http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:16 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:04 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-13?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Rothko Chapel interior. (c) Rothko Chapel For those who haven't had a chance to see the Rothko Chapel here in Houston, I'd highly recommend a visit. Located at 3900 Yupon near the museum district and Montrose area, it is a 'generic' chapel for thos... Buddhism Stoicism Christianity religion Catholicism Jesus practice Taoism Nature music movies art Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-13?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-23?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Rothko Chapel interior. (c) Rothko Chapel [Continued from Part 1] Rothko thought completing the paintings was “torment”. He said the result was to create “something you don't want to look at”. This makes me think of two s... Buddhism Stoicism Christianity religion Catholicism Jesus practice Taoism Nature music movies art Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-23?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-33?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Rothko Chapel interior. (c) Rothko Chapel [Continued from Part 2] This stripping away of iconography makes me think of the story of the Buddha on Vulture Peak, who took a single flower and showed it to his followers. Everyone was silent as they ... Buddhism Stoicism Christianity religion Catholicism Jesus practice Taoism Nature music movies art Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d23-How-Houstons-Rothko-Chapel-paintings-illuminate-part-33?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Mindful-Minute-thoughts-on-spirituality?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner "El ojo" (cc) Pepe Lahuerta picazo (Pepelahuerta), Flickr.com Once in a while, when reading, thinking, or hearing some concept or idea, we can have those thrilling moments that send a tingle down our back. Epiphany would certainly be a go... Stoicism traffic compassion wisdom non-attachment practice Mindful Minutes complex systems Nature death Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Mindful-Minute-thoughts-on-spirituality?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Mindful-Minute-AHA-president-visits-Houston--other-news?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Downtown Houston. (cc) @Hella, Flickr.com. Last night I was pleased to meet Roy Speckardt, president of the American Humanist Association. He was visiting to meet some local people who were active in the freethought and Humanist community here in H... Obama religion terrorism authoritarianism Events Mindful Minutes movies LGBT Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:47:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Mindful-Minute-AHA-president-visits-Houston--other-news?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Charter-for-Compassion-unveiled?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Karen Armstrong. (c) Charter for Compassion. On Thursday, November 12, 2009, the Charter for Compassion was unveiled - a statement calling for greater compassion, and greater application of the golden rule, throughout the world. It was a statement ... religion compassion Events ethics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:59:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Charter-for-Compassion-unveiled?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Mindful-Minute-human--animal-gene-mixing-a-Humanist-perspective?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner 100% pure kitty here, no human DNA required. (cc) fofurasfelinas, Flickr.com. Reuters reported this week that scientists are seeking a debate on the ethics of mixing human DNA with animal DNA for research purposes. Of course, the first thing some o... animal rights Mindful Minutes brain ethics science Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:53:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Mindful-Minute-human--animal-gene-mixing-a-Humanist-perspective?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Mindful-Minute-Symphony-of-Science-inspires?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Scene from "We Are All Connected". (c) PBS. I've recently become aware of the wonderful work of musician John Boswell, thanks to a tweet from the American Humanist Association's twitter page (americnhumanist). Boswell is currently engaged... Mindful Minutes education Nature music science Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:33:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Mindful-Minute-Symphony-of-Science-inspires?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Stuart-Kauffman-proposes-creativity-as-God?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Stuart Kauffman is known as a biologist and complex systems researcher. He was a key figure at the Santa Fe Institute, a multi-disciplinary research center founded to explore the subject of complex systems across a broad spectrum of subjects. Lear... religion complex systems Nature ethics Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:06:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Stuart-Kauffman-proposes-creativity-as-God?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Mindful-Minute-the-little-moments?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Ft. Hood this week, and the revelation that the shooter comes from a Muslim background, many American Muslims are left wondering whether there will be backlashes - whether other Americans, fueled by anger an... religion terrorism hate crimes compassion mercy Events Mindful Minutes race Islam Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:29:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Mindful-Minute-the-little-moments?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Rihanna-and-love?