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Bird’s Eye Views
Category Archives: religion
Information Overload
Using the Internet to gather some information has been compared to trying to get a drink from a gushing fire-hose. The metaphor came to mind as I ended my at-home spiritual retreat. The backlog of personal business, correspondence, and current … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, cultural highlights, Health, Politics, religion
Tagged information, information overload, Internet
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Retreat
I like to invent my own “spiritual” retreats. They emulate the types of retreats monks and seekers partake. Instead of traveling to the Himalayas or to South America, I set up my music room at home as sacred space. I … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Health, philosophy, religion
Tagged introspection, meditation, mental recharging, quiet time, retreat
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Sincerity
The woman spoke forcefully of honor, virtue, and faith. She pointed to her vows and conflicts with primal desires. She expressed herself with practiced eloquence very convincingly. The speaker had a charismatic, personal presence that appealed to a certain form … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Controversy, philosophy, Politics, religion
Tagged belief systems, freedom, sincerity, social institutions, willpower
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Inclusion
“We have an admirable commitment to diversity and inclusion.” The quote is boilerplate and has a feel good quality about it. The quote is passive and largely meaningless. It papers over possible flaws in actual inclusion. Variations of the quote have … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Meanderings, philosophy, Politics, religion
Tagged discrimination, diversity, inclusion
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Authority
The robed, wigged magistrate looked down from his lofty bench above the gathered crowd. He pointed to me and accused me of treason. The judge stated that he knew I was an American and had betrayed sacred loyalty to the Crown. … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Meanderings, philosophy, Politics, religion
Tagged authoritarianism, authority, authority figures, judicial systems
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Creatively Maladjusted
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did not like the notion of passively accepting hurtful, harmful social norms. He stated that those who accept hate and injustice as just the way of the world, suffer a pathology. “There are some things … Continue reading
In Meditation
The thin haze slightly obscures the gleaming street lights along the avenue. The stale odor of a garbage bin briefly accents the early morning mist that otherwise smells like a damp, musty basement. My running shoes have trapped a few … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Hometown, Meanderings, philosophy, religion
Tagged cat meditation, concentration, meditation, sitting practice, walking meditation
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