Keith “Maggie” Brown

  • There has been a lot of writing lately against the New Atheists. I do not ally myself with them because I do not like the way Dawkins, Harris, or Hitchins perpetuate violent conflict (see Karl Jaspers, Philosophie Vol 2 on… Continue reading

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  • Oppression and the Lie of Ommission

    The celebrity trolls who currently reign on commercial television, who bill themselves as liberal or conservative, read from the same corporate script. They spin the same court gossip. They ignore what the corporate state wants ignored. They champion what the… Continue reading

    Oppression and the Lie of Ommission
  • Originally posted on sittinginthewoods: Here.    Now.    Here.    Now.  this has been a mantra I’ve carried for years, and one I carry today as I trudge through the heaviest snow we’ve had all year. This is what I’ve… Continue reading

  • Whatever, Etc. 00025: Alteration

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    Whatever, Etc. 00025: Alteration
  • Feminism as Humanist Praxis

    I’ve said many times across diverse social media that our society is inherently misogynistic. A big part of the oppressive structure of our institutions is the instantiation of a heteronormative dichotomy that harms both sides of the normative pole and… Continue reading

    Feminism as Humanist Praxis
  • Digital Disconnect: Life in the InterDebtWork

    If we are going to stay on top of how the Interweb and its diverse intrusions into our life are in fact the very stuff of Control, it behooves us to never forget how global corporate capitalism–the InterDebtWork–is always after better… Continue reading

    Digital Disconnect: Life in the InterDebtWork
  • Originally posted on The highest manifestation of wisdom is kindness. :   by Jane Cleary The word OM is probably more likely to be recognized by its symbol, even though it is the sound of OM that is the point… Continue reading

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  • The Insanity of Being Perfectly “Sane”

    Originally posted on Earthling Opinion:   –by Thomas Merton (Mar 29, 2013) One of the most disturbing facts that came out in the Otto Adolf Eichmann trial –a Nazi lieutenant colonel who, because of his organizational talents and ideological reliability, was given the… Continue reading

    The Insanity of Being Perfectly “Sane”
  • Whatever, Etc. 00024

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    Whatever, Etc. 00024
  • Originally posted on MUGEN.travel.photos.writings.: Our next destination is Bodhgaya, the place where Gautam Buddha became enlightened. Its took 4 hours to reach Bodhgaya from Varanasi and I’m so glad that manage include Bodhgaya in my itinerary. Bodhgaya, also known as Uruvela in the… Continue reading

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  • Whatever, Etc. 00023

    If you have a spare 25 minutes, I continue forward with thinking about the Loving Struggle. The text that I quote at length in this talk: I cannot accomplish this communicative struggle by the rational force of argument, but neither can… Continue reading

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  • Dropping the Arrows of Craving

    Every day we shoot the arrow of craving from where we are now/here to some other place we are not yet. We crave very deeply for what we do not have and where we do not happen to be. We… Continue reading

    Dropping the Arrows of Craving
  • Fear and Fearlessness

    O you luminous being, you heart encompassing a brilliance: let-go fear; end your self exile in darkness: Only open your eyes & see the Light.  Textimony 20121209  Related articles Abandon Hope (and Fear) (shambhala.com) Pema Chodron – Renunciation as saying… Continue reading

    Fear and Fearlessness
  • Yoda & Luke: A Love Story

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    Yoda & Luke: A Love Story
  • It is a challenge, not only for the leader but for anyone of us trying to work through the loving struggle of being with others. Related articles Familiarity Breeds Contempt (amuseless.wordpress.com) Vulnerability: Bane or Blessing? (whisperbreath.wordpress.com) 11 Ways To Decrease… Continue reading

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  • How does Vandana Shiva do it?

    Reading Freire‘s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and other works that are transforming my anarchocynicism, my thoughts keep returning to Vandana Shiva. “[How do I do it?] Well, it’s always a mystery, because you don’t know why you get depleted or recharged.… Continue reading

    How does Vandana Shiva do it?
  • Shiva Nataraj

    “In Shivaite tradition, the god’s companions are described as a troupe of freakish, adventurous, delinquent and wild young people, who prowl in the night, shouting in the storm, singing, dancing and ceaselessly playing outrageous tricks on sages and gods. They… Continue reading

    Shiva Nataraj
  • Originally posted on Earthling Opinion: –by Sharon Salzberg (Mar 15, 2013) A friend of mine, at the end of a retreat, offered a provocative reflection that intrigued and inspired me. After looking intensively at her inner experience for nine days of meditation… Continue reading

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