Something religious is going on even in scientific work, not in the scientific information itself but in the commitment to the idea that the universe is intelligible and truth is worth seeking. Those are religious convictions. You can't prove scientifically that truth is worth seeking, but it's the conviction that it is worth seeking that underlies ( Read more... )

THE SUN NEVER SAYS

Even
after
all this time
the sun never says to the earth,

"You owe me."

Look what happens
with a love like that--

it lights up the whole
world.

~HafizThis poem is in my profile. It was the second Hafiz piece I fell in love with. I'm posting it because I need reminding of selflessness. Not as in having no self, but as in ( Read more... )

Those who don't feel this Love ( Read more... )

There is a flaw in the thinking here. At least one. Who can spots it?

from andrewcohen.org

Quote of the Week

Redefining God"Before the big bang, before the beginning, there was a void. It couldn't have been more still or peaceful, simply because absolutely nothing had yet occurred. Then suddenly an impulse emerged and exploded-an impulse to ( Read more... )

Sorry flist, I tried, but I just couldn't resist. I was curious what you all would say.

ASSOCIATE ★ ME

Thanks in advance!

OK - I'm posting this in a hurry, I've got to run for awhile. I want to do a bit of an intro with my own thoughts, but NO TIME! NO TIME! I want to get this up here for Salsa.

Without further ado - more bits of the Ken Wilber Salon interview I posted yesterday: (you can go to yesterday's post if you want the link to the full interview)
( cut to spare your friends page )

deeply about how I came to my current perception of Source and the value of contemplative practice ( Read more... )

Ok - I'm not a huge fan of Andrew Cohen as a person. I think he's got a cult of personality going on, and I sometimes wonder if he's abusing it. BUT some of his ideas, or at least the way he phrases these ideas, I find useful. This quote of the week is about a subject we spent quite a bit of time on at Naropa. It can break your brain, but it's ( Read more... )

I'm sitting here, intending to do a little flist catch up, a little email catch up, and generally participate in the community that is LJ, when I run across this macro:


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The Keys to Your Life


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