1. What motivated you
to write your book, to force you from taking an idea or experience and turning
it into this book?
Humanity, the whole living world on the planet, is in
crisis. I have much experience with unusual crisis situations and conditions
and feel morally obliged to provide advice on how to clarify them and help
people cope with them. The crises we have been experiencing are driving us to
change, and it is no longer a question of whether to change or not to change,
only how to
change. The wrong way would
have catastrophic consequences. We would encounter a series of deepening
crises—the virus crisis and the climate crisis would only be forerunners. But
the right way could open an era of a better life for humanity on the planet. We
now have a golden opportunity to take our evolution into our own
hands.
2. What is it about
and who is it for?
It is about the current condition of the human world.
We've agreed on a number of crucial goals and objectives, and partial financing
to achieve them. We are moving in the right direction but are not moving far
enough nor rapidly enough. To meet the challenges of global sustainability,
bolder and more adequately financed measures are needed. Resolutions and
projections on national and international levels are no longer sufficient.
Action is needed on the global scale, and this presupposes the agreement and
active participation of a critical mass of the world’s peoples. This book is
for every conscious human being who is willing to do something about it.
3. What takeaways
might the reader will be left with after reading it?
Crisis is not just danger; it is also opportunity. The
opportunity for fundamental change does not appear in a functional system. For
fundamental change, disruption is called for in the system: a critical
fluctuation. Fluctuations occur at all times in the system, and when they reach
a critical point, the system either shifts its evolutionary trajectory to a
more stable branch or decomposes to its more stable components. The solution to
the crisis does not lie in the hands of authority, but rather in the
constitutes, intuitions, and deep knowledge of each and every human
being.
4. How did you decide
on your book’s title and cover design?
Through a series of tries -
always improving the clarity and simplicity of the message the book is to
convey. While I have no aversion to an intricate cover design, I often find
that the best solutions are the simplest. In this case, the imagery of planet
Earth coupled with the upward directional arrow more than conveyed the
messaging I was looking for. As for the book’s title, THE UPSHIFT, like the
transmission of an automobile, we too must take our efforts to better the world
into a higher gear.
5. What advice or
words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers?
Write what comes to you as
important and worthy of being communicated. Not about things that are
prescribed to you, or that you write in view of attaining an ulterior end --
for example, money or fame. Be sincere and bold.
6. What trends in the
book world do you see -- and where do you think the book publishing industry is
heading?
More and more people are
“waking up” and looking for answers to their deep questions -- who are they,
and why are they here.
And what can they do to make
this into a better world. That means books that address these issues with as
much background and commitment as the writer is capable to muster. Both science
and spirituality are part of the writer’s qualification.
7. What challenges
did you overcome to write this book?
I always need to clear the
deck when writing my own books and articles --to make it the top priority.
Sometimes that is challenging and calls for sacrifice in time, money, and
attention to other things. Clearing myself of as many distractions as possible
makes for a considerably more productive writing session, though that is not
always feasible, so that can be a challenge at times.
8. How would you
describe your writing style?
Clear and to the point, but
at the same time polished, without chat-chat. A literary style applied to
contents I feel needs to be shared. I feel my message is best conveyed when
I’ve applied my base of knowledge in science and spiritual philosophy, in
addition to some simple common sense.
9. If people can buy
or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours?
My books, especially my
latest book THE UPSHIFT, are vitally and perhaps uniquely important in offering
insight into the condition of our world and the ways of interacting with it --
acting for the betterment of the human condition. Despite the difficulties that
we face today, there are reasons to be optimistic and hopeful, and THE UPSHIFT
is a blueprint for making the change that you want to see in the world.
ABOUT ERVIN LASZLO:
Ervin
László is a Hungarian philosopher of
science, systems theorist, integral theorist (and originally a concert pianist)
who is the author, co-author, or editor of 106 different books that have
appeared in a total of 25 languages and has written over 400 articles and
research papers. An advocate of the theory of quantum consciousness, Laszlo has
a Ph.D. from Sorbonne and is the recipient of four honorary PhDs (from the
United States, Canada, Finland, and Hungary). His many awards and distinctions
include the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award (Tokyo 2002), the International
Mandir of Peace Prize (Assisi 2005), and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
(2004 and 2005). Formerly Professor of Philosophy, Systems Science, and Futures
Studies in various universities in the US, Europe, and the Far East, Laszlo
lectures worldwide. Today he lives in a four-hundred-year-old former chapel in
the hills of Tuscany. His latest book
is The Upshift: The Path to Healing and
Evolution on Planet Earth https://www.amazon.com/
For more information
visit www.ervinlaszlobooks.com.
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