Brochure<\/p>\n\n\n\n
January 22-25, 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The general global crisis of humanity is obvious \u2013 depression, drugs, collapse of the family, terror, uncontrollable social systems, the threat of the use of nuclear weaponry, ecological catastrophes, and more. For example, according to the data that was published by the European Council in \u201cGruenbuch\u201d, Europeans suffer from serious depressions that lead to 58,000 suicides a year, while 30% of all citizens of EuropeanCommonwealth suffer mental disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imminent threat to the existence of humanity is steadily growing as a result of the use of nuclear weapons. In the leading scientists\u2019 opinion, humanity does not have that much time to prevent this crisis from development in an undesirable direction \u2013 toward a world thermonuclear war or a global ecological catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The signs of a crisis are evident, but as a rule, due to the seeming impossibility of getting out of it, its existence and aggravation are concealed by governments, social organizations, scientists, sociologists, and psychologists. The reason for this deliberate concealment of the global crisis lies in the fact that they see no means of correction of the present state. As a result, this ostrich policy merely aggravates the problem and accelerates the approaching catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As medical doctors say, the correct diagnosis is a half of the treatment. The concealment of a disease and underestimation of its seriousness constitutes a direct threat to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the main problem of civilization is overcoming the global crisis, in order to start solving it, first a solution to a problem of no lesser complexity should be found: the problem of explaining the crisis situation to society. A great number of people are still looking for a solution in scientific, technological, cultural, and social progress, while forgetting that relying on this progress has brought us to the state of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we prevent the deepening of the crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To overcome further deepening of a crisis we have to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is the cause of the crisis? Indeed, not only man, his health, and the forms of his relationships in society are in a critical state. The entire nature is advancing towards catastrophe together with man. Hence, in order to understand the sources of the crisis, we have to analyze the foundations of nature itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All of matter constitutes different measures of desire to be filled with power, life, and delight. The magnitude of desire to be fulfilled creates various levels of nature: inanimate, vegetative, animate, and human as well as determines all processes that occur in them. Every higher level is a manifestation of a bigger desire, and it includes all the previous levels. The phenomenon of man `and his place in the world becomes clear from the realization of unity of nature\u2019s material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The peculiarity of man as compared with rest of nature lies not only in the power and character of his desires, but also in the fact that man\u2019s desires are constantly changing and evolving, causing the development of civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the exception of man, all of nature consumes only what it needs for its existence. Man desires more than he needs in food, sex, physical comfort, and especially in desires that are inherent only in him: for wealth, power, honor, fame, and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, the desires for things that are necessary for man\u2019s existence are not regarded as egoistical. Only man\u2019s egoism is egoistical. Human egoism is growing continuously, hyperbolically. Its growth stimulates and determines the progress of humanity, but at the same time, it leads to a dead-end, to a global crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Man\u2019s excessive and developing egoism testifies to its incompleteness. By egoism dominating over man, it deprives him of instincts that ensure his survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Imbalance<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n All of nature\u2019s forces except for human ego are in balance. All of them form a single system of nature\u2019s forces and only man disturbs their harmony. Everything in nature is interconnected and aspires to equilibrium within itself and with the surrounding reality. The violation of similarity leads to the violation of equilibrium, beyond the limits of which, the organism starts disintegrating. The possibility of restoring equilibrium is the condition of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Emergence of a Conflict<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n No creature in nature but man relates to others with the intention to harm, use, and exploit them. No other creature derives pleasure from the suppression of others or enjoys their grief. Only man can enjoy the grief of another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The egoistical (i.e., with the intention of self-elevation at the expense of a fellow man) use of human desires leads to a dangerous imbalance with the surrounding world. Our egoism is the only destructive force in the world. This is why the world will not be able to exist unless man changes his egoistical attitude towards society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Altruism is Life\u2019s Principle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, altruism exists in nature, which is care for the welfare of one\u2019s fellow man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An object that receives from its environment and gives to it is called a living object. Every living organism consists of a combination of cells and organs that work together while complementing each other. In this process, they are obliged to concede, influence, and help one another. The law of integration of cells and organs according to the altruistic principle \u201cone for all\u201d is effective in every living organism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Egoism of a Part Leads to the Death of the Whole<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If the cell of a living organism starts acting egoistically with regard to other cells, it becomes cancerous, kills the entire body, and, as a result, itself. A cancerous cell is continuously dividing. It devours all around it, having no obligations to them and no reactions to the organism\u2019s commands. The same applies to egoism in nature; while developing by itself, it leads everything, including itself, to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Altruism Is Nature\u2019s program<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Only by interacting as a single whole can cells exist, develop, and multiply. Otherwise, the general law of nature (as a general system) will influence themin an oppressive way.The law of altruistic interaction functions in every created being except in man.Man is given freedom of will to realize the need for altruism and to observe this general law of nature.