In Hinduism, there is a tradition of observing cremations as a spiritual practice. The point is to intentionally come face-to-face with one’s own mortality, and thus to change one’s relationship to life. A friend in my community, Marta Kellogg, was killed in a car accident last week. While I do what I can to support [...]
Archive for the ‘Spirituality’ Category
Life is Short
Posted in Spirituality, tagged death, Hinduism, service, spirituality on December 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Consider the Pronghorn
Posted in Nature, Spirituality, tagged ecology, nature, psychology, wildlife on November 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Do you feel the prick of fear when the grass stirs, the racing of the heart that prepares you for your full-out run?
The Proven Formula for Material Wealth, Spiritual Transformation and Mind-blowing Sex
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Buddhism, enlightenment, practice, spiritual masters, spirituality on November 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Do not blindly believe what others say, even the Buddha. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity, and peace. That is the path for you to follow. -Gautama Buddha Unless you are one of the few family members and close friends who read this blog out of a sense of obligation or interest in me [...]
Spirituality and Sustainability, Part II
Posted in Spirituality, Sustainability, tagged enlightenment, Genpo Roshi, global warming, integral sustainability, nondualism, spirituality, sustainability, yoga on October 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How and why do you work for a better world when you know, when you have lived, if even for a moment, that everything is perfect exactly as it is? That the trash-strewn, baking-hot, barren parking lot of a Circle K is, in its essence, just as radiant as Yosemite or the Grand Canyon?
Sustainability and Spirituality, Part I
Posted in Culture, Spirituality, Sustainability, tagged Genpo Roshi, integral sustainability, spiritual masters, spirituality, sustainability on October 13, 2010 |
Have you ever worked for a green cause, and finished the day feeling as empty as an Enron employee?
Integral for the rest of us?
Posted in Culture, Integral, Spirituality, Sustainability, tagged ecology, integral sustainability, Ken Wilber, nature, spirituality, sustainability on October 4, 2010 |
In my Nobody opinion, Integral needs more translators. If the value of this incredible, truly “game-changing” (yes I feel the bile in my throat using this term) field of thought and practice is going to touch the public discourse, it needs:
Grunchables
Posted in Culture, Nature, Spirituality, tagged awareness, ecology, education, nature on September 30, 2010 |
…your grasshopper has darkened to a crispy-looking brown over the fire. Will you eat it? The thought of its squishy insides spilling onto your tongue makes you wish, for a moment, that you had some chocolate for dipping.
Home
Posted in Nature, Spirituality, tagged Jesus, nature, prayer, spiritual masters, spirituality, tucson on September 20, 2010 |
Home for me, I know it well. It’s where I was that day I called out to Jesus again and again out of terrible, hopeless despair. Plodding my way up the Soldier Trail in the Catalinas, suffering so deeply, hating myself. “Jesus Christ” I called out, no resources left of my own, and it occurred [...]
