Category Archives: Philosophical

Hokai’s contribution to the conversation on Integrative Spirituality is up and ready for readin’. Check out the comments section, where I’ll be posting my thoughts later in the day.

Julian kicks off the Integrative Spirituality Symposium with his Grounded Contemporary Perspective. Today I’ll be working at the hospital ALL day, so no time for commentary. I’ll chime in more tomorrow.

Julian Walker is an emerging rockstar on the Integral scene. He is taking great pains to articulate a vision of the spiritual life that incorporates the most useful, powerful insights and techniques available while eschewing the dogma and fuzzy thinking … Continue reading →

Saul Williams rocks. I came across this thoughtful letter while sipping my morning coffee. Enjoy: April 18, 2007 Dear Ms. Winfrey, It is with the greatest respect and adoration of your loving spirit that I write you. As a young … Continue reading →

I’ve been on a Bruce Lee kick (no pun intended) as of late. Okay, maybe the pun was intended. Anyway, I watched the following “Lost Interview” of Lee by the stodgy Pierre Berton. I was struck by the contrast in … Continue reading →

From the traditional scientific viewpoint, people are observable, manipulable objects. Traditional doctors study people’s bodies; traditional psychologists study people’s minds. From the somatic viewpoint, people are more than just bodies understandable and approachable on a bio-physical level, and minds understandable … Continue reading →

Julian Walker is getting some discussions going about mind-body transformation, a favorite topic of mine. In fact, about ten years ago I wrote an entire master’s thesis about embodied transformation, and after mentioning this to Julian, he’s asked me to … Continue reading →

Many people are familiar with Jon Kabat-Zinn from his books Wherever you go, There you are and Full Catastrophe Living. He’s been on my radar for a while, but now that I’m considering a move to Massachusetts, I am especially … Continue reading →

In response to ~C4Chaos’s evolving thoughts on Sam Harris, particularly the following [referring to Robert Godwin's critique]: I do think that Sam Harris is fighting a good fight here. So instead of taking the dude down and insulting him downright, … Continue reading →