9.11.17
– Cetylpyridinium
Anvil/crucible/arena
Offshore tax havens
Wage theft
– Repent from apathy and practice justice – this is true holiness/faithfulness!
Is Judaism, supposedly monotheistic, actually a purely ethical religion??!!
– Why have we built a paradise for offshore billionaires? | Thomas Frank
– Arun Jaitley lists 3 benefits of demonetisation, attacks predecessor Chidambaram for policy paralysis
– Agra: Local Muslims discuss need for gender equality and doing away with fundamentalism
– Don’t let Congress cheat workers out of basic rights
– Can one be super-rich without also being unscrupulous?
I don’t think so!
Any exceptions??
10.11.17
– Conservative CHRISTIAN
LIBERAL Christian
– Is living > learning, or learning > living?
– Loveliness & sadness
Romantic tragedy
Religious ambitions
Exquisitely cumbersome
Conflicts of will & reason
Boring wisdom
Simonist Popes
Guilty lovers
Critical appreciation
Earthly paradises
– Canto
immure
– True premise with bad arguments
Vs.
False premise with good arguments
– Whoever knew that the Summa Theologica could be an “exciting & throbbing work of literature”?!
– Mortal remains
How come??
– Longsuffering – What is salvation, but the treacherous & mysterious way of learning to enjoy (all aspects of) this life?
– Once you pass through the center of Hell, you emerge on the other side to mount Purgatory!
11.11.17
– Movies:
“Embrace of the Serpent”
Should I have watched this in the VR box?
Black & White suits it very well! The psychedelic vision in color then stands out even more powerfully…
Is Christianity a superstition too? Yes, of course! But, (some) dreams are more real than reality!
“Yakruna”
“Chullachaqui”
“Cohiuano”
“Karamakate”
“It is not possible for me to know if the infinite jungle has started on me the process that has taken many others to complete and irremediable insanity.
In this case, I can only apologize and ask for your understanding, for the display I witnessed in those enchanted hours was such that I find it impossible to describe in words its beauty and splendor;
all I know is that, when I came back, I had become another man.”
– Theodor von Martius, Amazonia, 1909″
“This film is inspired by the travel diaries of…
These diaries are the only known accounts of many Amazonian cultures.
This film is dedicated to all the peoples whose song we will never know.”
“One river,
Two worlds”
As a Christian, I can’t help connecting the serpent with the Devil/Satan. The winding river in the midst of the Garden is the very source of (its) life!
Review
Poster
Trailer
– If you had to choose between happiness and greatness, which one would you prefer?
Do I have a choice?!
I think I am (sadly) destined for the latter……
But just because you’re sad doesn’t men you’re great, stupid!
Are you really working (your ass off) towards it??
– Fake subjects
– TV series:
“Masters of Sex” – Season 1
WOW!
Art/passion can’t be kept out of science/reason, as long as humans are doing it…
The first revolution blurred the line between lust & love, the second will blend sex & death!
The hero breaks down (& is thereby healed) in the end – that’s the climax!
True love cannot be defined or even described.
People are fucked up, and they are wonderful!
Feminism – does women’s liberation lead to sexual promiscuity? Are women as driven about sex as men are?
The vulnerabilities of the powerful & the strengths of the weak
“Rousing America’s Curiosity”
Review
– frisson
12.11.17
– The Christian form of wisdom/revelation is personal in focus, poetic in style & narrative in form, as opposed to other forms which are impersonal, prosaic & propositional.
E.g. Eschatology is integral to Christian theology. The Church lives (into/out of) the Story!
– Liturgy as the beautiful fusion of philosophy & art!
Absolutely essential for holistic (individual & communal) formation.
– Attended Mass today after a very long time.
It was good! 😁
Thank you, Lord. 🙏
– May all our intentions/desires become petitions/prayers!
– Consequences to an action:
- GOD as person – redeeming grace (unconditional!)
- Repercussions in the world – social, environmental, etc.
- Internal (self-making) – physical, moral & psychological
13.11.17
– “Police destroyed evidence!” – CBI
– I feel so good today morning! The high is just too great, unbelievable energy (feels so abnormal! 😛)…… ✨🌩☀🌟🌠🔥
Monday mornings usually, after the Sunday freak-out, are fresh & positive!
