http://consciousness-in-action.com An Integral Approach to Liberation & Transformation Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:26:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few years ago, as thousands of peaceful anti-militarism resistors struggled for the withdrawal of the US Navy from the occupied island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, I wrote this piece. When asked by Turning Wheel, the Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism, to submit something for their special 30 anniversary issue, I remembered ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/49 I am happy to finally be able to share a very positive review of my book appearing in Integral Review: A Transdisciplinary and Transcultural Journal for New Thought, Research, and Praxis, an online, peer-reviewed journal. Written by Bonnitta Roy, IR editor and integral theorist, this review was completed and shared ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/29 I don't know how this Dervish didn't drop from all his twirling, anymore than I know how I've managed to remain steady upon my return from the gathering of Integral practitioners in Istanbul and the spiritual retreat of organizers of Color in New York. But here I am, back home ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/28 It's incredible how quickly the first quarter of the year has already gone by! And it feels like things are just getting started. For me, in many ways, they are. As I shared in my last entry, this work is starting to get broader exposure, with important presentations scheduled, a ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/23 It's been a while since I've posted anything on this blog. I expect to be adding news and comments here a bit more frequently in the coming months. First of all, consciousness-in-action.com has been registered as a new Internet domain and my primary cyber-address for matters related to my book, workshops ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/20 Check out this fascinating map of the history of major world religions. I have always wanted to be taught history visually in this fashion, to be able to see historical developments over time and place, albeit with a lot more detail and depth. Go check out other historical maps at ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/18 Since the publication in late April of my book, Consciousness-in-Action, I have been offering presentations on the principles and concepts of this approach to diverse audiences in the US. In June, I presented at the Spiritual/Global Psychology Summer Institute, held at Easton Mountain in upstate New York. This was a ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/17 I am pleased to announce the publication of my book, Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Psychology of Liberation & Transformation. This book is the result of many years of research, writing and, most importantly, of working in community for personal and social change. I am quite happy with it even as ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/12 My dear friend and colleague, Rev. Francisco Lugoviña, recently received Dharma Transmission from his teacher, Roshi Bernie Glassman of the Zen Peacemaker Order, making him Senior Teacher in the Soto Zen Lineage. Paco, or Genkoji, as he is generally known, is also one of very few Latino/a Zen priests. I happened ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/11 My good friend and colleague, Victor M. Rodríguez, Ph.D., professor of Chicano/Latino Studies at CSU-LB, brings to our attention this important critical analysis of Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto". This appears originally in salon.com <http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/15/maya>. Thank you, Victor. Maya in the Thunderdome By Marcello A. Canuto In "Apocalypto," Mel Gibson paints a feverish, childish version ... http://consciousness-in-action.com/archives/10