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Harding: Can You Lose Your Head and Gain the World?

Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie speak of the moment of emptiness.  Most people seek to fill the void.  Imagine a sudden thoughtlessness and the feeling of freedom, a sense of emptiness that is open to fullness.  The awakening proces is described as this, it is the moment we find our true selves. … Continue reading

Professor Ken Robinson: Education Not Just Reformed But Transformed

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/10/teaching-sats

 

Fertile minds need feeding

Are schools stifling creativity? Ken Robinson tells Jessica Shepherd why learning should be good for the soul

Sir Ken Robinson
 
Sir Ken Robinson: ‘Most students never get to explore the full range of their abilities and interests’. Photograph: Graeme Robertson

‘Now… Continue reading

The Alchemy of the Self in 2012 and Beyond

A friend recommended I listen to Jim Self from Mastering Alchemy.  Here is a background on Jim Self followed by a radio interview discussing 2012, solar flares and human evolution. 

An interesting perspective.  You decide what is true for you.

http://www.masteringalchemy.com/about-jim-roxane

JIM SELF

The founder of Mastering Alchemy, and an international speaker… Continue reading

My Message Is Your Life

I see myself in you. 

Kahil Gibran:  Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be?

 

THE MESSAGE IS YOUR LIFE

 

In the sadness of my turmoil,

I coil to reduce my… Continue reading

Scott Ritter: A Critical Analysis of the War in Iraq, WMDs and Future Implications

When I was on radio in Melbourne many years ago I was invited to a speech given by Scott Ritter the former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq.  It was an explosive lecture at the time and I aired it on radio.

I produced my own transcript as below. I met Scott Ritter the next… Continue reading

Unileaks: Uni’s Critical, Independent and Robust or Market Fundamentalism?

I was interested to see it called Unileaks, make me think of Wikileaks.  I found myself pondering why leaks happen.  The answer that came to mind was that democracy is not functioning in openness and visibility.  I found this on the internet and it appears to reach beyond Australia.  Thus it… Continue reading

Mohandas Gandhi

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

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