Economical Vs Egonomical Crisis

Fritjoff Kapra in one of his books mentions the meaning of economy as:

that which considers a geography, a house as a whole,

and to hold it together, the craft of distributing opportunities and materials.

Are we there yet?

No.

And why?

Because the economy has underpinnings of egonomy.

While chasing the apparent economical growth, in reality we are all chasing egonomical growth.

The egonomical growth wants expansion of recognitions, possessions, voice, freedom.

And one seems to also believe that the more one grows in these, the more survival chances one has.

However, egonomical growth compels beast practices (while propagating best practices).

One knows no self-bound of how much is enough.

As it is built on the reference point of how much somebody else has.

And these do not allow or rather do not afford growth for all.

It automatically creates the haves and have-not gap.

So, what is the solution?

Well! At the level of the nation, the political class leaves a lot to be desired.
With the quality of commentary on national media, and the mud-sling-champions-league, there is a long way to go.

At the level of corporation, the business leaders can start thinking of engaging into conscious capitalism, wisdom practices at work, and wealth distribution across stakeholders (of all ranks).

At the level of individual, the treasure hunt of life is not outside.

Actually, the real treasure is tactfully hidden inside.

We carry it all the time.

Through tools of self-awareness, warm inquiry, wisdom dialogue, body karma, one can help the country build economically, and not egonomically.