Monthly Archives: June 2022

The Way It Is

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Dave Pollard

view out my window on Friday I‘m walking along the river path near my home and when I look up, there’s a black bear walking toward me. Not a big deal, I know, but a new experience for me. And … Continue reading →

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Manifestly, an Imagined Conversation

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dave Pollard

More radical non-duality nonsense. Skip it if this isn’t to your taste. The conversation included in this post is a work of fiction. Carlo Rovelli (photo from wikipedia); Tim Cliss (photo from his web site) I have been reading theoretical … Continue reading →

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The Implosion of the Left

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dave Pollard

comic by Reza Farazmand You don’t have to look far to see discouraging signs of the left’s demise: The total capitulation of the handful of real leftists in US government to the Biden administration’s xenophobia, war-mongering, and total inaction on … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean to Be Yourself?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Painting in oil pastels, “Family Portrait”,  by the Polish graphic artist Sławek Gruca.  Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? Because whenever you think or … Continue reading →

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Links of the Month: June 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by the incomparable Michael Leunig I wouldn’t pretend to know what Michael was thinking when he created the cartoon and poem above, but it really resonated with me. To me it describes the virtue of openness, of equanimity, of … Continue reading →

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Modernity as Whipping-Boy

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Dave Pollard

from back in the days when modernity was considered a good thing There’s been a major increase in the use of the term “modernity” in this century. In recent decades it had become mostly a term used by academics and … Continue reading →

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What Makes Your Life Worthwhile?

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Dave Pollard

the three-circle ‘Venn model of Purpose’ from my book, designed to help you find ‘the work you’re meant to do’ Fourteen years ago, Chelsea Green published my first book, Finding the Sweet Spot, describing what I had learned advising successful … Continue reading →

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Regulating Hate, Hate Speech and Hate Crimes

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Warning: Some of the descriptions in this post may be triggering to some readers. one answer to hateful online posts, that has so far, in most cases, worked colossally badly The spreading of hate is responsible for creating a huge … Continue reading →

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No Matter

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Pollard

This is another musing about radical non-duality. Skip it if the subject is not of interest. If you don’t know what it’s about and would like to, start here. asphalt 8 car race game, from gameloft When I’m writing about … Continue reading →

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Capitalist Oligarchies See Governments As Their Last Competitors

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Dave Pollard

(right click to open chart in a new tab, or click here, to view full-size) The idea of a corporation was originally as a means for a group of people to pool their resources to do or get something that … Continue reading →

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