Stanley

A Ken Wilber Dream

  I have been studying the work of Ken Wilber for over ten years now and he has appeared in my dreams only a few times. Last night was one of those rare times;...   About nine other people and myself were staying with Ken for about a week in a big home he had. At one end of his... Read More

Jun Po Kelly Roshi

The least I could say about Jun Po is that he is a man that fascinates me and from whom I can learn much. I might not be wrong in thinking of him as a national treasure. I assume that part 6 will be the last part of our formal discussions of his intriguing life. I would like... Read More

Safe Water, Antibiotics, & Out of Reach Grippers

I was reflecting about some of the great contributions of modern science and technology. I was also reflecting on a story Stefano told some time back. He studied with a spiritual teacher who told his students that a good practice is to pick up some trash from the ground every day; karma... Read More

Stanley Is Yet More UnBalanced

 ... In Reference to: A Heart Blown Open: A Look at the Life and Practice of Jun Po Kelly Roshi There seems to be confusion around here that integral is about spineless wimps who are terrified of being judged of being unbalanced. The way I see it, our mission of waking up and... Read More

Philosophy and Community

 ... Philosophy is the love of wisdom. Ken Wilber loves philosophy and wisdom. He is a brilliant student of these. He could no doubt write an excellent textbook on the many historic great ideas of philosophy but as far as I know he has not yet done this. This is a shame because to... Read More

Stanley's Integral Life Practice

In Reference to: Core Integral Practices and the Question of Reincarnation This post might be a little misleading because Stanley’s primary practices are his professional career and his personal relationships but anyway let’s look at the;... Core Modules ·... Read More

Our $40.00 Vacation

I am grateful that I recently got to experience a 10 day Spring vacation. In the early days of my vacation I spent 3-5 hours a day meditating in nature. Sometimes I would be in a beautiful flowering park and sometime I would be beside the Delaware River. After some days of this my... Read More

Integral Leadership, Socrates, & Plato

This writer is still buzzing inside over the fine post on integral leadership; http://integrallife.com/member/brett-thomas/blog/kickstarting-movement-call-integral-leaders#comment-128823 . Socrates and Plato thought deeply about issues related to leadership. They considered;...  ... Read More