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Rihanna. (c) AP Photo. AP Reported today that the popular singer Rihanna has been interviewed following an incident where her boyfriend, another singer named Chris Brown, beat her. After the incident, Rihanna returned to Brown but has since said sh... Buddhism compassion friendship Objectivism music ethics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:26:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Rihanna-and-love?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Responses-on-naturalobjective-ethics?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Thomas Hobbes (left) and Gautama Buddha (right). Natural law + Metta is about right.(cc) Wikipedia. In his blog, The Tentative Apologist, Randal Rauser claims that within a naturalistic context, there can be no objective measure of ethics, morality, ... Buddhism good evil compassion wisdom Nature ethics Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:29:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Responses-on-naturalobjective-ethics?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Mindful-Minute-Singapore-to-regulate-spirit-mediums?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner (cc) ROQUE141, Flickr.com.It seems that the Taoist Federation in Singapore will be regulating spirit mediums soon. Next month it will begin issuing forms to create a registry of mediums. These mediums are believed to channel Chinese deities, and are... Mindful Minutes Taoism Nature pseudoscience paranormal Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:04:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Mindful-Minute-Singapore-to-regulate-spirit-mediums?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Mindful-Minute-Li-Chen-sculpture-inspires-tranquility-and-strength-at-once?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner All in One. (c) Li Chen, 1998. www.lichensculpture.org.I've come across the work of an artist whose work intrigues me. Li Chen is a sculptor who produces figures such as the one pictured here. His website features many more like this, in various pos... Buddhism Mindful Minutes art Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:24:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Mindful-Minute-Li-Chen-sculpture-inspires-tranquility-and-strength-at-once?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Obama-in-company-of-Humanists-as-Nobel-Prize-recipient?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner (c) AP Photo/Gerald Herbert.It was announced today that President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year "for efforts to solve complex global problems including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons". The vo... Obama religion Events Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:56:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Obama-in-company-of-Humanists-as-Nobel-Prize-recipient?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d6-The-Invention-of-Lying-vs-Paranormal-Activity?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner The Invention of Lying. (c) Warner Bros.I saw two movies this past week: The Invention of Lying and Paranormal Activity. Both very different films yet both have something to say about the supernatural in their own ways.While I don't hold any beliefs... religion truth reason pseudoscience paranormal movies Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:14:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d6-The-Invention-of-Lying-vs-Paranormal-Activity?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Billy-Corgan-of-Smashing-Pumpkins-gets-spiritual?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Billy Corgan. (CC) joshb_md, Flickr.com.The Smashing Pumpkins is an alternative rock band best known for song such as "Tonight, Tonight", "Today", "1979", "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", and "Disarm".... Buddhism Christianity religion Catholicism compassion reason pseudoscience paranormal music Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:37:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Billy-Corgan-of-Smashing-Pumpkins-gets-spiritual?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Mindful-Minute-wise-words-from-Seneca?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Luca Giordano, The Death of Seneca (1864)I'm going to be officiating a funeral service this week, and was recently reviewing the service program. The last time I performed a funeral service, was before my current interest in Stoicism, so it didn't o... Stoicism Mindful Minutes death Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:55:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Mindful-Minute-wise-words-from-Seneca?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Mindful-Minute-Dalai-Lama-Camp-Quest-and-the-Nones?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner (CC) Kevin Law, Flickr.comLike so many others I've been out of commission with a cold of some sort, but there are a few things you might be interested to know...The Dalai Lama recently visited Memphis, Tennessee and was greeted by the mayor, Myron L... Buddhism religion Events Mindful Minutes race Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:19:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Mindful-Minute-Dalai-Lama-Camp-Quest-and-the-Nones?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Natural-state-of-the-brain-without-emotion-Happiness?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner Closeup. (c) Psychology Press.In what would seem to validate the Stoic notion of happiness sans 'the passions', an interesting study was published this month by researchers at the University of Iowa. The article, published in the Journal of Clinical... Buddhism Stoicism brain Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:30:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8993-Houston-Humanist-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Natural-state-of-the-brain-without-emotion-Happiness?cid=exrss-Houston-Humanist-Examiner