Why We Need President Obama – A Critical Moment

One of the virtues of being on the liberal side of politics is that total obedience isn’t required. There are no hidden agendas. Ideology doesn’t lead to unreason.  In a political climate where it feels as if the inmates are running the asylum – as in the current Republican threat to default on America’s debt – the prevailing sanity of President Obama is something that others and I have taken for granted.

We cannot afford that luxury any more, I’m afraid. (more…)

Progress in the Gap

I understand meditation is a means and not an end to reach the goal and that it is an on-going process but in terms of reality sandwich, whenever I meditate and I happen to be at the level of gap, I am at the quantum layer and when I come out of the gap, I am at the worldly level. If I keep on doing this am I making any spiritual progress or I am still stuck between levels?