Recent Articles, Essays & Papers
On Boundaries, Mechanism of Conscious Evolution, Perennial Philosophy and Experiential Approach to Integralism (By Oleg Linetsky)
By Oleg Linetsky Open letter to Ken Wilber and integral teachers Dear Ken, First of all I would like to express my deep love and gratitude for the light of wisdom you bring and your incomparable contribution for the good of sentient beings. Your works had a great impact on my own life, for which I am very grateful to you. On my journey through the pages of your books … [more...]
The Seven Levels of Certainty and Uncertainty (By Marc Gafni)
By Marc Gafni The following are notes from Marc Gafni's harma talk given in March 2012 at Shalom Mountain Wisdom School, where Gafni serves as the World Spirituality Teacher in Residence. Introduction The seven levels of certainty and uncertainty tells the story of how the great religious traditions came into being and how they were challenged first by science, and then by … [more...]
Introduction to The Seven Levels of Certainty and Uncertainty (By Liza Braude-Glidde)
By Liza Braude-Glidde An important deep structure in Marc Gafni’s teachings is his use of polarities such as Personal and Impersonal or Certainty and Uncertainty. These clarify central quandaries in the evolution of consciousness and spirituality. I might call this approach to polarities “The Art of Holy Erotic Argument.” It draws from the esoteric teachings of … [more...]
The Narrative of Conscious Business (By Marc Gafni)
By Marc Gafni Cross-posted from Spirit's Next Move. Marc Gafni recently participated as a guest scholar at the Conscious Business Conclave at Esalen. Here is an excerpt from Marc's reflections on the urgent priority of articulating a narrative of Conscious Business. In Marc's words, there is no World Spirituality that does not include the spirituality of the … [more...]
What Do I Mean By “Answering the Call”? (By Marc Gafni)
By Marc Gafni Recently people have been asking me what I mean by the phrase, “Answering the Call,” which I have been talking about so often during my talks about the democratization of enlightenment teachings in these past years. So when I woke up this morning, before I was fully awake, I jotted down a couple of words on this topic… Once you understand that your … [more...]
Resonance and Dissonance Between the World’s Great Religions (By Sam Alexander)
By Sam Alexander Religion. The very word strikes fear in the hearts of your average citizen...or boredom, or maybe confusion. My Uncle Joel, a Chemistry professor at UC Berkeley, kept a scrapbook of clippings he said proved religion to be the root cause of humanity's ills. And who could blame him? The traditionalist mindset holds tight to its religious construct, sure he is … [more...]
What is Somatics? (By Mary Ann Gray Voorhies)
By Mary Ann Gray Voorhies Somatics, in the tradition of Thomas Hanna, is a powerful new discipline in the field of health care. Somatics (also called Clinical Somatic Education) gives us the technology and the tools that enable us to learn to control our own physiology. Now, for the first time in history, we have the POWER to change our own bodies in relatively rapid … [more...]
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