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0 votesWhat is lying? Why would we care? There is a level of mutual attunement and of social intelligence that is not only possible, but natural to groups of mutually trust-worthy, and truth-full People. This attunement to each other, and … Continued
3 votesPaying close attention to my experiences of disappointments, I discover something curious about their cause: Misappointments cause disappointments. To mis-appoint is to appoint erroneously. In French, appoint connotes “that which is indicated for the purpose, that which fits.” The … Continued
0 votesYou might be wondering who Dr. Mary, or Dr. Mary S. Sherman, is and what Dr. Mary’s monkey, polio, cancer, and Lee Harvey Oswald could possibly have to do with your health and the health of your loved ones. … Continued
0 votesThere is more to be learned here than you may surmise upon first impressions. This one is for ALL OF YOU, and for my friends who love to luxuriate in a hot cup of coffee somewhere out on the … Continued
0 votesMany of us find ourselves with a feeling of being lost today. What do we do when we feel this way? We try to find our way. How do we find our way? Surprisingly, finding our way, when lost, … Continued
3 votesI began studying Oriental philosophy at age 13. That was when such phrases as “tracking trackless Tao” or “tracking the trackless Way” and “Zen” entered my awareness. Although I wasn’t quite sure what they meant, I thought that “not … Continued
1 voteIn neurology the term anosognosia describes someone with a disability who is unaware of the disability. For example, some patients have strokes, with half of their body paralyzed, and remain totally unaware that they cannot move half of their … Continued
1 voteHow do we read? WHAT do we read with? Most of us, in getting through a book from cover to cover, are convinced we “know how to read.” As mentioned in Chopping Onions and Initiation, it’s the daily gestures … Continued
0 votesIn Tools for Being Free I spoke of the education of the free; what is known as “classical liberal education,” composed of the Trivium and the Quadrivium. That essay laid out trail markers for a course of study to … Continued
0 votes Today we continue with Part 3 of our mini-series with the portrait of a 20th Century sophist. Edward Bernays, the Jewish, Austro-American nephew of Sigmund Freud, applied the psychological theories of his uncle on a mass scale, manipulating … Continued