For folks who are interested in the concept of reincarnation, this article from Psychology Today is very much a worthwhile read.... (though necessarily a bit long) https://www.psychologytoday.com/…/201210/the-problem-reinca… From a soon to be published book: "The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self" by Dr. Alex Lickerman Exerpt: "Our lives are in constant… Continue reading On Reincarnation
Month: September 2018
Focusing – Practice Examples and Notes
The Original book on Focusing by Eugene Gendlin http://www.focusing - eugene t. gendlin Practice Examples and Notes cefocusing.com/freedownloads/2b1bCompleteFocusingInstructions.pdf
The Problem of Evil and Are Humans Good or Evil?
The West (actually humans all over the world) has struggled with “The Problem of Evil” for centuries.... even millennium.... all over the world..... the question has been “Is mans nature evil or good?” and the question of “How does Evil exist when God created everything?”(And supposedly, God is only Good... so how the heck did… Continue reading The Problem of Evil and Are Humans Good or Evil?
The Universe is a family and its parent is the Great Essence
There are no outside conditions that can make or break our connection to the center of the everything. Every thing in the universe is connected to the center JUST AS IT IS. Just as all parts of the tree are connected to the roots.... the roots are the tree, the bark is the tree, the… Continue reading The Universe is a family and its parent is the Great Essence
Chinese History – Understanding Chinese attitudes
Writings regarding China in World War II https://psmag.com/news/china-lost-14-million-people-world-war-ii-forgotten-66482 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-45644434/occupied-china-during-ww2?SThisFB Writings regarding the Opium Wars - English and American actions in China https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30810596?SThisFB
Shadow – in Jungian Psychology
summary from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) In Jungian psychology, the "shadow", "Id", or "shadow aspect/archetype" may refer to an unconscious aspect of the personality which the conscious ego does not identify in itself, or the entirety of the unconscious, i.e., everything of which a person is not fully conscious. In short, the shadow is the "dark side". Because… Continue reading Shadow – in Jungian Psychology
On Dissing Christians or some other group
written on the "Atheist Orlando" facebook group David Camp: - His comment....... The absurdity of Christian scriptures... Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried… Continue reading On Dissing Christians or some other group
Discussions on Theism, Pantheism and “Embryoism”
G - Became a member of a pantheist group here on facebook .... pretty fun and lots of great ideas... and open minded ........ so we were discussing differences in beliefs or opinions So to name a few ...... Atheism - (def) there is no God..... Pantheism - (def) everything is god ...... Agnosticism -… Continue reading Discussions on Theism, Pantheism and “Embryoism”
Discussions on Science vs. Religious Dogma
G - So Mars goes from being a planet with little green men, to being "dead", to being a planet with massive potential for sustaining life..... I love the way science works...... no dogma to mire it down.... B - Science does have dogma. For instance, they've adopted the philosophy of materialism, so whenever they… Continue reading Discussions on Science vs. Religious Dogma
Body/Mind – Gut Connections
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/your-gut-directly-connected-your-brain-newly-discovered-neuron-circuit Exerpt "The human gut is lined with more than 100 million nerve cells—it’s practically a brain unto itself. And indeed, the gut actually talks to the brain, releasing hormones into the bloodstream that, over the course of about 10 minutes, tell us how hungry it is, or that we shouldn’t have eaten an… Continue reading Body/Mind – Gut Connections
Reality is Dharma 