With EckhartTolle’s book, things become clearer. This is not, like The Secret, a cheap, “self-help” marketing job to make money for Tolle and his patron, Oprah Winfrey (who obviously does not need it). This measured attempt to describe how the New Spirituality meets the very deep needs of the human soul and how this... Continue Reading

I write this on July 4th, the celebration of American independence, conscious of a squeamish American elite, now choking on their hot dogs, because they wonder how they can celebrate America’s “embarrassing” past, and “sort out the meaning of our common values… in this challenging new situation.” In this light, “transformation,” “progress” and “change, yes... Continue Reading

California über Alles (Over All) The Dead Kennedys punk rock band prophetically sang in 1979: Your kids will meditate in school! Zen fascists will control you… Now it is 1984 Knock-knock at your front door It’s the suede/denim secret police They have come for your uncool niece…California über Alles. Whether people recognize it or not,... Continue Reading