{"id":279,"date":"2008-10-13T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T13:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2008\/10\/1491.html"},"modified":"2008-10-13T13:16:49","modified_gmt":"2008-10-13T13:16:49","slug":"1491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2008\/10\/1491.html","title":{"rendered":"1491"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy October 13, y&#8217;all.<br \/>\nMy 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&#8217;s true. One of the most important truths, in fact.<br \/>\n<em>Understanding<\/em> 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.<br \/>\nNow, onto the future.<br \/>\nSharon Salzberg is <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.com\/gl_ssalzberg.htm\" target=\"_blank\">speaking at The Interdependence Project This Wednesday<\/a>! Get your butt on a zafu for one of the best meditation teachers in the world!<br \/>\nSaturday November 8 is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theidproject.com\/onecity_walk.htm\" target=\"_blank\">One City Walk<\/a> to raise money for our Integral Activism endeavors. It&#8217;ll be some very easy and fun fundraising. We need all hands on deck. For real. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theidproject.com\/onecity_walk.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up now<\/a>. Hopefully we&#8217;ll be celebrating the themes included in the following video by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcyogi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MC Yogi<\/a>, a friend who is a rapper, yoga teacher, and meditator.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3iojPaw8yX0\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3iojPaw8yX0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy October 13, y&#8217;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&#8217;s true. 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