There was nary a man-made noise as I listened with delight at streamside to the gently flowing current and various birds. Unseen, passive watchfulness gathered undirected attention. An hour passed…
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consciousness
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Nature abhors a vacuum, and as American culture has degraded beyond recognition and repair, an entire industry of retreat centers, yoga studios, meditation teachers and life coaches has sprung up.…
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A large, brown, stipple-winged hawk takes off from the path ahead of me with some small animal in its mouth. It’s near dusk, and the parkland is full of Cooper’s…
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At the only sandy ‘beach’ along the creek in Lower Park, a group of parents and children frolic in the water. It’s a lazy late- summer afternoon and the temperature…
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The mystery of consciousness is as old as there have been people conscious that they were conscious. However most people, including philosophers and scientists, don’t know what they mean by…
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The skies are white and hazy from the huge wildfire still burning out of control in the mountains just east of here. But surprisingly, there is no smell of smoke.…
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Every competent doctor knows that in order to treat a disease or malady, there has to be an accurate diagnosis. However ‘thought leaders’ aren’t even beginning to give an accurate…
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Lately I’ve been grappling with the question of context. It would seem to be a given that we live in contexts of one kind or another, from the context of…