Scientology is explained at Minute 3:55 by Jiminy Glick and Dennis Miller
What's Xenu With You? Text by David Cotner (laweekly.com)
Unlike Diuretics, the book that supports the science of matter over mind [as opposed to the opposite], Dianetics is a work [by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard] of spiritual inquiry that in 1954 launched the international, inter-generational discipline known as Scientology.
Understandably, its followers are a passionate lot, which occasionally brings them into conflict with others in ways that are, shall we say, rather impressive in terms of the level of zeal employed.
Launching into the breach between fact and fiction, Rolling Stone contributing editor Janet Reitman discusses and signs Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
Not to be confused with Robert Kaufman's groundbreaking 1972 expose Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman, Reitman's book examines everything from hardcore acolytes to the disaffected apostates -- both groups inextricably linked to the gravity of Scientology.
Even though Reitman received unparalleled access to Scientology officials, hitherto unseen documents and five years' worth of interviews, Scientology always brings out dueling factions - - so ditch that Zoloft and enjoy the fireworks!
WARNING: Not intended and probably not suitable for children (MisterSharp)
This short, informative piece pulled from the archives deals with the American and Iranian menace -- lesbianism. It offers insight into how this practice was/is viewed by some.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Founder says group seeks reform regarding sex abuse complaints. S.N.A.P. (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), a support group for victims of clergy sex abuse, filed a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court on Tuesday seeking an investigation of Pope Benedict XVI and three other Vatican officials on charges they committed "crimes against humanity."
Dr. Leonard Coldwell spells out the dangers of chemotherapy and the benefits of alternative cancer treatments. Chemotherapy is "assault with a deadly weapon," Coldwell contends because "nobody dies of cancer anymore; they die from the side effects of the so-called 'treatment.'" A UK study shows that 27% of patients undergoing chemotherapy die within the first 30 days. Flax seed oil [which is poisonous] has been proven to fight breast cancer better than chemotherapy [which is super toxic]. Coldwell advocates diet: Cancer cannot survive in an "alkaline, oxygen-rich environment." Drink a gallon of water with a teaspoon of sea salt or pink Himalayan salt every day, and switch to a raw food diet.
Living in a topsy-turvy world is easy -- as long as our sense of humor remains intact. That's not always easy. To keep smiling, to start laughing, is a blessing.
It takes not only an open mind but a throbbing heart. The heart opens, the mind opens. The marriage of compassion and wisdom is no mismatched pairing.
There are are growing number of intelligent comedians thriving in the the Bush-catastrophe era we are still living in with Barack O'Bush, who has done so much to keep and promote not only the policies of the Cheney-Bush administration but also its key players.
Why argue about revolution when things are worse than ever with a much nicer face on it? How I wished we could have a black president. I never bargained for a (shsssssh) sad "sell out."
Buddhism has many comedians: Ajahn Brahm, Nes Wisker, Roshi Albrizze, Ashley Wells, and even the British Western-Thai-Theravada-tradition monk Ajahn Sumedho, who wrote a book titled Who We Really Are, which explains:
"Now one of the big problems in meditation is that we can take ourselves too seriously.
"We can see ourselves as religious people dedicated towards serious things, such as realizing truth.
"We feel important; we are not just frivolous or ordinary people, going about our lives, just going shopping in the supermarket and watching television.
"Of course this seriousness has advantages; it might encourage us to give up foolish activities for more serious ones.
"But the process can lead to arrogance and conceit: a sense of being someone who has special moral precepts or some altruistic goal, or of being exceptional in some way, having come onto the planet as some kind of messiah.
It's a kind of pride that can make human beings lose all perspective; so we need humor to point to the absurdity of our self-obsession."
James: I laugh a lot when I meditate, especially when that sneaky ego creeps in with the "spiritual materialism" of smugness, arrogance, and pride of feeling like I'm something special because I'm meditating, because I'm a "Buddhist," or because I'm feeling like I "get it." It is as if there is something to "get" (shaking head and chuckling). It's more like there is something to lose [to abandon, to let go of]. Namely, the very ego that wants to acquire. More
Laughter and Buddhism This May I will travel to France to present a paper on Laughter and Buddhism. The meeting is that of philosophers interested in comparative work between Western and Eastern philosophies. The topic this time is "Laughter: East and West."
Unlike Diuretics, the book that supports the science of matter over mind [as opposed to the opposite], Dianetics is a work [by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard] of spiritual inquiry that in 1954 launched the international, inter-generational discipline known as Scientology.
Launching into the breach between fact and fiction, Rolling Stone contributing editor Janet Reitman discusses and signs Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
This short, informative piece pulled from the archives deals with the American and Iranian menace -- lesbianism. It offers insight into how this practice was/is viewed by some.
Stephen Colbert on "blogger and journal-ish" Breitbart on Weiner on crotch-shots on Comedy Central (Huffington Post)
Living in a topsy-turvy world is easy -- as long as our sense of humor remains intact. That's not always easy. To keep smiling, to start laughing, is a blessing. 
"Now one of the big problems in meditation is that we can take ourselves too seriously.