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n While researching the surrounding world, we discover the connection among all of its parts, their cause-and-effect development and purpose of actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The development of human society and globalization compelled us to see the world as a single who consisting of opposites. The world\u2019s perfection lies in the unity of its elements. This is achieved only by the co-existence of all of nature\u2019s parts, when every part works for the sake of the entire system\u2019s life. Since except for man, all of nature strictly fulfills its predestination, the obvious goal of nature is to lead man to perfection, to the property of bestowal. This is what the program of nature\u2019s governance is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since man\u2019s development occurs in accordance with the program of nature\u2019s governance, more and more people feel unhappy, empty, and depressed. They aspire to do away with this sensation with the help of drugs and terror. Crisis of the family, education, sciences, arts, and the threat of destruction as a result of an ecological or nuclear catastrophe are also the consequences of this state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As long as man egoistically develops and uses his desires, Nature itself creates a threatening atmosphere around him. As a result, man is obliged to realize his place in nature\u2019s system and perceive his egoism as the only evil. By subjecting us to suffering, egoism pushes us to search for the method of its correction and the correct unity with Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How does humanity realize the need to become similar to nature? How can egoists arrive at the realization of evil? They will come to it from hopelessness and from the realization of egoism as evil!<\/p>\n\n\n\n One can advance towards the realization of evil by choosing the path of suffering or the short path of correction. However, the path of suffering is not a path; this is just an amount of time that is needed for the realization of all the horrible consequences of one\u2019s stubbornness and egoism. Yet, as soon as a sufficient amount of suffering has been accumulated, a person makes a calculation and decides that there is a greater profit in correction than in suffering, and makes an effort to become similar to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nevertheless, one can choose a short and easy path of correction: if a person receives knowledge about the world\u2019s structure, causality, and purpose, he accelerates his realization of evil (his opposition to the world) and does not need to realize egoism as evil under the influence of sufferings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, we have to accelerate the process of realization of egoism as evil in the whole world by disseminating knowledge about the crisis and its cause \u2013 our opposition to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, the reason for man\u2019s greater opposition to nature lies in the fact that he should understand nature\u2019s plan and program. Through this understanding, man acquires a mind of a level that is higher than that with which he originally came to this world \u2013 the Mind of Absolute Altruism, like Nature itself. It is exactly from the opposite, egoistical property that man attains nature\u2019s entire plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since all of nature except man fulfills its predestination, and only man is created opposite to nature, man is given freedom of will in just one thing \u2013 in everyone\u2019s free self-expression by means of making altruistic acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although it seems to a person that he is free and that he acts of his own will, he submits to the command of genes and fulfills the desires of his environment that imposes its values and standards on him, showing him how profitable it is to be strong, powerful, and prosperous. Man works hard during his whole life only to make the society see how successfully he follows the society\u2019s rules. It turns out that he does not live for himself at all; he forces himself to look well in the eyes of the society. Therefore, the path to freedom begins with freeing oneself from the dictatorship of artificial societal standards. Subsequently, a person freely chooses the path towards equilibrium with Nature and thereby attains eternity and perfection. Hence, the creation of conditions for freedom of will can only be achieved by establishing a new society and new social standards.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n From scientists\u2019 research, it follows that altruists make up 10% of humanity. This percentage of altruists in society is constant. It is genetically conditioned and does not depend on such external conditions as the influence of family, education, and society. Altruists do not disappear. The altruistic gene is concealed within a person, and it cannot be destroyed. Regardless of education and society\u2019s influence, humanity always has up to 10% of its population as natural altruists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although 90% of people in any society are egoists, culture, science, art, religion, morality, law, and education is completely based on the concept of 10% of altruists. This is because altruistic behavior is good for all. Altruism rules in education; schools teach altruism: be honest, hard-working, respect, defend, make friends, love thy neighbor, because altruism brings benefit to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While born altruists naturally perceive altruistic actions, acts of bestowal for the sake of society seem impossible to egoists. Yet, from the laws of functioning of a living organism, we see that its realization of the fact that its existence depends on the combined work of all of its cells leads to an altruistic co-existence of cells in it, every one of which is egoistical in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sensation of altruistic behavior\u2019s benefit is present in an egoistical human society as well. Even now no one in the world actively opposes altruistic acts. To the contrary, all organizations and individual personalities advertise their involvement in altruistic actions and take pride in this. No one openly defies the dissemination of altruistic ideals in the world. Therefore, if the unification of altruistic organizations can circulate the knowledge about nature\u2019s plan, program, and purpose, this will change the course of humanity\u2019s advancement towards the goal from the path of suffering to the path of knowledge. