The YIN MIND _______________________________________________________________________________ Contentment and Hope The Past and The Future [transcription of a meditation session] What is a state of mind or consciousness? If we understand the question, by means of subjective reference or reflection, which is the very capacity of consciousness, how consciousness situates at the point of tension between stasis and flow, we can see how our posture of consciousness affects the … [Read more...]
Contentment and Hope / The Past and The Future
Changing the Ending of the “Factual” Account
Changing the Ending of the "Factual" Account Friday evening we saw the video Mosquito Coast. On the one hand we saw the defeat of the principal character. We saw deficiencies in his ideals. The issue is still with us: Is humanity the means of completing or advancing the creation? Is technology humanity's effort to advance creation? Should humanity have the powers s/he has presumed, but only when s/he plans and designs with comprehensive elegance? Of … [Read more...]
Girl child soldiers face new battles in civilian life
JOHANNESBURG, February 2013 (IRIN) - Girl child soldiers are often thought of only as “sex slaves”, a term that glosses over the complex roles many play within armed groups and in some national armies. This thinking contributes to their subsequent invisibility in the demobilization processes - in fact, girls are frequently the most challenging child soldiers to rehabilitate. The broad categorization of girl soldiers as victims of sexual abuse obscures the fact that they are often highly … [Read more...]
EVE REVERE: The YIN MIND – The Pursuit of Liberation and Enlightenment
The YIN MIND ____________________________________________________________________________________ It is a culturally propagated influence: simplify and generalize! Why? Because we are cognitively impaired. We are and we have become closed. We seek certainty. Analysis is the method: to know by taking things apart, with our minds or with our hands. One scientific method commends us to isolate and to define. We presume a single path connection of cause and effect. In fact, at … [Read more...]