“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” –Luke 6:31 “One should seek from others the happiness one desires for himself” –The Buddha “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own…
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Religious Voice
Even with the separation of church and state in the United States, it is frequently difficult to separate religiously driven values from public policy. Ethical frameworks are built for a large cross-section of society, at least in part, from some…
Tagged with: clergy, dogma, Ethical frameworks, ethics, Ghandi, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., meditaition, moral compass, Mother Theresa, path, politics, predominant religion, public plicy, public policy, reflection, religion, religious voice, secularism, self, seperaition of church and state., social policy.
Posted in Soical Policy
Posted in Soical Policy
A Perspective of Peace
Much as conflict and war, peace is one of the most debated subjects in the social arena. Ranging from the total cessation of violence or conflict in the Western thought to the balance of harmony and needs of Eastern thought,…
Tagged with: community, diplomacy, Dr. King, ethics, Ghandi, lasting peace, life, Marx, non-conflict, non-violence, pathway, peace, perspective, reflection, self, social reality, symbology, transcendance
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
The Throne Shook
Governance on high, Viewing fixed on vast vistas. Justification- Single voice protest intrudes. Into the mud they are flung.
Tagged with: collapse, community, Dr. Suess, ethics, Governance, Haiku, King, moral play, politics, protest, stagnaition, Tanka, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Turtle, Yertle
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
An Ode to Dr. S
In exploring new and old poetic expressions, I came across a Tanka. Similar to the Haiku or earlier Hokku, it used a defined set of syllables (5-7-5-7-7) along with a overarching thematic. In the case of the Tanka, it was…
Tagged with: Cat in the Hat, children, Dr. Suess, emotions, ethics, Haiku, journey, moral play, moving forward, poem, symbology, Tanka, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Through Inaction, Victory
Buddha upon stone- Black and white laid out in rows. To leave is to win.
Dream of Peace
It is sometimes difficult to walk a path of peace and still stand in the face of overwhelming opposition. Most men and women will, at some point, crack and either give up or lash out. While unfortunate, it is the…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, community, Dr. King, ethics, fellowship, I Have a Dream, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., peace, strength, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
What Form Love?
The question “What form does love take?” is one of the ageless philosophical pursuits of the human kind. We have a species have an intimate (pun intended) interest in what drives us to find mates, act in the capacity of…
Tagged with: community, companionship, emotions, ethics, fellowship, intimacy, love, mores, norms, relaitionship, values
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Individual or Community
The logical basis for intolerance is often drawn from the laws and morals of a society. By setting a framework for what is right and wrong (or not-right), the community creates a framework for which the individual can operate. …
Tagged with: actioni and reaction, community, ethics, evil, good, individual, law, morals, moving forward, peace, self
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 