Just another beautiful day in San Diego. They call it "June gloom" in those parts, but it looks a bit like paradise to my East Coast eyes,

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The Deal With Dodson (2)

The Deal With Dodson (2)

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Painting on University wall

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San Diego landscape, taken from the University

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Monks Office

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My dog Nova helping us celebrate my mom's 93rd birthday. Great fun!

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On being secular and loving Jesus

Tom Krattenmaker, a writer who specializing in religion in public life, explains how he pulls off the delicate balancing act of being a Jesus follower while not being religious. He explains his own paradoxical love affair with religion, the implications of the national decline in religious observance, and what he thinks secular humanists can learn from religionists.

Links:

Tom’s Website

Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower (book) website

Yale Humanist Community

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Spirituality, Sexuality & the Meaning of Trump and Brexit

Mark Argent, the former Chair of the Cambridge Liberal Democratic Party, talks about his United Reform Church roots, spiritual direction East and West, LGBT spirituality, and the meaning of Trump and Brexit.

Argent was UK’s Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hertford and Stortford, plus is an Elder in the United Reform Church. He has trained in spiritual direction and has conducted spiritual retreats both in the UK and in East Asia. His range of interests include the creative arts particularly music and painting, spirituality, and psychoanalytically-informed approaches to society, organisations and politics.

Links:

Mark Argent’s site

Liberal Democratic Party (UK)

Ignation Spirituality

Group Relations Explained

Diversity and Spirituality Network

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Husbands' Lament

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"About US" - A Foundation Story

Cindy Franklin interviews Angelo John Lewis, the co-founder of the Diversity and Spirituality Network. Lewis talks about his own mixed race identity and his eclectic spiritual journey.  He explains his understanding of the Sound Current and experience with groups such as the Movement of Spiritual Awareness and the Emissaries of the Divine Light. He ends by sharing his vision for the Diversity and Spirituality Network.

Links:

Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness

Emissaries of the Divine Light

Dialogues Circle

Diversity and Spirituality Network

Network Events

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"Shared Mystery" - the Unifying Thread

Philosopher F. Samuel Brainard previews his new book, “Reality’s Fugue,” and explores the unifying thread between diverse religious and scientific perspectives. He explores the critical role of philosophy in today’s discourse and what he sees as the built-in limitations of both religion and science.

Links:

Reality’s Fugue Website

Diversity and Spirituality Network

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"Spirituality is the River"

Rene Molenkamp, one of the founding members of the Diversity and Spirituality Network, speaks about his Jesuit training, facilitating Ignatian t retreats, the importance of silence, and how group relations can impact spiritual awareness. He also talks about the impact of his involvement in the Diversity and Spirituality Network, how he deals with a tumultuous political environment, and his upcoming spirituality workshop.

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Feathered family with new eggs on bridge abutment

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Duck on a bridge abutment, nursing her young, waterfall crashing around her.

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Spirituality and Business

Jim DeLuca, the general manager of Rochester New York’s Abundance Cooperative Market talks the integration of spirituality and business, the “triple bottom line” and food coops, and his personal spiritual practice. He also shares his experience in the Spirit and Business Global Institute, the Omega Institute and the Mankind Project.

Links:

Mankind Project
Spirit in Business
Vipassina (wikipedia entry)

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"Spring Saddness" - Day 6

Travels with Greesh

Psychologist Greesh Sharma on Hinduism, the Indian diaspora, and how travel has both  broadened and humbled him. He shares his critiques of contemporary psychological practice, and the limits of politics and religion. He explains why he formed the Vanaprastha Corp, a group of serves victims of the Hindu diaspora around the world. 

Sharma’s most recent book is Mental Health Survival Guide; For Individuals and Families of Indian Origin.

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