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March 18, 2009 · Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, FLOW, Individualism, Integral, Intellectual, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum, Objectivism, Witness Consciousness
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The purpose of Mudita Forum is to provide a stimulating, thoughtful environment for discussing Eastern consciousness-raising practices — such as meditation, mindfulness, and ...
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You know that guy who proseletized me with a Bible? He was a good man.
February 17, 2009 · Category: Integral, Intellectual
Thanks to Andrew Schwartz for bringing this to my attention. Very good stuff. I like it when people can understand one another despite having very different beliefs; and Penn's commentary here is an ...
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On keeping our heads, and hearts, this election season
I received the following from a new reader, Andrea Pflaumer. She offered that I could publish it here for Mudita Journal readers, and I'm delighted to take her up on the offer.
For the next ...
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On appreciating military service, even in Iraq
In response to Joe Duarte's rant against serving in Iraq in order to promote American freedom -- "The idea that Iraq was ever a threat to Americans' freedoms is both hilarious and revolting..." -- I ...
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Liberal vs Conservative? Christ! Oops.
If you struggle, as I do, with the nutty distinction between being considered "liberal" or "conservative" in modern America, you might share my enjoyment of this thoughtful post by Patrick Stephens.
In fact, Patrick's discussion here, ...
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Creativity Coaching for Musicians, by Andrew Schwartz
Regular readers of Mudita Journal and Mudita Forum are already familiar with Andrew Schwartz.
I've enjoyed his contributions here for many years now, because he's one of those rare souls who lives and breathes ...
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Integral Critique of The Secret
April 5, 2007 · Category: Integral, Intellectual
Writing for KenWilber.com, Stuart Davis posts an interesting critique of The Secret, called The Secret: The Spirituality of Narcissism.
Kathy and I have found aspects of The Secret (both the book and the movie) to be ...
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Do AQAL and Spiral Dynamics Really Help with Political Analysis?
I enjoyed reading Matthew Dallman's brief critique of spiral dynamics (the first chunk of block-indented text on this page).
I'm relatively new to the theory of spiral dynamics, but I too am beginning to wonder whether ...
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The Dead End of Contemporary Liberalism
I highly recommend Matthew Dallman's article "Contemporary Liberalism Is Dead."
He concludes:
Also, it is vital to realize just what "Classical Liberalism" was and how it lives on in conservative circles, in various ways both simple ...
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Capitalism = Happiness?
The situation may not be as simple as "Living Under Capitalism = Being Happier" but a new article in New Scientist called "Wealthy Nations Hold the Key to Happiness" suggests that such a conclusion is ...
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