Perennial Philosophy

February 9, 2015

Black holes do not exist where space and time do not exist, says new theory

Being be’s… not-being be’s-not. –Parmenides In a new paper, physicists Ahmed Farag Ali, Mir Faizal, and Barun Majunder have shown that, according to a new generalization of Einstein’s theory of gravity called “gravity’s rainbow,” it is not possible to define… Continue reading

February 6, 2015

Bang bang — No Talk at All

February 5, 2015

Mind Altering

January 7, 2015

This Way

We are frustrated by how we confuse difference with complexity. Identify this now/here… The simple way! Among so many choices there are a few decisions but no single path when the Way is the Encompassing Itself. Live – Believe –… Continue reading

January 4, 2015

Overcoming the McMindfulness Craze

Jeffrey R. Rubin examines the troubles that arise when meditative practices of detachment, like those in Buddhism, are decontextualized and used to further repress our emotions. He recommends another kind of engaged reflection called emancipatory meditation. Emancipatory meditation – which involves intimacy with… Continue reading

January 2, 2015

Fairy Tales: Honest Harshness, Wishful Hoping

Folktales, bedtime stories, and reworked myths open us up to the power contained in the “amoral scheme of the world.’ Fantastic images can become mundane by having pithy morals at the end… but they can be reinvigorated and lead beyond… Continue reading

January 1, 2015

2015 #love

Make this a year of love: #consolation #comprehension #compassion Continue reading

December 3, 2014

Declaration Against Modern Slavery – 2014

Dec 02, 2014 – Vatican City – The Global Freedom Network organized an historic moment with Pope Francis I acting as host to a cadre of religious leaders from around the world in order to draw attention to modern slavery.… Continue reading

November 28, 2014

Teasing the Force

First international teaser trailer for Star Wars, Episode 7: the Force Awakens… Continue reading

November 28, 2014

Embracing the broad cosmos

We never know with any certainty where we are going. Only conviction carries us forward. And such conviction, if it would do better than we did yesterday, must arise from a courageous assessment of who we are by looking at… Continue reading

November 26, 2014

The Journey to Mindfulness

To give everything back in open communication–the fullness of love–is the vocation of everyday life… Realize this… Around our ownmost personhood there is a circle of earnestness that we might call our mindfulness. It has two principal faculties, the will-to-order… Continue reading

November 23, 2014

Getting Started with Phenomenology

Someone on Quora asked, “What primary and secondary sources should I read if I want to better understand phenomenology and the phenomenological method?” I always steer folks wanting to learn about phenomenology in the direction of getting a good foundation in… Continue reading

November 22, 2014

Out-of-Order with God

The ordinary, everyday stuff where the Enduring flows as our duration… Things that one does: getting up, brushing your teeth, making breakfast, or even more particularly yawning – blinking – scratching… What we do in every moment of the ordinary… Continue reading

November 21, 2014

Speaking in Tongues

humming refrigerator pleasure – neutral – pain ? neutral tapping keyboard pleasure – neutral – pain ? neutral cursor flashing on screen pleasure – neutral – pain ? neutral breathe breathe breathe where mind wanders at night along the pathways… Continue reading

November 19, 2014

Who ‘Deserves’ Anything?

A homily from Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, on the Gospel of St. Matthew 20:1-16. The suffering that arises from the sense of entitlement. Yet verily, verily… the last shall be first and the first shall be last. https://cac.org/images/MP3s/RRHomily-2014_09_21-Deserves-128k.mp3 Continue reading

November 15, 2014

CALL ME MAGGIE