Towards a World Spirituality built on Integral values
I’m a political blogger, but I’m not a political political blogger, if you know what I’m saying.Today I try to avoid analyzing politics from a conventional angle — who’s up, who’s down, whether a debate or speech will cause poll numbers to move up or down, etc. That’s because it’s not what I do best. [...]
Reading Andrew Sullivan’s endorsement for the GOP primary inspired me to make a choice for this primary election as if I were participating in a Republican caucus or primary. My views– the absolutely non-coveted Joe Perez endorsement — can be found at the end of this post. First, Andrew Sullivan’s post for those of you who [...]
I have a love / hate relationship with Andrew Sullivan. I read his blog daily and enjoy almost everything he says more than any other political pundit, but sometimes his blindness is just too annoying to stay silent about. From my perspective, he so often pays attention to all the right things, but he often [...]
Huffington Post is calling the Obama administration’s decision to keep age limits in place for over-the-counter “morning after pills” a cave-in. But the administration’s decision is not based on political expediency so much as a developmentally informed awareness: [I]n a surprising and unprecedented move, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent [...]
How will technology change the shape of next year’s US presidential election and the political landscape over the next 25 years? Those are some of the questions asked of the co-founder of an innovative political start-up company. Today in a Fast Company interview: What is ElectNext? We like to call it eHarmony for elections. When [...]
Joe Perez's Awake, Alive & Aware is committed to practicing and advocating integral ways of living as conscious beings in an evolving universe. Our vision is to be a source and reflection of God's Light and Love, exploring how to live life to the fullest with inquisitive minds and open hearts. We are grounded in World Spirituality built on Integral principles. I … [MORE...]
Sri Aurobindo, with the shining light of a truly enlightened being, revolutionizing the Vedic tradition with evolutionary conciousness, writes of the … [MORE...]
Kevin, a reader of Awake, Alive & Aware, writes: Spirituality? Questions? Who am I? Yes. Yes. And yes. I would add the search for meaning and a … [MORE...]
Spiritual power is not an oxymoron. Watkins Books, a British magazine publisher, has begun to rank spiritually influential people. In a new list for … [MORE...]
"Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity ... Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom .... love as the will to extend … [MORE...]
Today my home state of Washington becomes the seventh state in the USA to legalize same-sex marriage. I am grateful for the wisdom and discernment of … [MORE...]