God is not Dead
Recently, there has been another wave of “God is Dead” books, like Dawkins “The God Delusion“. An earlier wave took place when it became clear that traditional churches were dying out. The rise of the …
Category: Philosophy
White Raven
There are rich legends in these parts about the Raven. How he stole the sun, moon and stars and put them where they are now. I have a copper engraving of Raven stealing the moon. …
Objective Subjectivity
In the west, we have for several hundred years taken the route of science. The objective study of the perceivable world. Outside of Psychology, the subject has been put aside, branded as unreliable and superstitious. …
Real Victory
In September 1945 when the Second World War was over, newspaper reporters wanted to know the reaction of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath (the north seat). This is said to be his response. …
The Top Ten Tenets for Creative Living
The Top Ten Tenets for Creative Living 1) Take responsibility for your internal experience 2) Follow your Internal Guidance and express your personal brilliance 3) Manifest your world consciously and with intent 4) Create your …
Rethinking Science
Ran into an interesting article today that better states some of my thoughts on evolution. “Stuart A. Kauffman studies the origin of life and the origins of molecular organization. Thirty-five years ago, he developed the …
One, The Movie
A couple of years ago, before I started the blog, I ordered a great movie called “One, the Movie“. It began around 20 “ultimate” questions on such subjects as suffering and God. A novice filmmaker …
Free will vs Determinism
The question of free will vs determinism and destiny is an old debate. Earlier, I had a post about how ones position on this spectrum can influence moral choices. I say spectrum as its a …
Free free will
The Institute of Noetic Sciences publishes an annual “Shift” report. In The 2008 Shift Report: Changing the Story of Our Future, they describe an experiment on how our beliefs about free will affect our moral …
Spoken Words
The Prophets Conference folks have been doing a series of conferences around the globe on the theme of “The Great Rethinking”. In my area, they had a ‘Bleep’ conference and the following year, a health …
Santa’s coming!
Santa’s Coming! OK now – be honest. What was your first response to that statement? Excitement? Surprise? Revulsion? This points to your story about Santa. What you do or don’t believe about that seasonal celebration. …
Maxwell not Maxwell?
James Clerk Maxwell wrote a series of equations that defined classical electromagnetism, establishing the properties of electricity and magnetism and that light was an electromagnetic wave. The individual equations bear the names of others, all …