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The goal of altruistic forces is to form new altruistic social and human values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To change his behavior from egoistical to altruistic, man has to change his priorities and hierarchy of values. He should make sure that bestowal to society is much more important and beneficial than reception from it. In other words, a person has to feel a much greater fulfillment from giving to society than from any egoistical acquisitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have only one means for the attainment of this goal \u2013 public opinion. There is nothing more important for man than the opinion of his environment. Life\u2019sgoalistodeservethe recognitionbysociety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A person usually denies that he is motivated by the desire to win recognition for his actions. The question of motivation for this or that action catches him unprepared. A person points at curiosity, even at money, but he would not admit that his real incentive is the recognition by society, because this is the most important thing for him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nature created man in such a way that his environment determines all of his tastes and values. He is entirely controlled by the public opinion against his will. This is why society can impose any (even utterly abstract) value and any style of behavior on an individual. A person is ready to do everything to win recognition, fame, respect, and honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, a society forms the assessment criteria of man\u2019s self-esteem and self-respect. Hence, a person can do everything for the sake of a positive self-appraisal, even if he knows that no one will ever know about his deed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such is the power of the sole instrument in our disposal \u2013 public opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To prepare and enable the formation of new social and human values, altruists who make up 10% of humanity should unite and through various state and social organizations exert a decisive influence on mass media and educational institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Society has to receive knowledge about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The danger of a critical situation requires from humanity (out of fear of self-destruction) to extol the ultimate value of altruistic actions by all possible means: radio, television, conferring awards, movies, educational programs, cultural events, celebrations, news casts, and announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A constant, purposeful formation of public opinion will provide every person with an environment that will compel him to bestow to his society. As a result, the property of bestowal will be gradually formed within a person under social pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The modification of society\u2019s tasks will require changing the educational systems and plans, starting from a very early age. It will require cardinal transformations in all fields of education and culture: literary works, movies, television, and newspapers will have to describe events while praising and evaluating them according to the scale of their benefit to society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While using all of mass media, the means of advertisement, persuasion, and education, a new public opinion should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Openly and mercilessly denounce egoistical actions; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Extol man\u2019s altruistic actions as the ultimate value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue of \u201cBestowal to society\u201d should sound as the only and ultimate value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result of society\u2019s purposeful influence, everyone will aspire to receive only what is necessary for his existence from the society and spare no effort in his work for the society\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although at first, everyone will work for the benefit of society under the compulsion and influence of his environment, the support and recognition of his actions by society will fill him with such complete satisfaction that a person will begin to perceive bestowal to society as the ultimate, special value even without receiving a moral reward from his environment in concrete cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Sources and Nature of the Crisis <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Egoism is the world\u2019s matter<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Peculiarities of Human Egoism<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Nature\u2019s Purpose<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Program of Control<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Natural Development of Desires <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The Long Path and the Short Path<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Cause and Purpose<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Alternative to Crisis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Freedom of Will<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Condition of Freedom <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Altruists and Egoists in Society<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Altruists Do not Disappear<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Altruism is Beneficial<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Plan for Getting Out of Crisis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Goal<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The Only Means<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
What Is to Be Done? <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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One Criterion, One Issue <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Desirable Result <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Natural Support<\/h5>\n\n\n\n