Open Thread

Intent - Jul 1 at 10PM

July 02, 2008

Atheists and the Will to Believe

Deepak Chopra - Jul 1 at 2PM

An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: "According to a new Pew survey, 21% of American atheists believe in God or a universal spirit, 12% believe in heaven and 10% pray at least once a week. What do you make of this?"

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Evangelists of a Great Story

Carter Phipps - Jun 30 at 11AM

A few years ago I wrote a story on a husband and wife duo who travel around the county, living in an old van, preaching? the “good news” of evolution.

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Life's strive

Pallavi Guptaa - Jun 30 at 1AM

For someone who has always led life on her own terms, I consider myself quite stifled. The feeling has little to do with others imposing force (most people do it in unawareness of their own insecurities).

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What Kind of a President Does America Need?

Rabbi Lerner - Jun 30 at 12AM

Lets start with what America does NOT need: It does not need a President who is deemed (by the media, the pundits, the chattering classes, the owners of capital, and the mavens of the Democratic and Republican party) "realistic," "pragmatic," "knows how government works," "not too partisan," or "savvy."

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$100/tank

Gotham Chopra - Jun 29 at 8PM

Yesterday, Candice and I took our baby boy down from LA to SD to see my dad. We have two cars in our household but when making a long distance trip with the baby, choose to use the bigger (albeit less eco-friendly but safer) SUV. Yesterday, before getting on the road, we filled the empty tank. Price:$100.00.

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Weekly Intent - Sanjay Sahani

Intent - Jun 29 at 2AM

Yoga is Mathematics?
Yoga is not a religion - remember that.

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New World

Intent - Jun 28 at 1PM

Amor Fati

Gayatri Jayaraman - Jun 28 at 10AM

If you were freefalling through life, when would be a good time to stop and jerk the parachute cord? I'm guessing you'd end up with a sprained neck, a spoilt view, an aborted thrill and no real understanding of what that adventure was really all about. So let them all tut tut and tell you that's not the way to do it. It's like an adventure sport. Yes it may kill you in the, end, so please sign the release form here....

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To See the World in a Grain of Sand and Heaven...

DK Matai - Jun 28 at 12AM

The Ancient of Days: God as Architect
William Blake

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A New World or No World? (Part 3)

Deepak Chopra - Jun 27 at 10AM

Continuing the list of what we need in terms of awareness to prevail in difficult times:

3 A vision of the future.
When people are asleep, the future is a repetition of the past, because inertia can do little else. Conservation, the party of inertia, represents the impulse in each of us not to wake up --it says "Leave me alone. I like the way I am."

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Hi Guys - Passing through Bombay - need a little help!

Tori Roy - Jun 27 at 5AM

Bombay Airport in the middle of the night - it's a ghost town. I landed at eleven on a weeknight and till two in the morning there were no more than fifteen people moving around like lost souls in the land of the undead.

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I Resent that

Debra Condren - Jun 26 at 2PM

As a woman, how can we deal with male co-workers who are socially inept and make inappropriate comments, but aren’t harassing us, per se?

One great tactic is humor.

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A Book That Peers into Eternity

Deepak Chopra - Jun 26 at 9AM

There's a single book that I reread every year: "I Am That" by Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981). The title is a quotation. In India the goal of enlightenment is to see reality as a whole. When all illusion has fallen away, one looks around and can say, with complete confidence, "I am That, you are That, and all this is That."

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The Healing Power of Humor (Part 1)

Intent - Jun 25 at 8AM

Healing Power of Humor (Part 2)

Intent - Jun 25 at 8AM

Open Thread

Intent - Jun 24 at 9PM

June 25, 2008

Who Am I?

Richard Flyer - Jun 24 at 9AM

WHO AM l?

Bound to any group, clan or tribe to which I belong. Should I like you, for you are different from me.
I am loyal to, and will fight for a set of ideas, living in my country, surrounded by an imaginary boundary.

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How can one validate the authenticity of his/her own spiritual experiences? Is there an objective method for validation?

Intent - Jun 23 at 10PM

Asked by Avtar Singh

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Deepak Interview on ABC News

Intent - Jun 23 at 5PM

Deepak is interviewed on Good Morning America about humor and his book "Why is God Laughing?" on ABC News