Robert K.C. Forman's Blog
November 19, 2017
On Sexual Overreaction
We’ve heard over and over about the bad behavior of men, sexual predation, sexual harassment, and on and on. Roy Moore dating 14 year old girls. Donald J. as a serial womanizer and harasser. Louis CK whipping out his thing. And Harvey Weinstein, tapes of whom are simply sickening! The country is in the middle […]
November 28, 2016
Hillel’s Paradox
“If I am not for myself,” wrote the ancient Jewish Rabbi, Hillel, “who then will be for me? But if I am for myself alone, what then am I?” In Hillel’s ancient question lies the political paradox of our time. This is one of the lessons of the recent election. The drive of the political […]
March 20, 2014
Invitation to SoulJazz
We've learned the hard way not to tell folks about a program that's not actually ready, so we've kept our mouths shut. But we're definitely ready now. We've run two very successful "beta tests" of our 6 session Webinar and our third will start May 4. Please join us! Why SoulJazz. The program responds to a need we [...]
December 17, 2012
Guns DO kill people!
I tend to use these columns to reflect on the life of growth and the development of spirit. But today I want to reflect on this horrific event in Conneticut. Ross Duthat reflected in the NY Times that there is evil in the world and that no town is immune from it. He writes of [...]
September 25, 2012
On Being A Surd
I’ve been gone awhile. Been out on the road. Book talks, seminars, travels. I’ve learned a couple of things, being a roadie. First, take a hobby. Book talks happen in the evenings. You get a lot of down time in the days. I was glad to have my guitar and some practice tapes. Second, food [...]
June 15, 2012
The Buddha in London-towne
I'm in London this week and around it next, giving a series of book talks and interviews about Enlightenment Ain't. I've only been here a couple of days, but find myself struck with the energy of the place, and its multi-culturalism. Its almost odd to hear British English being spoken, its so rare, but maybe [...]
April 25, 2012
“The” Mystery in a Book?
I'm just back from a wonderful trip to California. Gave 12 talks in 14 days. Met many, many wonderful people. Even had a stunning motorcycle ride! Some of the folks I met had already read Enlightenment Ain't What It's Cracked Up To Be. I heard lots of mentions about the book's honesty, vulnerability and [...]
The Mark of Truth on a Hike
In part to celebrate my recovery from the heart attack, I took a few days off last week to hike the Appalacian Trail. It is such a joy to have a body that works again! I had no idea how much I had slowed down! Aside from the “Hey there’s”, on my hike I had [...]
March 1, 2012
After the Heart Attack, Who?
About a third or more of people who have bypass surgery, I've heard, struggle with depression. About 5 weeks after having that heart bypass operation, it hit me. Yup, I've become a proud member of that lucky third! Now, I am something of an expert on depression, having been clinically depressed for about 3 years [...]
February 10, 2012
Lessons from a Heart Attack
As you have probably noticed, I have been offline for about a month now. In case you haven't heard, I had a heart attack and a quadruple bypass operation. I know it's a shoddy reason for being offline, but hey, its the only one I've got! Thank you to all the folks that have sent [...]
