Martin LeFevre - Meditations

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Martin LeFevre is a contemplative and philosopher.

His sui generis “Meditations” explore spiritual, philosophical and political questions relating to the polycrisis facing humanity.

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This Is The Foreseeable Future

Monday, 12 August 2024, 11:50 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Man may end with a bang or a whimper, but we cannot know the future beyond its present undeniable arc. More >>

Die While You’re Alive

Friday, 9 August 2024, 2:26 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Indeed, dying every day while fully alive not only makes life much more vibrant; it opens the door to the sacredness that suffuses the earth and the universe. But self and man must psychologically die for that to be. More >>

Negation Is The Essence Of Meditation

Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 10:57 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Other than two wild turkeys calling to each other nearby, and a few swallows skimming over the surface of the water, I saw or heard no animals until the end of the sitting. But after thought fell still and a meditative state had begun, there was a rustling ... More >>

Journalists, Please Stop Writing “Paradox” When You Mean Contradiction

Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 11:23 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

The knotty contradiction of Norway encompasses both the evolutionary contradiction between man and nature, and the Gordian knot of the climate crisis in the present world. More >>

It’s Being Called An “Angry Fire”

Monday, 29 July 2024, 11:58 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

For the earth, that man’s blight will not be halted, that even the wilderness burning north toward the Oregon border provides no sanctuary for animals or human beings, and this is the future. More >>

The Pervasiveness Of Inward Deadness Is Not The Result Of “The Deadening Effect Of The Super-Rich”

Friday, 26 July 2024, 1:22 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

We, those who still care about the viability of the earth and the future of humanity, have to look deeper than boilerplate thinking on the left. More >>

Patriotism Vs. Nationalism Is A Distinction Without A Difference

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:22 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Is there a difference between patriotism and nationalism? Can you love your country without identifying with it? When does love of one’s country become hatred of humanity? More >>

The Sovereignty Of The Earth And Humanity

Friday, 19 July 2024, 11:09 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

When even a small minority of human beings ignites insight through self-knowing, there will be a revolution in human consciousness as a whole that changes the disastrous course of man. More >>

Is Cognitive Decline Inevitable?

Friday, 12 July 2024, 12:14 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Cognitive decline is a deeply personal issue, and the only person who can convince Joe Biden to bow out gracefully for the sake of the nation and world is Jill Biden. More >>

Struggling Toward Consciousness

Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 11:29 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Intelligence is not a function of thought and knowledge at all, human or artificial. Its wellspring is the direct perception of beauty, which flows from undirected attention and effortless stillness. More >>

A Day Of Contrasts Between Darkness And Light

Friday, 5 July 2024, 12:24 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

We have to look a lot deeper than “the battle between those who want to fix what is broken and those who want to keep breaking.” More >>

Can A New Foundation Be Poured Before The Complete Collapse Of The International Order?

Monday, 1 July 2024, 11:21 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

In short, the spiritual, philosophical and political foundation has to be poured before a collapse occurs to change course when it does. More >>

Man Is Dead; What Is The Way Ahead?

Friday, 28 June 2024, 10:22 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Is Buddhism as far removed from what Siddhartha lived and taught as Christianity has become from what Jesus lived and taught? Buddhism is a godless religion with which I have much sympathy, but little simpatico. I’m not using the word godless ... More >>

Explorations Beyond Time

Monday, 24 June 2024, 11:43 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

So is time what keeps us from experiencing the beauty and sublimity of life, including the truth of death while fully alive, much to our detriment and decay? More >>

Attention Is Enough

Friday, 21 June 2024, 11:26 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations

Mystical experiencing cannot be contextualized within any given religion, tradition or culture. Its essence is ending the domination of conditioning and belief systems within, and the opening of the mind and heart to inviolability beyond any and all ... More >>