Here is a list (of things i know personally) which holds us in a tug of war in our human life.Any of one of them, can give rise to a sense of resistance or dis-satisfaction between what IS and the way we THINK or WISH things would be: - I want to have something that… Continue reading How much of our life is lived in dis-satisfaction?
Month: July 2019
Upon noting freshness fading
When newness disappears is this the ship capsized? Or is reality just peeking through the lore? But could our sense of now moving undulatingly Instead be like the sky's attention on a cloud?
Pan Spiritism/ Panpsychism
Residential School System in Canada
What is self-awareness?
In following the changing view towards the concept that human beings are the only "self-aware" animals on the planet, i have been studying the tests and definitions of what self awareness actually means, and how it is "Graded"...... The main test seems to be the mirror test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_testThe Mirror Test, or MSR, tests to see… Continue reading What is self-awareness?
Forced Assimilation – “Kill the Indian, Save the Man”
"'Kill the Indian: Save the man': Inside the school where Native American children were forced to forget their traditions, dress and even their names to make them 'good Americans'" There are many parallels between the European treatment of the North American natives and the English treatment of the Scots (who they also felt were savages… Continue reading Forced Assimilation – “Kill the Indian, Save the Man”
Marie Battiste – What is learning spirit?
Eurocentrism – What is it?
I am placing several items here which look at Eurocentrism - which by definition means:" Eurocentrism (also Eurocentricity or Western-centrism) is a worldview centered on or biased towards Western civilization. The exact scope of centrism varies from the entire Western world to only Europe or even just Western Europe (especially during the Cold War). When… Continue reading Eurocentrism – What is it?
Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics
In this world....There are so many legitimate rights that can be fought for..... There are so many wrongs that need to be righted.....There are so many ideologies, which is correct and which is incorrect?There are so many beliefs.. which are correct and which are incorrect?There are so many religions.. which are correct and which are… Continue reading Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics