- This is a personal blog inspired by The Basket of Tolerance - a collection of books and other media representing humankind's common wisdom inheritance. Also inspired by The Mummery Book and Not-Two Is Peace.
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- BoT Student on “Look at me: underestimated from day one.” – Al Pacino as the devil: I am not involved in any way with publishing "The Basket of Tolerance";...
- BoT Student on Eeman screens (aka polarity screens, biocircuits) — how they were invented: Yes, I think you may be right about electrical potentials across the body....
- john on Eeman screens (aka polarity screens, biocircuits) — how they were invented: I believe that the actual mechanism for eeman screens is the electrical potentials...
- ChoosetobeAnonoymous on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and religious tolerance: These are fairly interesting questions. One way I would see this that even...
- R. Dhandayudhapani on Beauty is an expression of God – The Mother: Best post & "MIRA" - THE BEAUTY OF GOD
- Nathan on Carlos Castaneda on scary teachers, “black magic”, and freedom: Yes, lets stop talking to ourselves, and let the voice of our true...
Recent posts
- The importance of courtesy, hospitality, and other small details
- C.S. Lewis on friendship, purpose, and male culture
- J. Krishnamurti, Theosophy, and the fabrication of the “new age” movement
- Alcohol & drugs as poison or medicine: comments by Chögyam Trungpa
- How mind (control) works: perception is shaped by assumption
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – a beautiful interpretation by Emmet Fox
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Tag Archives: loss
Letting go, death, and “My Life” with Michael Keaton
I just noticed that I have a hard time letting go of things. Whether it’s a potential relationship that didn’t work out, or a project, or just an hour of my day that did not turn out the way I … Continue reading
Chögyam Trungpa on disappointment
This is just what I needed to read: All the promises we have heard are pure seduction. We expect the teachings to solve all our problems; we expect to be provided with magical means to deal with our depressions, our … Continue reading
Monty Python’s meaning of life part VII: Death
Here is a fantastic clip from Monty Python about how we might try to fit a certain unwelcome visitor into our “scene”. . .
Ludwig van Beethoven and positive disillusionment
Beethoven’s music is said to have been at its greatest when his life was at its worst, when everything that was most important to him was being ripped away. Why is that? Why wouldn’t his best artistic achievements have been … Continue reading