Towards an LGBT-affirming World Spirituality
Visit me at Awake, Alive, & Aware! In order to provide greater focus for my blogging, I am suspending Soulfully Gay (the blog) while continuing to blog almost every day at my main blog. Of course, I am passionate about LGBT issues and gay men’s spiritual development especially, and will continue to blog regularly about these [...]
In nature, animals learn how to be their true nature by watching how their parents and others of their kind do things and trying to do things the same way, sink or swim. Humans too learn through imitation, not only in worldly ways but also in spiritual pursuits. I love Jesus Christ’s new Facebook status [...]
This morning I am reflecting upon a kind note from a visitor who was inspired by my post “Top 10 signs your spirituality might be integral.” Maria, who lives in Argentina, wrote: SR.JOSE PEREZ; Es la primera vez que leo esto que usted propone la espiritualidad ,como algo muy importante ,yo siempre estuve en la [...]
I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to have had a good education in philosophy, theology, comparative religion, psychology and sociology of religion, and so on. This has given me the chance to see how the brightest minds, past and present, have addressed the fundamental question in philosophy: “How am I to live?” Those smart [...]
Mitt Romney, American candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, always seems to be trying hard to say the right thing to get elected and inadvertently saying what we really thinks. People will be talking for months about Mitt Romney’s many flubs, including his latest remarks about poor people in a CNN interview: “I’m not concerned [...]
On her BeliefNet blog, Donna Henes offers a collection of quotes about self-love. (This is Self-love month, in case you missed the memo.) Here are a few of my favorites: Margo Anand: Loving yourself…does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your [...]
I just discovered recently that the spiritual teacher Ram Dass has a blog. I’m sure he doesn’t administer it himself, but nevertheless it’s going to be a good one to follow. Here’s a quote: Question: How can I judge myself less harshly and appreciate myself more? Ram Dass: I think that part of it is [...]
Continued from Part 2. I don’t want to give you the impression that the “Integral worldview” is something you can buy giftwrapped at Macy’s. You can’t get one by reading a book or even a dozen books. But you absolutely can get one, if you want one. Here’s the deal. You aren’t even remotely in [...]
In January 2012, an Integral organization made history. It became the first Integral institution to my knowledge – and maybe first ever – to select one individual for a public rebuke of his statements about a hypothetical private, consensual, lawful, adult dating relationship he might choose someday. The possibility for the relationship in question to [...]
Soulfully Gay is a political blog, but it’s not a political political blog, 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 [...]
When social scientists ignore the really interesting questions or if they just haven’t gotten around to it, intrepid bloggers step in to fill the void. On Bilerico today, Drew Cordes reveals anecdotes from his survey of over 80 individuals on “shifting sexuality during gender transition.” The fact that he is doing this research at all [...]
I disagree with Dan Savage on details just about as often as I agree with him, and…more importantly…my intellectual framework for thinking about sexuality and LGBT issues is worlds apart. But when he’s right, he’s got a keen understanding that I just love. For example, recently Dan spoke of the way in which society’s acceptance [...]
I’m a sucker for bears (you know what I mean: I’m a nature lover). See an adorable little bear cub! Here’s a fantastic one — a real mama black bear named Jewel giving birth to a new baby cub, which sounds exactly like humans! (Hat tip: io9)
Continued from Part 1. The essence of spiritual development is coming to greater degrees of authenticity in relationship to who you truly are and who you are uniquely. And how do you know who you really are, if you are not your egoic self, the defined person with a given history and life story and [...]
