i just realized that i haven’t mentioned hugo schwyzer’s blog in ages! well, it’s about time to see what he has to say. hugo is one of my blogging heroes. his posts are always interesting, insightful, well-balanced, well-thought-out. and i love how he is not afraid to jump with both feet into the battle between… Continue reading anger
Category: spirituality
religion vs. spirituality – yet again
at our lively bloggers meeting yesterday, jan brought up an interesting topic: the book the end of faith. i have not read it; i am under the impression, however, that it claims that any form of religion leads to violence, or at least provides a cocoon for it. since i have not read the book,… Continue reading religion vs. spirituality – yet again
control and insanity
yesterday, on the way to the CMHA annual meeting, i got a ride from someone whose generosity and wisdom has always impressed me. one of the things he said (and i’ll paraphrase – my memory isn’t the best) that there is no point in trying to direct every aspect of our personal or business lives,… Continue reading control and insanity
discussions: asking leading questions
as many of you know, (almost) every wednesday night i hold a fireside chat at sacred space. it’s a salon-type get-together where we sit in the living room area of sacred space, a beautiful store across from tinseltown in vancouver, and talk about – well, all kinds of things. today’s topic was supposed to be… Continue reading discussions: asking leading questions
difficult people
for some strange reason, today i keep getting the feeling that i want to dedicate something to people who have at times been a vehicle of difficulty in my life. let’s try this and see what happens. there is a person who has made it possible for me and many, many others to communicate and… Continue reading difficult people
breaking the chains of chain letters
this is another post about chain letters (you may remember one a few weeks ago about a petition type chain letter). i’d like to explain what i find disturbing about another type – the prayer chain letter. chain letters are a form of emotional extortion, mixing very positive sentiments with threats or at least manipulation.… Continue reading breaking the chains of chain letters
televangelists and gluttony
and now for a bizarre little factlet, from our friends at medicalnews: “America is becoming known as a nation of gluttony and obesity, and churches are a feeding
self-help books
my favourite buddhist blogger right now is genkaku. here are a few thoughts he has on the phenomenon of self help, and my comment on it. basically, the question i pose is, who is
queer books
as you all know, i love to read. today i looked around on the web to see what’s on offer by queer psychologists because what i’ve found at the vancouver public library so far hasn’t quite done it for me (i can’t even remember the names of the books). here are some i’d like to… Continue reading queer books
interdependence and codependence
a few days ago, i asked what it is that i can do to help stop the kind of violence that so harshly burst into my friend’s life the other day. here is a comment i received: i think this goes along with trying to change someone or can you actually “make” someone do something.… Continue reading interdependence and codependence