Now that I've read bit about IOS, while (coincidentally) reading for the first time The Glass Bead Game by Hesse, I'm thinking I can't be the first to wonder how greatly Ken W's early thinking was influenced by Hesse... I'll include some quotes from Hesse here at some point. Peace

perera many thanks. for me, reading about spirituality is maybe comparable to experiencing a Van Gogh by smell... As an audio guy, I'll definitely go with the CD. see you around! Lea

Tim Thanks. Got the PDF to open and start printing. Toner issue after page 25........ Exactly what the Dr. ordered! Lea

Hi friends, Here's wishing you all a beautiful day after Xmas. I'm new here. Dropping in on these discussions without any background in integral theory leaves me curious and baffled. Is a primer available online here on this site? Is there an audio version? Can you suggest a sequence of readings? Is a book (or a series of books) the ...

Can the genie be stuffed back into the bottle? Can the bad actors on both sides in and around Iraq be persuaded that peaceful negotiation will yield better results than (almost) random violence? Would a UN peacekeeping force be more palatable to the main players in the area than the continued US occupation? Clearly the US needs to get

Friends Asking for help has never been one of Dubya's strong points... unless you go back to him asking Uncle Dick for advice as to who would make a good vice president... Asking for help from the international community (the UN) would require of Dubya that which he seems to be incapable of manifesting: humility, generousness of spirit, ...

Hey Steve, 'It seems that I get VERY sensitive to how I am affected by others in my field.  I take on the feelings of others easily & it can be very overwhelming.' Being sensitive to your reactions to others might mean you're present. Coool. What do you mean by 'taking on the feelings of others,' exactly? Do you mean empathy? ...