Author Archives: Christopher Chase
War is a Racket – Major General Butler, 1935
“I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I … Continue reading
What Chelsea Clinton Saw in Haiti 8 Years Ago
“The incompetence is mind numbing,” Chelsea Clinton told her parents. “The UN people I encountered were frequently out of touch … anachronistic in their thinking at best and arrogant and incompetent at worst.. There is NO accountability in the UN … Continue reading
Moving Beyond Meditation
“Meditation is a lie. When we try to control the mind or hold on to an experience, we don’t see the innate perfection of the present moment.” ~Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Tibetan Buddhist teacher Mingyur Rinpoche (shown in photo … Continue reading
Spiritual Bypassing & the Psychology of Awakening
“Spiritual seekers who suffer from a deflated sense of self, take spiritual teachings about selflessness to mean that they should keep a lid on themselves and not let themselves shine.. As typically happens in many spiritual communities, [they] use spiritual practice … Continue reading
The Doors of Perception – Aldous Huxley
“Each one of us is potentially Mind at Large. But in so far as we are animals, our business is at all costs to survive. To make biological survival possible, Mind at Large has to be funneled through the reducing … Continue reading
Edu-Tech’s Brave New World – How Education Software is Being Designed to Hijack Children’s Brains
“Many parents intuitively understand that ubiquitous glowing screens are having a negative effect on kids. But it’s even worse than we think. Recent brain imaging research is showing that they affect the brain’s frontal cortex — which controls executive functioning, … Continue reading
How Mindfulness Quiets the Mind
“Once you stop clinging and let things be, you’ll be free. You’ll transform everything. And you’ll be at peace wherever you are.” ~Bodhidharma “In making yourself quiet, you have to be quiet on all fronts — quiet in your … Continue reading