How the Laughing Heart provides the tools, methods and context for advancing the six memes in the first tier toward the second Integral tier. (q.v. “Spiral Dynamics”) It seems that to consciously and actively participate in the evolutionary spiral, we’d want to advance each meme to its highest development and to assist it in transitioning … Continued
THE LAUGHING HEART, A Vision for Radical Change PURPOSE, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES, Part I “A hands on approach to transformation” From Bill Bradley and his book, The New American Story “The only things that can stop us are fear, ignorance, self-centeredness, and greed.” From Marianne Williamson’s Healing of America “What we lack is an evolved … Continued
HOW TO GET THE ANSWER TO YOUR BURNING QUESTION? Don’t assume you know the right question to ask. Like this cow. She’s asking, “Will you take that annoying green thing off my ear?” I don’t know how to do that. Right answers wrong questions. But if she is asking, “Will you take my picture?” She’s … Continued
Escaping from the Want/Should jail cell of your own making… your “Get Out of Jail Free Card, Part I Many of us spend a great deal of our life caught in the want/should jail. It’s a simple cell…on one side beckoning to you is what you want to do. Your expectation: you’ll feel relieved or … Continued
Embark on a spiritual journey and meet your companions. These include the ever-present “Yeah, but…”!! When you strive for self-realization, expect “Yeah, but…” to show up often. It’s usually accompanied by a chorus of doubts and worries. Today, as I welcomed this troublesome beginning of a thought into my mind, I aimed to focus on … Continued
“Hmm…what do I feel like doing today?” wonders God. Let me guess. God is in the mood for…love–to experience life in his/her universe loving through and as us? Possibly, but, as it turns out, she can only do that consistent with her nature. That’s where you come in. “But…what is her nature? Isn’t it love?” … Continued
“When you make the person of God your significant other, every other person you meet becomes significant.” ES I live in Buddhist Country…there are a lot of Buddhists around here in West Marin, S.F. Bay area. I’m not sure whether Buddhists believe in a personal God…a God that can be known as “Other”. I don’t … Continued
What do do when, “So you thought you had it all figured out.” shows up in your face…like, no matter how much you think you want it, what you want is wagging its thumb at you.’ Like when you bump up against your capacity to control your life and make it feel the way you … Continued
“The ego is the fear of being obliterated by existence…packaged.”
Be honest now. Are you hiding from love? How would you know? Why would you do that? What is so threatening about love? Did you even ever consider that you may be hiding out from love? What do we mean by love? For many of us the closest we get to love is in ecstatic … Continued