“The more we emphasize teaching a merely Right-Hand map of systems theory or a Gaia Web of Life, instead of equally emphasizing the importance of interior development from egocentric to sociocentric to worldcentric, then the more we are contributing to Gaia's demise.”

—  Ken Wilber, book Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality (1995, 2000)

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