Consider enlightenment to be a complete enchilada, a tasty array of beans, onions, cheese, and peppers wrapped in tortilla goodness. One can take any single ingredient of the enchilada and have a tasty meal, but the single component is never the complete enchilada. One can eat the beans of any philosophical belief system, digest the dogmatic ( Read more... )

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A motorist driving on Interstate 4 was shot in the abdomen early Friday during a gun battle between moving cars on the busy roadway.

Orlando police said a fight apparently broke out between several men outside of a downtown Orlando nightclub Friday... (blah blah)I used to live in this hellhole, right around where this happened. It ( Read more... )

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WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THIS NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? (other than superman , bugs bunny, or jessica rabbit...)

I've been reading Einstein, and this quote is from one of his letters. I think that it applies to our 'War on Drugs' and other authoritarian structures in place in our society. He is speaking on his views of America and it's people.

The prestige of the government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more ( Read more... )

http://www.thegeekgroup.org/

These people are awesome!

And, for those who are interested in alternative education, this list of articles is fascinating. As a person who is disillusioned with the modern education system, I am intrigued by 'unschooling'. Leave a comment  4 

Having practiced the forms of yoga for years, I have come to a deeper understanding of yoga.

The yoga which can be instructed and communicated, is not yoga.All the forms of yoga are techniques which are guidelines and methods for discovering yoga, yet which in and of themselves, can never be yoga. A person who practices these techniques can be ( Read more... )

Honesty is critical to the health and well-being of any relationship. Dishonesty, present in any form and in any amount, becomes a toxin which inevitably diminishes the relationship, and creates separation. When a person is dishonest it creates an additional burden of guilt, shame, insecurity, and a host of other negative ramifications that lead to ( Read more... )

Many of you know that a meditative heart-beat awareness is a common theme in my posts. More than just 'mysticism' and non-sense, it really does work. Here is an organization which uses intentional heart-based focus and awareness providing amazing results ( Read more... )

While pondering the meaning of a relationship with oneself a basic bad-relationship came to thought; that of the mind feeling isolated, disconnected and alone. A mind that feels that way becomes the 'ego', and strives to protect itself at any and all cost. Such an ego-mind will harm not only others, but also the body in which it is housed through ( Read more... )