January 2014
Meta-Information
Information on information, something I have been trying to think about for some time now. I have run into some really interesting concepts. I will attempt to describe some of it and see what anyone…
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Meta-Information
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December 2013
Got My Belief! Now Dig in and Fight or Flight
A post was recently added to the Theosophy Network on Facebook. It went something like: 1. what are the teachings of Theosophy. A: generic, depends on individual etc. 2. how do you know they are t…
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Got My Belief! Now Dig in and Fight or Flight
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10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn
A friend of mine sent this link to me and I thought I'd share it here. I'm just throwing it out there; make of it what you will. It's just food for thought.
10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn
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10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn
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Meditation and the Brain
A new study out of Brown University has found that a form of mindfulness meditation known as MBSR may act as a "volume knob" for attention, changing brain wave patterns.
What is MBSR?Originally devel…
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Meditation and the Brain
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September 2013
From the Buddha's Dhammapada
Mind creates the world;
what you see arises with your thoughts.
If you speak and act with a confused mind,
trouble will follow you as certainly
as a cart follows the ox that pulls it.
Mind cre…
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From the Buddha's Dhammapada
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August 2013
Welcome to the Age of Denial
There's an interesting Op-Ed piece in the New York Times regarding the extent that items which are pretty well proven as fact are denied by many.
Whether it's climate change or evolution there seems…
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Welcome to the Age of Denial
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Scientific vs. Mystical - A Crossroads
The Theosophy Network got its start as essentially a forum to promote mystical/occult thought based on the Theosophical tradition. As such we are, for the most part pretty familiar with the memes an…
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Scientific vs. Mystical - A Crossroads
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Allegory of the Cave
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Allegory of the Cave
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July 2013
Decapitate A Worm and it's Brain Grows Back, and Also Their Memories!
Yes you read that right!
Decapitated worms can regenerate…
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Decapitate A Worm and it's Brain Grows Back, and Also Their Memories!
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What if all your Desires were Fulfilled?
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What if all your Desires were Fulfilled?
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Mystic Muse
Mystic Muse: some images and videos:
<a href="http://mystic1muse.wordpress.com/">http://mystic1muse.wordpress.com/</a>
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Mystic Muse
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Hail Plankton (Ave Planktos!)
Well, first of all I have an admission. Susan and I have been hiding our true purpose from Theosophers for over two years now and it's time to come clean. Like many other prophets and saints (and a…
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Hail Plankton (Ave Planktos!)
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June 2013
Not just another day.
As I look out my bedroom window I see a brand new day. Yesterday is gone, today is here. Surely theres something I could do to help someone as well as me to have a beautiful day. There's someone out…
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Not just another day.
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A Snowman Funeral
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A Snowman Funeral
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The Distant Mosque
India has a long history of poetry in Sufi tradition. These are mostly in Urdu language, which is a mix of Hindi and Persian. I recently heard a poetry written by the distinguished poet Nida Fazli an…
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The Distant Mosque
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Moral Authority & Powers
One of the things that led to a change in views over the years is the disconnect between so-called psychic powers and morality.
I have come to the conclusion that one has nothing to do with the other…
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Moral Authority & Powers
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May 2013
CLOUD ATLAS
CLOUD ATLAS IS THEOSOPHY
The epic movie Cloud Atlas tells the story of the creation and perpetuation of a "religion" based on a biographical novel written by a man whose brother committed him to a n…
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CLOUD ATLAS
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