The Humanist Contemplative Blog
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Mark Sanford: how do we react?

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Governor Mark Sanford. Photo: AP Governor Mark Sanford yesterday revealed that he has been having an extramarital affair with another wo...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Absolute truth: does it exist?

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"You can't handle the truth!" In the film, A Few Good Men , Lt. Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Cdr. Galloway (Demi Moore) att...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Confronting our delusions

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(CC) Victor Nuno, Flickr.com Ancient philosophies such as Buddhism and Stoicism both claim delusion and ignorance are the source of our ...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

More on intentions, friendships, & compassion: reader feedback

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(CC) cindy47452, Flickr.com I plan to get back to the previous subject soon, but for now it's time to respond to reader feedback! Th...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Examining non-attachment

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Destroying the mandala is a reminder of non-attachment. (CC) zencat7, Flickr.com Whether it's the economy, marriage problems, career...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

When friends attack

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We've all experienced a friend saying something hurtful to us - those little jabs and barbs. Today I was thinking and realized what tha...
Friday, May 15, 2009

Thoughts on Compassion

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Criminal in China long ago, not allowed to feed himself, must rely on the compassion of others. (CC) Okinawa Soba, Flickr.com What is c...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Being good: Spock, Obama, Jesus style

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Composite, AP Photos In my previous article about reader feedback , I wrote about building character - both as an individual and as a nat...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Humanism and Being Humanist

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CC Drew Myers, Flickr.com Today's article is by guest writer Tom Brucia: Earlier this week I listened to Reza Aslan speak at St. T...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

More on beliefs, torture, complexity: reader feedback

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Juliette Rousselot opposing torture, AP I've been so happy for the responses I've been getting to this blog. There are two lists...
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