Do you ever say to yourself “I can’t help how I feel.” Part of the humour of the long running radio show Just a Minute is the mocking of its chairman Nicholas Parsons. When panellist Graham Norton was given the topic ‘Freudian slips’ he talked about ‘man love’ revealing his ‘gruntaffilic attraction to Parsons’ and … Continue reading I can’t help how I feel — can I?
In the wake of the butchering to death of a soldier in London, supporters of the English Defense League organised a demonstration outside a York Mosque. The group nailed a St George’s flag to the wooden fence in front of the building. Reports indicate that the death of Lee Rigby has unleashed a lot of … Continue reading EDL protest at York mosque
Very bad people have always been with us. In many mythological and religious traditions, hell is a place of judgment i.e. endless torture and punishment for bad conduct during life on earth. But these days, hell has got a big problem and, like the idea of evil, isn’t much talked about outside religious circles. Although … Continue reading What is the destiny of very bad people?
Imagine a mother’s feelings. She thought she would never see pictures of her child, now 9 years old, taken when a baby. Ann Perry-Smith’s car had been broken into all that time ago and cameras and a roll of film had been stolen. But a woman named Helen Maslyk happened to stop on the side … Continue reading With just a little effort
You may feel undeserving of any happy destiny because you are fundamentally not okay with yourself. Well, for all I know you might well be consumed by a huge ego, be selfish, vain, bitchy, resentful, etc. But I would like to ask how do we really know when we are basically bad? That would be … Continue reading How bad a person am I?
Sacred Circle Dance Weekend : Purley Chase Centre, Warwickshire, England Friday 07 June 2013 – 17:00 to Sunday 09 June 2013 – 14:00 This is a weekend of sacred dance. We intend to use circle dances around lighted candle to illustrate and to reflect upon our theme. A home is a perfect dwelling place shared … Continue reading Journeying Home
A meaning and purpose for one’s life can be hard to find. According to legend, a prince was deeply agitated. He couldn’t make sense of the human affliction he witnessed outside the palace where he had led a sheltered life. His father the king had surrounded the boy with every worldly pleasure and kept him … Continue reading How do I find meaning and purpose for my life?
BOOK LAUNCH Anders Hallengren | The Grand Theme & Other Essays (Swedenborg Society, 2013) On 27 June 2013, 7.00 pm | Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH The Swedenborg Society will launch The Grand Theme and Other Essays (Swedenborg Society, 2013), a new book by our esteemed President, Anders Hallengren. THE GRAND THEME … Continue reading The Grand Theme
Many a parent wonders how good they are at the job. According to the Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, many parents fail to impose proper discipline in the home and simply put children in front of the television rather than talk and play with them. Many studies have described a bad parent as being … Continue reading How good a parent am I?
When things go badly wrong in the world of commerce, we ask about the ethics of free-market capitalism. Dangerous cracks had been spotted in the walls of the Rana Plaza building. This is a factory complex in Bangladesh. However, managers have ordered staff to continue working making clothes for lucrative export to the West. Now … Continue reading Is free-market capitalism unethical?