Happy October 13, y’all.
My message for the day is no matter how f-cked up the past, it forms the causal basis for our present existence. Which means loathing the past is a very sneaky and peculiar form of Self-Hatred. Still trying to figure this out for myself, but I know it’s true. One of the most important truths, in fact.
Understanding the past, on the other hand, might be the most compassionate thing we can do. In that vein, I really like the book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann.

Now, onto the future.
Sharon Salzberg is speaking at The Interdependence Project This Wednesday! Get your butt on a zafu for one of the best meditation teachers in the world!
Saturday November 8 is the One City Walk to raise money for our Integral Activism endeavors. It’ll be some very easy and fun fundraising. We need all hands on deck. For real. Sign up now. Hopefully we’ll be celebrating the themes included in the following video by MC Yogi, a friend who is a rapper, yoga teacher, and meditator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iojPaw8yX0