Jose Luis Ricon wrote this touching tribute to his mother and the experience of sitting at his mother’s deathbed. I was especially moved by how he shared his self acceptance with his mother and the deep gratitude for her that the piece is suffused with. There was only mom — Jose Luis Ricon
Bill Klein on a Kegan-shaped misreading inside meditation circles: the “cool, unaffected” stance that practitioners often pursue is usually dissociation (spiritual bypass I dare say?). Defensiveness, sensitivity, and overwhelm can be evidence of a pending stage transition rather than failure to be enlightened. The move is “aligning ourselves with embodied awareness: opening fully to emotion and sensation, without interpretation, in relational context, even when it’s excruciating.” Kegan’s 3rd Order of Mind — Bill Klein
Rachel Kleinfeld: current DEI programs may be increasing the very divisions they claim to address — a summary of the empirical literature on backlash and a mechanism-aware redesign. I realize this is a radioactive topic, but I really appreciated Kleinfeld’s piece. It admitted problems, lauded the overall intent and goals of DEI, and reoriented the question toward how to best achieve those goals. I love the spirit of this: “One form of rigor that is particularly essential to doing diversity differently is an end to trigger warnings and the fear of identity harm they entail. Diversity courses should help students get curious about one another and about themselves—not shut down questioning as too sensitive or hurtful.” How To Fix DEI — Rachel Kleinfeld
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