the simplest possible terms.
In this episode, Ananda elaborates on energy and things. The root cause of objectifying others is the diminishing understanding of the spirit.
In this episode, Ananda elaborates on the differences between energy and things and explains images as sources of objectification. Things have images, and images are objects. It is up to you to stay an object and see everyone else as an object. The speaker recommends not being trapped as objects and look beyond materials.
In this episode, Ananda talks about two types of people. The first type sees everything as things, while the second sees everything as energy.
In this episode, Ananda talks about energy and its origin. The speaker opens up on the connection between spirit and sustainability through energy and touches on some fundamental aspects of spirituality.
In this episode, Ananda talks about the fine line between good and evil, which will be the determining factor in fulfilling all promises. The good is lagging, and awareness from the depth of consciousness can guide their interest in establishing their cause.
In this episode, Ananda discusses sustaining the human race and human civilization. While we speak up about the sustainability of the ecology (planet), it is equally important to address the issue of human sustainability. As much as we focus on SDGs, it is eminent to address the sustainability of all bottom lines of TBL and QBL, and they all support each other.
In this episode, Ananda talks about "unconscious living" and appreciates those embracing conscious living. This episode also discusses about minimalists and maximalists and explains the spiritual essence of conscious living.
In this episode. Ananda talks about heat waves and wildfires. Heatwaves and wildfires are our hot summer days' new "normal". The "ice-line", "snow-line", and glaciers are retreating at an alarming rate, and the groundwater level is falling at an alarming rate too. This is a global issue happening on all continents. Groundwater is hardly getting recharged and replenished while the cases of flash floods are rising. First came global warming and followed the climate crisis and desertification. Is it not too late only to play blame games?
Civilization entered Phase 2 after the discovery of fire. Since then, fire has played an outstanding role in shaping cultures and evolving societies. While we consider it a blessing, fire is also one of the main reasons the planet is on fire.
This issue discusses the sustainability momentum and how the rate is shifting in an adverse direction. It also discusses a few pictures from sustainable stances and urges listeners to witness global warming differently.
Spiritual people are real minimalists, and the spiritual path guides one from materialism towards less materialism. As the "house is on fire", the world needs less materialism and more spirituality.