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What is the Easiest Practice?
Originally posted on How To Practice Zen: What could be easier than just letting go? If we had nothing to hold on to, nothing to reach for, nothing to drop, what would that be like? What about dropping opinions about politics? Sports?… Continue reading
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Norse Energy Corp. v. Town of Dryden: Court upholds New York town’s fracking ban.
New piece at Slate by my friend & colleague Adam Briggle. For a while, it looked like we were scraping the bottom of Earth’s barrel of fossil fuels. Then along came hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling, and now some… Continue reading
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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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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
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A Frank Prayer
Oh thou endless Great Way, broad and flowing in profound tranquility, Where hatred happens, let there now be love; Where weakness occurs, fortitude; Where doubt arises, faithfulness; Where despair crushes, hopefulness; Where darkness encroaches, enlightenment; Where sadness lingers, joyfulness. Encompassing… Continue reading
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THIS is – this IS – THIS IS
morning satori authentic letting-go? walking along, listening to Alan Watts THIS clicks into place thoughts weaken, fall away after a last tugging illusion a hesitation then/there – NO! now/here YES! Squirrel running along wall chittering & skittering THIS is this… Continue reading
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Originally posted on Julie Green Artist: This morning I walked outside to take some shots of the rainbow lorikeets in the trees, when one flew down and started dancing in front of the camera. Luckily, another mate landed on the… Continue reading
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The Tenth Dimension
So, there is a lot of mind blowing thinking out in the realm of contemporary physics. Those of us who know the history of philosophy are not afraid to call a good deal of this metaphysics. Certainly, it is the… Continue reading
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Why Johnny Can’t Read or Win Wars
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Johnny isn’t able to think critically – and that’s the point of a corporate-business model of education. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Numbers are often neither definitive nor unequivocal, yet we continue to elevate them… Continue reading
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Real Leaders Have Real Lives
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Don’t send your team the message that they need to be workaholics. See on blogs.hbr.org Related articles Asking Questions Beyond Thinking (keithwaynebrown.com) Real Leaders Have Real Lives (serve4impact.com) What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach Your… Continue reading
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The Three Horsemen of the MOOCpocaplypse
A small foray into the political after a few weeks of mostly concentrating on spirituality. But not too far in as my concern is prompted by my contemplation. I want to thank my good brother Lance W. for pointing out… Continue reading
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You’re Too Strong Not to Keep on Keepin’ On
A blessed Friday to all throughout the world.. Now, get up and shake that ass! Related articles Vault: Gladys Knight at 1983 Plumfest (newsnet5.com) Soul Train: Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through the Grapevine (soulbrotherspeaks.com) Video:… Continue reading
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Institutions starting to walk the Broader Impacts walk
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions CSID’s own Robert Frodeman is slated to keynote an upcoming Broader Impacts Infrastructure Summit. This summit marks the first of its kind for its focus on institutional infrastructure, prima… See on cas-csid.cas.unt.edu Continue reading
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University Presidents—Speak Out! | The Nation
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Where are their voices on the major issues of the day? Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Yeah. Not going to happen. Though it really does need to happen. See on www.thenation.com Continue reading
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Originally posted on simonhlilly: The white noise of the next universe, the white noise of the last, muttered thoughts, scratched messages, attempts to sustain the unsustainable: the instant of now, pinned to a dead language, thought too big for itself,… Continue reading
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Zen Gateway Online
A brief guide to The Zen Gateway website – the online community for Chan/Zen Buddhism. via Zen Gateway Related articles Learning To Live In The Moment With ‘The Dude’ (wnyc.org) Hakuin: The sight of one hand clapping (japantimes.co.jp) Temple teaches… Continue reading
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