Category: Deconstructing Power
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The Radical Christ 1 – Gnowing NOT Believing
In a joint venture with Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat and in the face of rabid fundamentalism and tired Christian ritual, Peter is launching a series titled “The Radical Christ”. Just under a year ago whist on a visit to Dharmagiri, Thanissara “downloaded” an insight during her morning practice which she wrote on a notelet and…
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Behavioural Change?-You need a Protractor, Aircraft and Earthworms.
Recidivism means literally “a falling back” and usually implies “into bad habits.” It comes from the Latin word recidivus, which means “recurring.” Recidivism is the reason only about 5% of diet programs are successful, and also why New Year’s resolutions fail to make it into February. In this video Peter contemplates how Protractors, Aircraft and…
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The Five Gates of Grief – Gate 5
Along with the ancient grief in our bones, there may also be our experiences of the grief and loss of our immediate parents and grandparents which we are required to mourn. The Swiss Psychiatrist, Carl Jung wrote, “The greatest burden a child can bear is the unlived life of its parents.” Perhaps our own lives…
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Lost Soul?
I sometimes fear we have lost our souls. I look around and see the departure of soul from so many sectors of life. Can Soul still be found and if so, where?
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The Masked Persona or Facebook Self
Be as authentic when facing the public as when facing ourselves
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How to Profit from Loss
To be human is to experience loss. In the Buddhist, Five Subjects for Recollection is the phrase, “all that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become otherwise. Will be taken from me. Peter reflects on how we process loss. The destructive as well as more constructive responses. In the talk Peter references the work of…
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I know you’re a follower, but are you being followed?
We are all busy following something or someone. Diets, exercise programs, studies, teachings, religions. But what if we lose the will to follow? What if we just cannot go on? Peter suggests a good test of what we are following, is to ask if they will follow us when we get lost. You can schedule…
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‘Talk is cheap’, they say, ‘but money buys the whisky’. There are various forms of this adage. The earliest one written down is from P.T. Barnum the circus tycoon whose antics were recently told in the movie The Greatest Showman. He said, ‘Talk is cheap, until you hire a lawyer.’ Speaking of whisky and illusionists,…
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Tolerating Intolerance
“You get what you tolerate”, was tattooed on the inside of her forearm. I suggested “You get what you negotiate”, she was adamant and anyway it was her arm! I didn’t argue but I did ruminate. We really are becoming less and less tolerant. Especially in matters of faith. Fundamentalism,a relatively new phenomenon and a…
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Do you want to be right, or be in a relationship? Matthew 5:21-37 Epiphany 6/ Ordinary 6
Matthew 5:21-37 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister,…
The Listening Hermit 