Gaia: Connect. Grow. Inspire. Empower.
What would you like all fathers to know?
Alan
That if you spank your children while you are even the slightest bit angry at them for being 'bad,' you are also teaching them that it is ok to hit other people, but only when... More »
How do you respond to being alone?
Alan
I really don't believe that there's any such thing as being alone for me anymore... I am never alone. I suppose there are premises to this belief worth mentioning. 1) is that reality is malleable... More »
What sets off your creativity?
Alan
Not to be flippant, but breathing... or having a soul. Creativity is the fundamental human condition. That's the beauty of our existances, and occasionally the irony of. We are creative entities. One of the saddest... More »
How do you bring out the greatness in others?
Alan
I am quite sure that is impossible. Each brings out his/her own greatness. And regarding working with a community or an individual, the lines of the Bhagavad Gita bear more import than they do for... More »
Do you stand up to bullies?
Alan
Bullies run the world. To ask one if one stands up to bullies is to ask if one more or less has dedicated oneself to a more balanced, equal humanity. What does it matter if... More »
Who has been a beacon for you recently?
Alan
As far as I am concerned, a "who" should not be my beacon. A "who" assumes another soul in another body, and the beacon, the teacher, that which is followed, is the universe and the... More »
How do we shift from "Me" to "We"?
Alan
This question can be easily and usefully reworded as: "How do we shift from illusion to truth?" The short answer is, we open up our eyes. The long answer goes like this: It is a... More »
What's the best thing about living in this era?
Alan
Heheheh, where to begin.... The short answer: the best thing about living in this era is the next ten years. The long answer: There's a tendency at the moment to think "the dark ages" were... More »
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August 2008 