From: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Sent: dinsdag 7 april 2009 18:26 To: f.visser3@chello.nl Subject: [personal] Wilber and Dawkins INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 273 Amsterdam, April 7th, 2009 TANGLED PHONE LINES - Why Richard Dawkins Hung Up on Ken Wilber - David Lane Contrary to what Eliot Benjamin in "The Boundaries of Science" took away from my recent article, Is My I-Phone Conscious? I clearly believe that mysticism can be studied scientifically. Indeed, it already has been for decades. I don’t necessarily think that mystics and skeptics should depart company and go on their respective ways, but I do think that if they seriously communicate with each other something is bound to give. And what each side may have to give up is more than they might be willing to concede. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/lane8.html THE ESALEN REPORT CARD - A Frank and Candid Evaluation of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Esalen Institute - Hugh & Kaye Martin Like many of its Workshop participants, Esalen is going through mid-life transition. It is seeking an identity and purpose that will light a path into its mature years. Will it become a feel-good retreat for grey-haired Cultural Creatives? Or will it revive its former glory – leading the new century’s explorations into the frontiers of human consciousness? The decisions Esalen makes (or fails to make) over the coming months will determine that future. Despite the above reservations, Esalen continues to offer a fabulous growth experience that changes lives dramatically, inspires the vision of a better humanity, and sets the standard against which all other Growth Programs must be compared. It continues to offer the very best of the Human Potential Movement, and is an ideal foundation for a truly Integral growth program. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/martin11.html If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UPDATE your email address or UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/login.php