Kris Carr, director and subject of the film, Crazy Sexy Cancer is challenging common beliefs about healing.
Much of American culture identifies healing as “survival”. This narrow focus of healing dominates medical research. If a drug extends life by 4 weeks, the drug is considered successful. Quality of life and side effects are often ignored. [...]
On September 14th his eminence Labsang Nyima, the former Gaden Tripa passed away in the South Indian Tibetan settlement of Mungod.
Now here’s the really interesting part… this “high lama” (a name given to Tibetan clergy), stayed in “Thukdham” for 18 days after his death. Thukdham is described as a period of time after death where the [...]
His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides this beautiful recipe for life:
Everyday, think as you wake up,
“Today I am fortunate to have woken up.
I am alive.
I have a precious human life.
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use
All my energies to develop myself,
To expand my heart out to others,
To achieve enlightenment for
The benefit [...]
“There are two ways of looking at the world, through faith and superstition or through the rigors of logic, observation and evidence–through reason.” -Richard Dawkins
I’m back again with another documentary. I’m sorry, I know, I’m super obsessed…
“The Enemies of Reason” is a documentary from professor Richard Dawkins. I really love this film- it challenges aspects of our [...]
“Religulous”… is that a word? No matter, Bill Maher made it the title of his documentary. Check out the trailer:
Any thoughts? Will you be seeing this doco?
September 11th is a day still filled with a lot of emotions. I would imagine for those who lost loved ones in the WTC attacks, the wound of grief is still open and stinging. Such a tragedy is hard to comprehend and difficult to gather closure around.
As I sit with the complex emotions that envelope this day, [...]
A Raucous and Peaceful Circle
by Aimee Prasek
Klink Weisen: I love to walk on the beach. I don’t need to go to a resort and be pampered. Just give me a fishing pole or a kite — the simple things. Life is happening to you every second of every day. Don’t wait ’til tomorrow to do [...]
A Healing Paradox
by Aimee Prasek
There are few people who can captivate an audience every time they speak. Often, these intriguing people communicate with humbleness, they tell dynamic stories and they share deep wisdom. I interviewed Carleton Peterson, a man who exemplifies these abilities, about his journey with cancer.
Carleton, share with me your diagnosis and journey [...]
I received some email requests to post a few articles I had written a while back on cancer (in Edge Life Magazine- apparently, they’re a bit difficult to find on the web and many of you said you didn’t catch the 2nd or 3rd articles). So, here’s the first article (I’ll post the 2nd and [...]
Natalie Angier (New York Times reporter) wrote a fantastic article about Gana, a gorilla from the Münster Zoo in Germany (read the article here). After Gana lost her 3 month old baby to a heart defect, she cradled the infant in her arms for days- refusing to let the zookeepers get close enough to take her [...]
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