Thought provoking

The prison worksongs served at least four important functions:

1. They helped supply a meter for work, which was useful for survival in the dangerous work of tree-cutting, efficient in other kinds of work, and, according to the singers, a more aesthetically pleasing way of working.

2. They helped pass the time, which is nice, because prison labor is ... See more

before the Soul has any consciousness of anything or itself, there is an infinite, impressionless unconscious tranquil state. Meher Baba calls this state the Eternal Beyond-Beyond State of God (or Paratpar Paramatma ), which has no experience of Self, nor of any of its Infinite latent attributes. Latent in this Infinite state is the undifferentiate... See more

what does it mean to live erotically in a world designed to suppress the erotic? It means making decisions that align with your aliveness, even if they offend your ego, your upbringing, your pay check.