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Entries by Jay Michaelson from 09/2009

The Truth About Burning Man

| Posted 09.08.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Baudrillard, Religion, Black Rock City, Burning Man, Burning Man Festival, Adam Lambert, Jay Michaelson, Drugs, Adam Lambert American Idol, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

Friends of mine have changed their names, their professions, and their entire lives at Burning Man. And not because they were stoned or tripping...

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Keep Your Shoes On: A Modest Proposal for Rational Airport Security

| Posted 09.11.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Shoe Bomber, Department of Homeland Security, Fearmongering, Tom Ridge, Homeland Security, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Airport Security, Bush War on Terror, September 11th, Healthy Living News

The rest of the world is laughing at us. Literally, in some cases -- when I reflexively took my shoes off at a security line in Berlin, the guard chuckled. Stupid American.

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Will Spirituality Ever Be Serious?

| Posted 09.29.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Yoga, Church, Burning Man, Kabbalah, Kirtan, Talmud, What-the-Bleep-Do-We-Know, Arianna Huffington, Meditation Retreats, Religion, The Secret, Rationality, Kabbalah Water, Narcissism, Meditation, Ufos, Huffington Post, Meditation Practice, Benefits of Yoga, Spirituality, Irrationality, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

All too often, however, spirituality reinforces rather than transcends conventional limits, boundaries, and notions of the ego. Sandwiched in between manicures and lunch dates, the quickie yoga class becomes just another way to augment and reinforce the self.

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