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  • AnarchoCynic Praxis, Faith and Sacred Tradition

    What makes our praxis specifically AnarchoCynic  concerns how we take on none of the authority to be gained from established hierarchies, seek to take no privileged position for ourselves, and specifically engage folks about the customs that hold most currency in our… Continue reading

  • Of the usefulness of propriety and the uselessness of superheroes

    Started off the day asking about why we have such a big proliferation in the stories of superheroes. Finished the day by talking about Dào 38 and touching on a lot of the problems with professional education in the USA. Continue reading

    Of the usefulness of propriety and the uselessness of superheroes

  • Prayer and Thinking

    We began with me sharing some ideas about the connection between prayer and thinking. We discussed Poem 27 of the Dào Dé Jing along with some forays into Poem 1. Continue reading

    Prayer and Thinking

  • Reverence Ritual Worship Worldview

    For this class, we took a step back to explore a few concepts before we move from India to China. Continue reading

    Reverence Ritual Worship Worldview

  • There is no one here

    After my good brother Andrew Teeter shared his experiences living in Korea and learning about the sacred traditions of the Korean people, we took a brief break. On our return, I lectured on the basic points of the Buddha Dharma… Continue reading

    There is no one here

  • Non-violence, non-attachment, non-singularity

    Because we were behind in our class readings/lectures, I spent the day making sure we focused on Jain Dharma. Continue reading

    Non-violence, non-attachment, non-singularity

  • Bhakti Redux

    Today’s class we went over the concept of Bhakti for a little while before we spent the majority of time in a circle discussing the purpose of education: devotion to learning, coming to knowledge, bettering our situation in the world… Continue reading

    Bhakti Redux

  • Diversity of worship, unity of thought

    Because we had roamed around in and out of a few topics yesterday, I decided to mostly lecture today with the hope that we would catch up a bit but that there would still be a lot of good questions… Continue reading

    Diversity of worship, unity of thought

  • Ordering expectations

    In Tuesday’s class, we touched on the diverse story traditions from ancient India. My colleagues spent time at the beginning of our meeting talking with each other about what they had discovered about Indian sacred traditions, and what questions this… Continue reading

    Ordering expectations

  • Introducing the Reality of Reality

    Beginning our section on Hinduism today. So I decided to do two lecture sessions. Continue reading

    Introducing the Reality of Reality

  • Ultimate Concern

    For our Thursday class, we began by everyone sitting in a circle on the floor. We stretched out our legs so that our feet touched each other completing the circle. Then we went around the circle and each named a… Continue reading

    Ultimate Concern

  • Explanations of religion

    Below my lecture from 13 July 2016. Before I addressed the students, we had more discussion on what we take for granted in the everyday world, and then we shared a few things we take for granted about religion. Our questions… Continue reading

    Explanations of religion

  • Taking things for granted

    Lecture from Sacred Living Traditions. Following a class exercise asking “What is a chair?”,  we had small group discussions on “What is religion?” The basic work was to think through what we take for granted, how we do not ask… Continue reading

    Taking things for granted