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I am male, over-50, and live in the NYC metropolitan area. I would describe myself as politically and spiritually preoccupied.
I believe we (the human race) have arrived at a pivotal point in world history.
I also believe that while good and evil must always exist side-by-side, there are currently divine forces afoot which will dramatically change the current configuration.
I believe each of us is obliged to do our share in epediting the inevitable.
No matter what they say, Noam Chomsky is the current authority on secular matters, and should be read by every individual who believes that political reality is too complex/subtle to understand..
It's not.
Finally, I believe the secret of life is human action borne of conscience, meditation, service to humanity, and simply behaving appropriately, while not allowing oneself to be an out and out doormat. Practicing Ramana Maharshi's "Who Am I?" Self-Inquiry is the quickest way to salvation, self-realization, whatever you may call it. But generally this must be practiced only after many years of prepatory spiritual disciplines; such as repetition of the Name of God...
I'll add other stuff if and when it occurs to me to do so...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 Matt Damon Slams Obama (2 comments)
Matt Damon, one of Barack Obama's earliest supporters and once one of his most staunch advocates, slammed the President in the new issue of Elle Magazine.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 So Why Is It Still Called "Progress"?
The dearth of responses to my Poll "Has Technology Made the World Better?" is probably more telling than the responses to my, and other polls, which have elicited a greater response in the past. I assume that people either just looked at the title and decided it was too dumb to respond to because; of course, technology has improved life on the planet, or avoided the whole subject altogether because they just don't want to deal with the obvious (I admit that I should have had the title read "Modern Technology", mea culpa...)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Dylan on Being Interviewed
Some choice clips of some of Dylan's encounters over the years with what David Mamet once referred to as "embryo journalists."
Monday, November 28, 2011 Lynyrd Skynyrd- "Call Me the Breeze"
I remember two jazz backup musicians who had recently played with some rock bands being asked, "What's the difference between playing jazz and rock music. And one replied, "About $10,000..."
Monday, October 17, 2011 Swami Rama's Clinical Tests at the Menninger Foundation
I've finally gotten around to reading the classic "Living with the Himalayan Masters" by Swami Rama, and have naturally become interested in his life (hopefully I'll write a review of the book when I've completed it. I don't think there is anything else quite like it.)
