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The Losses Of Liberation

Posted on Nov 9th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

The ramifications of my own conception--exposed here--have instilled in me a life-long question. I have always wondered if freedom, at any and all costs, is an inherent good? __________________________________________________________________ Should we seek freedom no matter what? Is the... More »

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2,500 Years Of Spirituality For The Self-Obsessed

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Is it the once-upon-a-time emphasis on avoding sexuality--as if that were indicative of a greater spiritual truth? Is it the dismissal of the householder as vital, and the glorification of the mystic, the prophet, the... More »

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The Kosmic Weight Of Carrying Way Too Many Projections

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

It's not just Ken Wilber. The same could be said to apply to each and everyone of us to greater and lesser degrees. We carry projections around, like so many crosses we are burdened to... More »

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May(9)be You Don't Agree.

Posted on May 9th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Last night was eventful for several reasons. First, a longtime friend and I got into a discussion about why he sees me focusing on Freedom so much in the last few days here. He reads... More »

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May (7) We Feel Freedom's Unbounded Nature

Posted on May 7th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I don't know if you happen to know this or not--actually I just discovered this the other day and I have this sneaking suspicion that it is going to have profound implications for me for... More »

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Mayday 6: Freedom Within The Perverse Paradigm

Posted on May 6th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Yesterday I raised for viewing the assumption that those compelled to act out in ways that most of us would find cruel and/or perverse... are not really free. The assumption that there is too much... More »

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Mayday 5: The Mask of Freedom Hides A Slave

Posted on May 5th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

For as much talk as there is of Freedom there is also concern about what Freedom might mean. After all, if we are totally free then we are free to do anything, right? We are... More »

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Mayday 4: The Revelation Of Freedom

Posted on May 4th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I have come to learn, from past experience, that anytime there is an issue that I cannot escape--that arises incessantly within my own awareness--that the issue itself is, in a way, asking to be danced... More »

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Mayday 3: Choose Your Obligations

Posted on May 3rd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Yesterday I could literally feel the difference between supposing that existence is a task to be completed on time, versus existence as a game that we play for enjoyment . The former definitely felt to... More »

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