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Philosophy as a Way of Life

  • A Public Soul in Stasis: Ayn Rand vs. the Pope – Salon.com

    The Greek word for “civil war” is stasis. While that might seem strange to them modern ear, it actually makes sense. Stasis is achieved when two or more great forces bring a thing/process to a halt. Much of our public… Continue reading

  • Postal Savings Banks… An Important Idea

    Right now, there are few ways for poor people to even try to save what little money they have. It is often hard to get an account, and even if you do, fees will be too high or interest too… Continue reading

  • Textimony 20120811

    If seeking ethics, embrace fortitude; faith, compassion; wisdom, openness; divinity, mercy. But in seeking wholeness, embrace nothing. Let-go. Continue reading

  • Ryan Lochte: So sexy, so dumb – Salon.com

    This is so to the point of how “health” & “beauty” get reduced to “physique” & “prettiness.” People would do well to close their eyes and listen to what a person is saying before they look and are sidetracked by… Continue reading

  • Thou shalt not commit fallacies…

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  • Textimony 20120807

    afternoon downpour sidewalk steam drifting upward empty cicada Continue reading

  • Textimony 20120805

           dry horizon dusk           crimson passion births star shine                cat chasing crickets Continue reading

  • The Brilliant Maelstrom of Possibility

    Two good posts on our emerging and merging realization of the Comprehensive Life-Breath (SOUL, PSYCHE, ANIMA, ATMAN) by Soul-Spelunker: We are swirling within Souls Maelstrom. Round and round we go in this world, and ever downward. But, as we move… Continue reading

  • James Fadiman, The Heretic: Historia Psychodelia Americana

    Fadiman’s influence transcends counterculture, though. It might even stretch through the very medium through which you’re reading these words. In What the Dormouse Said, John Markoff reports that Fadiman had dosed and counseled numerous “heads” as they were attempting to… Continue reading

  • Textifying to the Encompassing Good

    Five years ago, after someone claimed that texting was a complete waste of time, I challenged myself: Would it not be a wonderful exercise in perennial philosophy to come up with aphorisms in 160 characters or less? I began to… Continue reading

  • Liberation in the 21st Century « Becoming Integral

    Report on Liberation Theology in Africa from my good brother Sam Mickey over at Becoming Integral…   The good news is that those outdated ideals are changing.  As this conference in Ghana shows, young scholars and activists are taking up… Continue reading

  • Textimony 20120731

      Virtue seeks justice in a symphony of gentle word & simple deed. Vice seeks justification in a cacophony of bitter talk & manic injury. Continue reading

  • Opposing Views on What the American Public Provides

    The notion of fair taxation is based on three ideals: First, taxes are a way to reimburse the community for what it has provided beforehand. This is about reciprocity. Second, taxes are a way to maintain freedom in America, by… Continue reading

  • I would say, “The world as seen by Boomers”…

    …rather than “Republicans” since this is about a pseudo-nostalgia with a great penchant for creative memory. However, I want to be clear that I am not committing the fallacy of “equal time.” I am a progressive leaning independent who sees… Continue reading