Download the PDF: The Garden of Simplicity
This short overview of the diverse expressions of “simplicity” has been requested many times. Here is the most recent, open-source version from the new edition of Voluntary Simplicity.
Download the PDF: The Garden of Simplicity
This short overview of the diverse expressions of “simplicity” has been requested many times. Here is the most recent, open-source version from the new edition of Voluntary Simplicity.
“A full hour with Futurist/Social Visionary, Duane Elgin” by The Enrichment Hour Wed, June 30, 2010, Sedona Talk Radio with Mike Schwager.
“Cosmic Conversations” on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, April 14, 2010. Part of a conversation with Stephan Martin discussing the mysteries of the universe.
Download the PDF: The Great Awakening
This is the first chapter in my book, The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? published by Berret-Koehler. Are we beginning to regard the universe in a new way? What difference does it make whether we regard the universe as living or non-living at its foundations?
“The Living Universe and Humanity’s Future” on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, April 15, 2009. A deep inquiry into both the science and spirituality of the “living universe” perspective.
Download the PDF: Peril and Promise
“Peril and Promise” An interview with Duane Elgin by Arnie Cooper for The Sun Magazine, August 2002
Duane Elgin helped define the trend toward a life of sustainable prosperity back in 1981 with his first book, Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Morrow). In that now-classic text, updated in 1993 and again in 2010, Elgin encouraged us not just to cut back on consumption and ease our busy schedules, but to live a life with purpose, in which every action is the result of a conscious choice.
Download the PDF: Self-Guiding Evolution of Civilizations
A long article by Duane for the Systems Research and Behavioral Science Journal. Because the impact of humanity is now global, we are challenged to become reflective at this scale if we are to be choiceful about our common future. The vehicle of collective attention at a civilizational scale is the mass media, particularly broadcast television. If civilizations are to become self-guiding in their evolution, then it is vital for the public to mobilize the airwaves, already owned by the public, on behalf of the public interest.
Download the PDF: Transformational Philanthropy.
A report co-authored by Duane and Elizabeth Share. This report summarizes two years of inquiry regarding the creative role of philanthropy in responding to our rapidly changing world. Can we find trusted ways of identifying and supporting “transformational initiatives” for a more sustainable, just, and compassionate future?
Evolutionary Perspective on Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity’s Future, with Duncan Campbell and Personal Life Media and Living Dialogues, April 24, 2002
Download the PDF: The Breaking Point
“The Breaking Point” An interview with Duane Elgin by Carter Phipps for What is Enlightenment? Magazine, Spring/Summer 2001
My first exposure to Duane Elgin’s work was, in a word, frightening. I picked up his new book, Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity’s Future, and began reading the first few chapters only to run headlong into a very cogent, very clear, and very devastating description of the state of our embattled world. What I did not know at the time is that Elgin is a profound optimist. In fact, Promise Ahead, like all of his work, is infused with a positive vision of the future, born of someone who obviously has great faith in the possibility and promise of the human endeavor.