Archive for February, 2010
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Podcast: ISmile241 – Doesn’t Religion Suck?
In this talk, Michael talks about a “question” posed to him recently: “Doesn’t Religion Suck?”His response to this question is at once nuanced and humorous, touching on the broader issues surrounding attachment in our daily lives. via ISmile241 – Doesn’t Religion Suck?.
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
4 Steps for Managing the Attention Paid to Social Media
Soren Gordhamer, organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, writes that we need to 1.) know that our external reflects our internal, 2.) do one thing at a time, 3.) invite instead of force, and 4.) know where our attention is most needed. Phrases for any spiritual practitioner to live by. As a conclusion, Gordhamer gives [...]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Attachment Alert: Clinging to Religion
Blogger, Matthew Yglesias suggests: The map lumps the plains states in with the church belt, but if you look at the data more specifically you’ll see that nine of the ten churchiest states are in the south and the remaining one is Utah.
