INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 1.281 Amsterdam, December 25, 2024 THE "SPIRIT" OF YIN AND YANG - A Path to a Global Ethos - JAN KRIKKE The term spirituality, derived from the word spirit and widely used in contemporary society, means different things to different people. The closest Chinese equivalent to the word spirit is qi (ch'i), variously translated as cosmic breath, life force, or ether. Sinologist Joseph Needham referred to qi as matter-energy. Read more: https://www.integralworld.net/krikke12.html INTEGRAL AND DREAMING - JOSEPH DILLARD We spend approximately two and a half hours dreaming over the course of a typical eight hours of sleep, every day. That comes to approximately five years spent in the dream state over the course of an average lifetime. That is a lot of time to ignore or discount, as if it had no, or minimal influence on our waking mood, thinking, preferences, problem solving, or behavior. Read more: https://www.integralworld.net/dillard117.html