Facebook post by Wesley Knapp - https://www.facebook.com/groups/namgyalrinpoche/permalink/3044139558992551/ UNIVERSALISM - THE NEW RELIGION? Helen Paulin [An early Namgyal Rinpoche student] There has been a Universalist movement in North America since before the American Revolution, the first formal organization beginning in 1970. Its basis was the belief in a loving God and the rejection of the then… Continue reading Universalism – Helen Paulin
Category: Journey to WHoleness
Some thoughts on physical activity in the modern world…
Just thinking........ If we are primarily physical beings in a physical plane (DNA in a material world which operates essentially on Newtonian physics)..... and that we are wired with a brain that operates on quantum principles (a world where our body plane physics does not rule.... i.e. we can fly in our mind to places… Continue reading Some thoughts on physical activity in the modern world…
Krishnamurti on religious organizations
"Religious organizations become as fixed and as rigid as the thoughts of those who belong to them. Life is a constant change, a continual becoming, a ceaseless revolution, and because an organization can never be pliable, it stands in the way of change; it becomes reactionary to protect itself. The search for truth is individual,… Continue reading Krishnamurti on religious organizations
Marie Battiste – What is learning spirit?
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
Are humans basically good or evil?
The common western viewpoint of a human being, is that we are tied up in the world of good and evil. It is quite widely believed that humans have a bent towards this dark side, and if left to their own, the dark side wins out, and the person becomes bent. It is due to… Continue reading Are humans basically good or evil?
The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
" How many of our self-defeating and escapist practices are due to our inability to live life without "getting caught in a spiders web" of emotional reactions? " "It is our emotional REACTION to situations which makes us suffer. We CAN find a way out... a way to let go of that reaction, and when… Continue reading The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures
Note: Posting the 10 Ox Herding pictures here first, and add a commentary to the post later. Here is a quote from the Theravadan monk Ajahn Sucitto: “In Zen, the ox-herding images are emblematic of the Path. The person is searching for the ox, and sees its tracks. He is like a person looking for… Continue reading The Ten Ox Herding Pictures
Reality is Dharma 