Good work, Joe. Keep it up. 😁👏🤝
– Relational discipline & Cosmic devotion
– dryer
Subvocalization & reading speed
Greek terracotta figurines – grotesques
Preen, primp, gloat
mannequin
in bits & pieces
venial
endomorphic
Antitrust/antimonopoly
cameo; relief; brooch
– “If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.” – Herman Melville
Does he mean, enjoy the food, or make some money?? 😜
– Asphalt Airborne (Windows PC) & GT Racing (iOs) – awesome games! 😀👍
– prunes
14.11.17
– A teacher’s priorities:
- The ideal of education
- Students, faculty & staff welfare
- Institutional authority & protocol
A teacher’s role:
- Facilitate students’ self-education
(Supervision, guidance, correction, motivation, evaluation in stage 1 i.e. information >> knowledge.
Questioning, reflection, application, connection, contextualization, collaboration, research, etc. in stage 2 i.e. knowledge >> wisdom) - Be a role model of the ideal scholar and mature adult.
- Holistic mentoring of pupils. Done personally!
– Limiting beliefs and reprogramming the subconscious mind
Creation of the permanent underclass
– “The very word Christianity is a misunderstanding. In truth, there was only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.” – Nietzsche
– The mental body
Trivial ties
Philosophical therapy
Direct nature exposure
Rosogolla
Special counsel
– Today:
Moonrise 02:45
Moonset 15:11
WOW!
– News:
Supreme Court rejects plea for SIT probe into alleged judges bribery case
Myanmar boy can’t swim but floats on oil drum to Bangladesh
Will lead talks on Ayodhya, says Sri Sri
Saudi allows yoga practice as a sports activity
Scientists warn of ‘giant leap backward’ at climate talks; ‘Time is running out’: World scientists give humanity second warning on worsening threats to planet
US approves first pill with digital tracking device
Paradise Papers: Swift action will be taken against accused, says CBDT
IIFI row: Shyam Benegal reacts to Sujoy Ghosh’s resignation as jury chief (“S Durga” & “Nude”)
– Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Galatians 6:7-8 NET
Cheating GOD!
Flesh ~ self ~ desire/emotion
Spirit ~ GOD ~ faith/consciousness
Did Paul remain a Pharisee even after his conversion?!
Are there any loopholes in the law of consequence??
– “Quiet is the first step to sanctification.”
— Basil the Great
Is “quiet” here a noun or adjective?
Faith/hope/love/peace/joy ~ Quietness!
Then why do we not have more of it in our lives/culture?? Because we are terrified of the silence/stillness, and we are addicted to all that protects us from it……
Sin ~ fear of GOD ~ self-sabotage ~ escape from salvation
16.11.17
– No hope, no courage
Or is it the other way around??
– Feast, AFTER the fast
– Distinguish:
MAY your future be brighter than the past
&
MAKE your future brighter than the past
– No more music during meals!
– Do you know how to create a stack in Evernote?
– What does it take to reset my default mode??
Am I ready & willing to do it?!
– Appropriating blessings/promises through positive confessions
From wishing to willing
af-firm-ation!
Focusing your intentions to achieve your goals
– Home weather
– No space & time without thought. (UGK)
– Everyone learns from oneself and everyone teaches oneself.
Everyone everyone learns from others and everyone teaches others.
Everyone teaches from learning, and everyone learns by teaching.
Teacher + student + resources (from other teachers & students), all equal components, in free, dynamic & continuous interaction = education!
– Energy –> matter –> thought!
Evolution or devolution??
Hyperdeath, posing as superlife!
– Open elective – let’s move on from learning to living…… from knowing to enjoying.
Class dismiss!
– Distinguish:
Chaos
&
Mess
Wondering
Vs.
Ordering
– How can memory/repetition be used to fuel growth/progress?
– CBT ~ NLP ~ self-hypnosis
– Bio-feedback
Auto-suggestion
Culture vulture
y’all
brew/infuse
lollygag
– “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”
– My art reviewers (from Metacritic):
Slate, Variety, NY Times, Time, Roger Ebert, Guardian, Atlantic
The Hindu
– Justice League – I think I’m finally done with superhero movies!
(not gonna watch this one)
18.11.17
– “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you.” (From “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margerie Williams)
– “The quest for pep and personality…” – Alan Watts
– Underground/repressed/dangerous knowledges
I am going to illuminate the dark side of the moon!
– The story of the Chinese farmer
– Fun > pleasure
– “But to all who have received him — those who believe in his name — he has given the right to become God’s children.” – Jn. 1:12
“The democratization of divinity”
If Jesus was the Son of God, then so are we and everyone else……
But what about those who don’t believe this?? Well, then they would not be capable of experiencing/enjoying this marvelous truth!
– rapcore
Tamil rock
Indie music
Explaining it all away……
– Meaningfulness
Vs.
Joyfulness
– “Holiness provokes idolatry”
What does this mean??
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