The Labyrinth: A Series of Art. {Part Thirteen: Paradox}
You do what I cannot, I do what you cannot. In this, we become right-full. But we don’t achieve right-fullness alone -- this is part of the paradox.
Browsing Tag:
paradox
5 Lessons From The Dragonfly.
A dragonfly can fly forwards, backwards, up, down, and hover... The dragonfly knows what we learn: the path will never be linear. It isn’t supposed to be.
Emergent Paradox: How to Prepare for the Unknowable Future.
The younger generations have started life by being handed a bag of crap for their future, a future that will necessarily consist of undoing all the harm...
Sorry, Brené, We Should Feel Ashamed.
Let’s be ashamed of ourselves and talk about our shameful behavior, so that we can make collective decisions based on a desire for connection and belonging.
Oprah, Apathy, Basketball and a Few Other Things.
The battle is as old as Arjuna’s,
Who thought he was fighting his cousins
And their lust for power
But was really up against
The evil
Of his own apathy
Bhujangasana: Unlocking the Secret Wisdom of the Cobra.
Bhujangasana teaches us that it's not enough to live in contentment. Though contentment is vital, discontentment can also administer sage counsel.
Eden Lost: Time to Transcend Our Inborn Biological Imperatives.
By the time things get so bad for us that the destruction of our civilization’s infrastructures finally allows our greenhouse gas emissions to begin to fall, global climate change will already be well on its way into uncharted territories. Huge numbers of species will be extinct, much of the ...
We Will Be Her Angels and Your Snakes. {poetry}
We will be Her angels in rape and pillage
We will love Her, pray to Her, infuse Her with our internal sunlight, warm her with the photosynthesis of Love.
Learning to Be Well: Detecting and Dismantling Fear-Based Manipulation.
Anansi and the Maroon and indigenous dwellers of the jungle had indirectly taught me that my 'primitive brain' and instinctual self, contrary to popular Western belief, were not ruled by fear and existential angst.
The Gift and Power of Your Presence.
Contemporary spiritual teachers, such as Tara Brach, Jeffrey Foster, and Eckhart Tolle, take a different route to Rome, or home, that deflates the appeal of this risky temptation and opens the door to deep healing. Their take on being present is more aligned with Buddhist and Taoist thought, ...
