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Gary Tomchuk's picture

We can place a statement about membership here, i.e. benefits and responsibilities, such as: - access to resource listings - subscribe to any searchable content - create and collaborate on content - comment on postings without moderator approval - invite and sponsor new members - and more abilities as we add them

PeterT's picture

The wind bloweth where it listeth... (Group Post)

(Group Post) Posted: Mon, 08/17/2009 - 10:06pm — PeterT

NOTE: I received (actually helped transcribe and edit) the following response to my 1996 paper (Maintaining Spiritual Integrity While Working In The Media) from a dear friend who is fearlessly prepared to leave this world due to recurrence of colon cancer.  I find it to be quite a refreshing take on reality - or rather, the lack thereof. You can use the link above to read my paper first - there's another link in a comment at the end to bring you back here when you're done. Sooo, without further ado, here is what he had to say:

"Do as you will, life’s a fiction made up of contradiction." 
- William Blake

Peter,

I have read and re-read your paper on integrity from the point of view of the marketplace. It’s an excellent paper, and with very little work, could easily be dressed up to become the foundation for a major motivational dog-and-pony show, including the foundation for a best-selling book, and a series of high-powered seminars that would promote the idea that with a little personal effort, we can all acquire integrity, and by the sheer force of that acquisition, take heaven by storm.Read more

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Maintaining Spiritual Integrity While Working in the Media (Group Post)

(Group Post) Posted: Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:15am — PeterT

NOTE: This is a 1996 article from Media Forum on the ATMA website, which I am now considering  updating for META. It seems quite relevant to the internal dialog we are engaged in right now.  Comments welcome!

The True Test of Integrity

First, what do we really mean when using the word "integrity"? At its core, integrity is not simply a matter of acting honorably. Note that the root word for integrity is the same as that for "integration", so living with integrity means choosing to live in unity, rather than in separation. We must always be aware of the ego's tendency toward personal comparisons and competition, which not only set us apart from others, but create internal conflict and separation as well.Read more

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