The old moral, social, and political order of humankind is now dead.

All generations now alive will have to make things right, or everything is lost.

Starting in the nineteenth century and through the twentieth century, all the "tribes" found themselves face to face -- and terrible wars, using the means of industrial civilization, have been the consequence.

At the same time, there are all the other effects of humankind's impact on the Earth -- from global warming to migrations, urban chaos, shortage of critical resources, disease, and poverty.

At present, most of the energy of humankind is going into industrial-age warrior confilcts rather than addressing urgent global realities.

Wise leadership is essential for humanity now. The necessity is for those who have the clarity to see what is going on, and who know what to do about it, to get the support of the human populations.

The kind of leadership needed begins with disciplined individuals who are responsibly managing their own lives, rather than merely going along with the consumerism of conventional society.

Generally speaking, politicians have to stay identified with the common mind and common illusions. But it is too late for that. The world cannot afford leaders who are deluded by the old patterns of culture and of mind.

In the "room" of humankind as a whole, the "room" of everybody-all-at-once, there is no "two" -- there are no flags, there are no religions, and there is no "self"--imagery that may be exclusively asserted. Rather, humankind must simply represent itself, and get together to create a new global domain for human existence. This is the great project.