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Sep
15
Contemplative Reflections on Connection, Sex, and Liberation

Contemplative Reflections on Connection, Sex, and Liberation

Part 2: The celebration of diversity to cultivate human connection and understanding. Following my first post in this series, Acceptance
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Dec
04
Self-Forgiveness is the Bridge over the Chasm of Resentment

Self-Forgiveness is the Bridge over the Chasm of Resentment

PEP: A Personal Evolution Practice based in the Tao Te Ching “Someone must risk returning injury with kindness, or hostility
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Dec
01
How Expectations Limit Creativity and Personal Liberation

How Expectations Limit Creativity and Personal Liberation

When we expect something to happen or someone to do something, we create resistance to the natural flow of infinite
6 min read
Oct
26
Radical Humility: An Antidote to Donald Trump’s Arrogance and Self-Importance

Radical Humility: An Antidote to Donald Trump’s Arrogance and Self-Importance

Lessons from the Tao Te Ching — Verse 24 There is no better example of insecurity, exaggerated self-importance, and egocentricity than
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Aug
19
The Way of No Contention

The Way of No Contention

One of the 6 Principles of Human-Hearted Leadership “The way for humans is to act without contention.” The above is
2 min read
May
07
Owning the Problem Is the Nature of Personal Responsibility

Owning the Problem Is the Nature of Personal Responsibility

If we don’t work on ourselves to understand our true nature, we will never understand human nature in others
7 min read
Apr
20
“Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs” – A Specious Defence of Prejudice

“Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs” – A Specious Defence of Prejudice

Were Religions Invented to Control Fear of the Other? Witnessing what is happening in the world – how angry, defensive, and
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Mar
11
Being At Ease With Yourself – LOP067

Being At Ease With Yourself – LOP067

“…from the standpoint of the ego, the universe is seen as the “other.” The ego concludes that this “other” is
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Feb
12
Fear of "The Other" is Defence of the Ego – LOP059

Fear of "The Other" is Defence of the Ego – LOP059

The basic human fear of anyone else who is unlike us, too dissimilar, or who holds a different view of
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Nov
08
Creativity and Ego Cannot Go Together – LOP032

Creativity and Ego Cannot Go Together – LOP032

In the Western world we are constantly striving. We are building things. We are creating things. We are solving the
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