1. Karma and Dharma as Fierce Grace
December 31, 2010
As a spiritual practictioner becomes more refined and perceptive, an interesting experience emerges. It is not externally verifiable, but it is not an internal experience. It requires an encompassing awareness of one’s own biographical history and psychological consequences thereof. The practicti...
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2. Holarchy, the Nested Hierarchy of Holons
December 31, 2010
Arthur Koestler coined the terms “holon” and “holarchy” in 1967 in his book The Ghost in the Machine. Most recently these words have been repopularized by the philosopher Ken Wilber. The word holon is a neuter form of the Greek “holos,” meaning “whole.” Holon refers to an entity or concept which ...
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3. The Masks of the Beloved
December 31, 2010
In popular culture, Halloween is an occasion for indulgence in fear and shadow. Children and adults alike don the face and thus persona of another oftentimes more fantastical being. The word “persona” is of Greek origin, meaning literally “mask.” As the populous pretends for one night that they a...
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4. Wickedness and Degradation
December 31, 2010
When dealing with the philosophical problem of evil, wickedness, and degradation there are two popular avenues that may be explored. These concern themselves with the assignment of blame and the nature of the cause of the absence of morality. One attempts to reconcile the existence of an all benev...
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5. Four Interior Factors of Consciousness Development
December 31, 2010
Exterior factors, such as technological, economic, and cultural shifts can facilitate consciousness development, but does not guarantee growth. Ultimately the development of consciousness depends most upon interior factors present within the individual psyche. Many have given classifications and i...
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6. The Predicament of Nuclear Man
December 31, 2010
In his book The Wounded Healer, Henri J. M. Nouwen presents his readers with the characteristics that cast modern youth into their role as “Nuclear Man.” Nuclear man subverts ritual and niceties with genuine presence. Nuclear man experiences an increasing detachment due to his external locus of co...
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7. Digital Land and the Virtual Real Estate
December 31, 2010
The age of information is upon us. As vertical expansion on this planet continues, mankind’s high technology has opened access to a horizontal expansion into a cyberspace of digital land. The virtual real estate game differs from its physical counterpart in several ways, including cost of entry, c...
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8. Anachronous Never
December 31, 2010
There is a philosophy that is anachronous never. It is an evergreen topic that will always be relevant. Scholars of consciousness throughout mankind’s time have created and prescribed to many schools of thought, yet there is always a reoccurrence of themes. There is a peculiar convergence upon wh...
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9. Xenoarchaeology and Exhumation
December 31, 2010
An interesting sub-discipline of archaeology has arisen called xenoarchaeology. Xenoarchaeology concerns itself with the physical remains of intelligent extraterrestrial cultures. While this concept has often fallen into the hands of science fiction authors, it will no doubt be taken much more ser...
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10. Human Bondage in Hinduism
December 31, 2010
Within Hinduism there are two schools of philosophy which attentively attend to the problem of human bondage. These are those who subscribe to the theories of the Upanisads and the followers of the Yogasutras. The human bondage referred to is a confinement to the human condition and the chains of ...
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