Miscellany

...Jewish) has as much depth in them as Eastern Traditions (such as forms of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism) but the difference is that these gems are like Osiris - hidden - usually under a metric ton...part due to the influence of the mystery tradition (and possibly exacerbated by the struggles of Western religious history over dogma and state control in the past)- which while it has its advantages in ...

A theory of relativity.

As if I'm doubling back on my heritage, eleven years at an Anglican school and a long-held interest in world religions have never made me religious, but undergraduate ethics courses (which made me feel overwhelming as if Western moral theory had become so trapped within its own dichotomies, it couldn't see the stars) might have turned me into a philosophical Taoist. I'm still in the process of ...

Confessions of a Would-Be Teenage Clinic Bomber, part III, or,

... that "safe" version of a sanitized American heritage from one's nostalgic childhood readings - without the uncomfortable and distressing moral realities of Conquest. Including economics, as well as racism, sexism, religious bigotry - all of it related in some way to class warfare of the oldest sort. How dare you bring in the Erased into our consciousness? How dare you make us aware that ...

Untangling the Tangled, a little more

... lazy they wouldn't be poor) and Gluttony ranks high as well, at least in principle (all that "poor people are ONLY unhealthy because they CHOOSE to eat unhealthily" talk so popular both among religious and secular conservatives) even if there is some difference over the rules for Lust (tho' many male libertarians sound a whole lot like male theocons when it comes to what they think female sexual ...

Письмо Кена Уилбера.

... spirituality itself (creating Integral Christianity, Integral Kabbalah, Integral Zen, Integral Vedanta, Integral Taoism, Integral Vajrayana Buddhism, and so on). Alright, but what's so special about ... opponents as "extreme," implying that they hold no truth or value at all. Religious fundamentalists deny the authority of science, while scientific fundamentalists deny the timeless wisdom ...

Hello, again.

..., atheism of the Dawkins brand, atheism of the anti-Dawkins brand, UU, Taoism, and then I started to study the bible for a class I took ...call these days. I met a person who is a member of a religious organization which its teachings are parallel to what I had at that time ... yes, in the end I fell in love with teachings and the religious organization, and I was sold converted. Today, I think I can ...

...age 8 and went through several religious persuasions including [[Paganism]] and [[Atheism]] ...partial to other religions such as [[Taoism]] and particularly [[Wicca]]. I still have...it irritates me. "[[Deism]] is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme...created the physical universe, and that religious truths can be arrived at ... a basis of truth or religious dogma. These views contrast with ...

Allison's I.S. reflections 1

...or nirvana or the like. In the past, I've studied and/or practiced parts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and various parts of Islam and multiple branches of Christianity, with the intent of forming my own ideas...t tolerate someone's beliefs or lack there of. I hate being forced to think or believe something, religious or not. Politics are the same way; I have my beliefs and really don't care if people...

your mom writes letters

... two months ago actually Religion: atheist, but i find buddhism and taoism really interesting.  i'm open to all religious beliefs though. Relationship Status: single, but i'm not looking for anyone...athiests.  but, despite my personal beliefs, im totally tolerant of any religious affiliation that anybody has, and i think that religion is actually really ...

...17 Gender : female Location : USA Occupation : student Languages Spoken : english, but i take latin! fun stuff. Religious Views : i'm an athiest, but i really enjoy different aspects of both buddhism and taoism. Now the important stuff: About me (Yippie right?):   oh yes, definitely yippie. this reminds me of when ...