Archive for March, 2010

each step has its own illusions – and its own realizations

March 23rd, 2010

But learning is possible!  Even perceptions and behaviors that feel artificial at first can eventually be integrated and real.

Sacrificing our illusions on the altar of truth

March 23rd, 2010

To reach the point where we really have the intelligence we are struggling to grasp, we will need to sacrifice something – our stories and myths.

Rav Kook on Love – We must love everyone, and with a full heart, at that

March 23rd, 2010

And how is this possible?  And what if this love is destructive?  And… but…  (exactly Rav Kook’s point.)

New Counting the Omer Book!

March 16th, 2010

I have just published a new book for the counting of the Omer, designed like Simon Jacobson’s but much much different.  You can order by paying $15 through paypal and including your address. Here is a sample. Intro to week of chesed – Chesed is the willingness and capacity to be present and make contact [...]