The meme of "Unverified Personal Gnosis" (UPG) is a new one to me, and a meme that I've seen a few times bantered about here and there. I have serious issues with this meme, and here's why ( Read more... )

This video is a great 11 minute "Last Lecture" by a dying Prof from Carnegie-Mellon. It really touches on some core Philosophies that I strongly agree with in Theory, and have gotten much better in Practice. I still need constant reMinders, though:

I was reading an essay re: Zen just a moment ago and got to thinking about my own favorite personal Zen story:

A few yeras ago, I had borrowed the book Understanding Zen from my dad. In the prefece, the book talked about how this book was specifically designed for us overly-intellectual Westerners to use our intellect to step outside our heads a ( Read more... )

I present Discordian Yoga, using an Indian lookin' dude, no less ( Read more... )

This was a reply to a post regarding Apocalyptic thinking over in skatche. It pretty much sums up my thinking on immanatizing the Eschaton, the Apocalypse (which I've been thinking about since seeing The Omen and 6/6/6), etc.

I agreed with ya up until you said

the fact remains that at the moment things really suck.

the fact remains that people ( Read more... )

To "Know Thy Selves" has been my Life's Quest for longer than I can remember. That postmodern version of the Delphic Oracular Quote has been with me since before I first became active online. Since my initial online contact with others, I've had various I-dent-if-I-cations, but the Quest and the Quote remain constant ( Read more... )

that I was just reminded of. This one is particularly helpful in ceasing unDesirable programs/habits that may give immediate Pleasure, but do so at the cost of our overall long-term Happiness. Here's the Question:

"Will this bring me Pleasure, or will this bring me Happy-ness?"

Totally yoinked from the Dally Llama.

People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don't.

Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains...

There is a prevailing misconception in many magickal circles that there is some sort of fundamental difference betwixt the Eastern and the Western spiritual Traditions. The Eastern paths are said to be more inclined toward mysticism, whereas the Western way is thought to be more magickal in emphasis. It is my intention to show why this dichotomy ( Read more... )

Shortly before going to Phoenix, I decided that I wanted to make a change in my life ( Read more... )