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The Humanist Contemplative Blog: The Role of Philosophy in Spirituality
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Monday, November 18, 2013. The Role of Philosophy in Spirituality. Sophia, goddess of wisdom. Our Education Director, B.T. Newberg, has published an article. For us discussing the role of science in helping us find a Way of Life. So, I thought it would be fitting to cover the role of philosophy in our practice, as philosophy is something we discuss and write on a lot at the Society. Philosophy of the ancient philosophers. The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius. Most people know the word philosophy.
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The Humanist Contemplative Blog: August 2013
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Monday, August 19, 2013. Naturalist Practice: The Big Picture. Cc) Angela Marie Henriette, Flickr.com. In these, we often speak of things like: ritual, meditation, awe and wonder, ethics, philosophy, practice, ego, non-attachment, science, virtue, religious experience, compassion, and more. While many of these may seem beneficial or important, it may be difficult to know how they all relate to one another. How do these pieces fit together into a whole system or practice? 8221; The human being is a natura...
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The Humanist Contemplative Blog: Harvesting Happiness
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Monday, December 16, 2013. Comparing this to the many places where people are starving, sick, dying, suffering from war and violence, and so on – it was clear that many places people would be overjoyed to have a job or have enough sustenance, let alone luxuries like flavored coffees. In actuality, by any objective measure,. This was a place of pleasure and good fortune. The other person picking up their coffee while you are still waiting in line. If you can associate yourself with them, you can feel ...
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The Humanist Contemplative Blog: Meditation Framing & Procession: A Spiritual Naturalist Ritual
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Monday, November 25, 2013. Meditation Framing and Procession: A Spiritual Naturalist Ritual. The ritual itself is designed to help us keep in mind the role and function of meditation as a part of our larger practice. It’s themes illustrate how meditation ‘fits in’ to that practice. In so doing, the ritual ‘frames’ the meditation, both sequentially and conceptually. The required artifacts, for this ritual, will be:. A singing bowl or bell. All of these items should be neatly arranged so they are easily ac...
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Father Time's Place: July 2009
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Retired Guy In The Pacific Northwest. Monday, July 20, 2009. Wherein Father Time Does Manual Labor Part 2. Yes, the workload was more than I expected and yes - today is not the tomorrow I promised in Part 1. Please send your Notice of intent to file a tort claim. Directly to me by e-mail. It will be dealt with accordingly. The landscape designer arrives. When he left, I had a master plan and two weeks for implementation. The root of the problem. This root (partly visible in this picture) was right in the...
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Father Time's Place: Yard Work - Part Two: Armegedon
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Retired Guy In The Pacific Northwest. Sunday, June 12, 2011. Yard Work - Part Two: Armegedon. And The Trees Come Tumbling Down. For two days, chain saws sawed, branch grinders ground, while a crazy man in a hydraulic bucket rained heavy chunks of wood down on my neatly manicured lawn leaving mini bomb craters all over. After a crew of 9 "Natural Resource Specialists" (aka unemployed loggers) had finished, a total of seven trees were downed so they would not endanger. LB truly looks pathetic. Me? What a s...
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Father Time's Place
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Retired Guy In The Pacific Northwest. Tuesday, May 08, 2012. It's Springtime and I'm feeling energized and ready to start posting again. This on-again, off-again routine has to cease! So let's see what happens now. There are a ton of new projects going on in my life so its time to start putting them in writing (or photos as the case may be.). I logged on to my blog and who should I see with a new post? Shocked, I tell you, shocked :). Your writing is funny, you better keep posting! U of Michigan Football.
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Father Time's Place: February 2013
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Retired Guy In The Pacific Northwest. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. OK Here's the deal. Family members are getting rich writing about clothes and accessories made from leather and cotton, or about the thousands of ways to buy mineral oil, soap, and perfume with whizbang names like Shazamm. 48-hour body lotion or POOF! Hair slicker-downer and fake shine oil. Right after my nap! Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Getting Back To HTML. Activating The Ancient Brain. Hang in there with me - this will not be interest...
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Father Time's Place: June 2009
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Retired Guy In The Pacific Northwest. Sunday, June 28, 2009. The Blog Is Not Dead; The Proprietor Is Just Tired. Nothing more, nothing less. Facebook and Twitter may be better for communications but this is my. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I enjoy hiking, camping, fly fishing, reading, building furniture, searching for the prefect Coney Island hot dog, and trying new recipes from the American Southwest. View my complete profile. The Blog Is Not Dead; The Proprietor Is Just Tired. U of Michigan Football.
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DT Strain Philosophy Blog: TED & Rev. Tom Honey on God
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PLEASE NOTE THIS SITE IS RETIRED. THE CURRENT SITE IS HumanistContemplative.org. Sunday, December 09, 2007. TED and Rev. Tom Honey on God. I've been meaning for some time to post on a wonderful website of which my brother made me aware. It's called 'TED' ( www.ted.com. His conclusions in the last segment are worthy of quoting, but I'd prefer not to spoil his presentation, and recommend viewers simply watch the whole (nearly) 20 minutes. LINK TO TOM HONEY ON TED. Posted by DT Strain at 4:44 AM.
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