this is the number one emailed article today on the NY times. Op-Ed Columnist The Neural Buddhists By DAVID BROOKS Published: May 13, 2008 In 1996, Tom Wolfe wrote a brilliant essay called “Sorry, but Your Soul Just Died,” in which he captured the militant materialism of some modern scientists. Skip to next paragraph David

Dear Tim: All the posts of yours I have read have been exceptionally thoughful, articulate, and generous.  Thank you. God bless.. Bill    

Does anyone else think ''Pig Barber'' is Ken? I think he wrote the piece because of the writing style and the name ''Pig Barber''. After all--a pig doesn't need a barber because a pig is bald... Can you imagine Ken as a secret professional gambler? Holy holons! I'll see your bald head and raise you rigpa!  

Anna:  I've been practicing yoga and meditation for  ten or so years, and I've had some  weird  feelings, too. Can you describe some of what  you've been feeling more fully? I think working deeply on muscle  tissue and the breath can start to bring up shadow material sometimes. A great book that talks ...

Here is a  fascinating article from the New York Times. Any comments? November 4, 2007,  10:25 pm Suffering, Evil and the Existence of God Tags: god and suffering In Book 10 of Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Adam asks the question so many of his descendants have asked: why should the lives of billions be blighted because of a sin he, ...

I really agree with Mark and I think it's a fantastic observation. Also, if you read p.  104 of the Power of Now, Tolle suggests the breath as a means to help you  move to ''inner body'' awareness. So  the idea is to move from  the breath to a deeper and broader awareness. For the most part in ...

  To continue: here is a quote from Ken  from one of the  Wyatt  Earp blogs: The True Self is marked by a radical inclusiveness, so radical it is sometimes hard to understand. It embraces everything that is arising with no exceptions whatsoever—ozone hole, car crash, beautiful sunset, terrorist attack, Bach music: all the ...

Chris: IMHO these are  all different  ways of pointing to the same  dimension of  ourSelves,  your/my/our witnessing awareness.   Bill