By Adam Blanning, MD We are sensing beings. So much so that we usually take it as a matter of course that we have perceptive capacity for both our body and the world around us. Sensing is in reality a finely nuanced and modulated process, but one which we may not notice until some part of its activity gets out ... Read More ►
In this issue, we cast a wide net as we take a look at how we can relate to and interact with other individuals in new and improved ways (pp. 9–31). At the heart of any spiritual path lies the cultivation of new ways of thinking, feeling and acting. If we continue to think, feel and act out of the ... Read More ►
By Tessa Therkleson, PhD, RN Since 2000, I have been interested in the use of ginger applied externally to the body. While the internal and external use of ginger has been an ancient herbal remedy in India and China for thousands of years, it is only in the last 30 years that its use has been recorded in the West, ... Read More ►
By Vandana Shiva, PhD Today, there are one billion people who go hungry and half of them produce food. Something is going dreadfully wrong when even farmers and gardeners have to go hungry. This fact did not arise overnight, but happened in two steps. First came industrialization of agriculture, the “Green Revolution,” which is neither green nor revolutionary. Bill Gates and ... Read More ►
David Kupfer Interviews Annie Leonard, Environmentalist, Activist, Author of The Story of Stuff book and mini movie DK: How is national happiness correlated to our material consumption? Does materialism actually make us unhappy? AL: There’s a complicated relationship between material consumption and happiness. Up to a point, there’s a direct connection. A roof over our head, enough food to eat, ... Read More ►
By Marko Pogačnik I believe that the year 2012 will be a most powerful year, reminding human beings that we are living in a time of a great cosmic change. I do not see December 2012 as a fixed deadline hanging above our heads, but rather as a challenge in human consciousness, creating awareness that a colossal shift is occurring ... Read More ►
By Lori MacKinder-Clyatt “I was never good at math, so how can I help my child with school math?” you might wonder. Well, you are not alone! Many parents struggle with remembering multiplication facts, using fractions, and working with algebra or geometry. Of course, the first quick answer may be to simply hire a private tutor for the child. However, ... Read More ►
By Seth Jordan The following article, besides the Afterword, is excerpted from a speech entitled, “The Global Message of Occupy,” given at the Liwanag (Light ) World Festival in the Philippines, on January 3, 2013. I joined Occupy after seeing an interview with one of the protesters, Gerardo Renique, a professor of history at the City University of New York. ... Read More ►
Dear readers, Welcome to our fall issue. After two years of LILIPOH’s being translated into Chinese, I received my first hard copy of the edition. It was so beautiful! I have never been to China, but I hope to go someday, and I look forward to a continued relationship with our team in Beijing. We share some snapshots of what ... Read More ►
By Jason Skinner It is 10:30 pm, a Thursday night, which means I am on my way to a study group. For roughly a year and a half, a dozen students have been meeting every other week to discuss adult learning. Folks begin to arrive. The atmosphere is friendly. People catch up. The facilitator calls for our week’s reading discussion ... Read More ►
