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Larry Jordan

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Larry Jordan spent 25 years in investment banking, assisting companies, governments, and non-profit agencies in issuing over $10 billion of municipal bonds for capital projects and cash flows. In 2011, Larry quit his job and sold his house to spend his life in service. He drove veterans to the VA clinic, prepared 1,000 tax returns for low-income families, and taught middle school in Africa. Larry traveled around the world, read over 1,000 books about spirituality, and had some powerful experiences, including baking in a sweat lodge, chanting to Shiva, and whirling with the dervishes. Larry is a follower of Jesus with a Zen practice. He wrote "The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World," which was informed by the Eastern religions, the mystics, and quantum physicists. "The Way" received a 2024 Nautilus Book Award.

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The End of Evolution?

What if natural intelligence has reached the end of its evolution, while... read more


Certainty is the Great Enemy of Unity

In Conclave, author Robert Harris writes, "...The one sin I have come... read more


Transcendent Experiences: Nirvana or Nonsense?

Richard Dawkins and other scientists are interested in transcendent experiences. They are... read more


Mind Beyond Brain: Are We Living in the...

In my writing, I suggest that the brain might be more of... read more


The Science of Beauty and the Beauty of...

Science is exploring the big questions that theology is ignoring. Have you... read more


Nations Rise and Fall. Religions Rise and Fall.

Nations rise and fall, and religions rise and fall. Species evolve and... read more


Reconciling History and Mythology

Mythology can lead us toward or away from truth. Anyone who studies... read more


Rediscovering Introspection, Reflection and Restoration

Pope Leo XIV recently delivered an address expressing appreciation for the Eastern... read more


Resolving Certainty and Doubt

We do NOT know anything about Ultimate Reality. At least, we do... read more


The Two Halves of Life

The two halves of life offer two different experiences. Will we have... read more



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