Spirituality
Disclosures
Disclosure: 1. The act or process of revealing or uncovering. 2. Something uncovered; a revelation.
I title this post somewhat ambiguously, as several events have transpired to inspire it. I’m acknowledging a couple of awards I received recently; the first from blog friend and spiritual theorist Julian, the UU Deist. He has bestowed upon me the [...]
Me and the Tao: coming along.
One of the things I’ve always appreciated about both Taoism and Buddhism is that each of them can be practiced as a religion, or studied as a philosophy. I’m sure that’s true of all spiritual writings, really, but there is no onus in the writings of the Tao on practicing a particular ritual. It’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 15 so far )Remembering Unity; Forgetting Divisiveness
On Thursday evening I attended an event in conjunction with World Day of Unity. My local event was held in a large sanctuary with all the known flags of the world posted around the room:
There were several different spiritual groups there, plus secular leaders. Several participants shared readings, and the Bahá’í Singers sang. The theme [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Lapsed Gurus falling off Pedestals
“I only have so much patience!’ —This was a phrase uttered unto me as a child by a well-meaning (one would hope) parent. Most of us remember a few choice phrases used by parents, teachers, colleagues or friends that planted limiting beliefs in our heads. The first fallacy of these sorts of statements, in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )The illusion of control
Just returned from a lecture, and then an impassioned discussion with a fellow attendee, about pragmatic philosophy. (Impassioned discussion is almost my favorite kind of passion.)
The lecture began by telling us that as infants, we were very connected to the larger life force; the expanded beingness from which we all (from the lecturer’s [...]
The song inside you
“Don’t go with your song still inside you“, advises the theme song of a film I saw Sunday, called either The Shift or Ambition to Meaning, depending on who you ask or where you look!
Here is the video (not embedable, so please click!)
The song runs during the closing credits, and was filmed on location at [...]
They got to me.
I’m not, generally, what one would call a “patriot”. I don’t “love” my country (I don’t dislike it, either), as an entity. I love many things about it. I don’t “honor” those fighting in wars; I commend them upon doing what they feel called upon to do. Serving with honor, to me, means being in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )My “To Be” list
This is a follow-up to a recent post, as I’ve continued to be, and to think about what I wrote there. The comments of lovely blog friends have touched and inspired me, also.
A lot of us have “To Do” lists, and they can be very helpful in organizing our activities and helping to remember everything [...]
Free Cell, Cheating, and Philosophy
Have you played the game Free Cell? You most likely have if you have a Windows-based PC, as it comes with your computer. It’s a Solitaire game in which you must form four stacks of cards by suit, by moving cards around from “free cells” to spaces in the layout.
I had a discussion with [...]
How have you BEen?
I’ve been off for a bit, practicing what I preach, as the saying goes. I’ve felt I haven’t had much to say recently. I thought about writing a post saying I had nothing to say…but then I’d be saying something, wouldn’t I?
Seriously, if I were to take an extended blog vacation, I would [...]
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