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Loring: Why 'peace of mind' just doesn't cut it

I've joined a Friends Worship Group here in Newmarket and we are slowly, very slowly, working our way through Patricia Loring's Listening spirituality, the first of a three-volume set on Quaker spirituality.

    Groundhog… mmm, yummy!

    In honour of Groundhog Day, I am thrilled to share Jordon's mom's recipe for...

    Groundhog

      Core Integral: My newest intellectual wankery

      I've just powered through Core Integral Level I, the brainchild of Ken Wilber and Clint Fuhs over at Integral Life and it has been quite a ride. I feel that my mind has been pummeled and that my brain has been sent to the steam room to recover after a wicked workout. Every now and then it's good for me to tackle a big thought - and Integral Theory certainly appears to be that, a sort of metaphilosophical theory of everything.

        Otter Thompson: Investigating the Real

        I find the idea that the world as we perceive it is not really the world rather captivating. That the Matrix's thesis that it is an illusion designed to keep us emotionally enthralled reminds me of Otter Thompson's perspective in Walking Through Illusion. 

          Otter Thompson: Taking it slow

          'Aha!' I thought to myself the other day. I'd finally found a flaw with Walking Through Illusion, Betsy Otter Thompson's excellent book to be released in January. I had just slammed through four chapters (I've read 11 now if you are keeping track) and suddenly it occurred to me that this is not a book to be read quickly.

          Smith: Honoring the Sacred Earth Review

          The bottom line (because why should you have to wait!): B
          If you are looking to deepen your spiritual practice and connect more fully with the Earth and yourself, this is a valuable resource.

            Otter Thompson: Meeting My Mirrors

            Having finished with Bartholomew, Walking Through Illusion has now explored the lessons that Peter and Paul learned through living an examined life.

            What does it mean to meet your mirror? According to Otter Thompson's dialogue with Jesus, for Paul it meant experiencing material lack when he tried to hoard his financial resources, or being taking advantage of by others when he lived in greed.

              Otter Thompson: First Impressions

              Betsy Otter Thompson contacted me in September and graciously offered to send me a copy of her new book, Walking Through Illusion, to review and promised that it would be in the mail the next day. Yesterday, she sent me an email to see how the review was coming along and I realized I hadn't checked my PO Box for a couple of weeks. Holy Oops! I asked my fiancé to check for it on his way home yesterday, and sure enough, there it was, patiently waiting for me. Mental note: I must check the box every week and, sometimes, the mail takes a long time. 

                OSHO: Breaking down and breaking through

                Two days of meditation in a row... I'd better be careful or it'll start to become a habit.

                My two card meditation spread from OshoOsho today flowed very nicely from yesterday's reminder to keep the mind a servant. Today's right-hand card was XX - Beyond Illusion while the left was XI - Breakthrough (reversed).

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