Michael Howard

Talking about what really matters

White Monopoly Capital

(6-minute read) - I know the evils of white monopoly capital. I spent years working on platinum mines in the Rustenburg area of South Africa learning how mine workers live. They suffer at the hands of white monopoly capital... and at the hands of black government corruption. Often we hear people … [Read more...]

Enlightenment of a Racist

(5-minute read) - Piet stood on the boy’s neck so hard with his size-twelve army-issue boot that he thought for sure he’d killed him. But he knew what they say about blacks… no brain, no pain. So he stood even harder. The boy’s struggling stopped. There was no reason for more force, but Piet was … [Read more...]

Pandemic of Change

(6-minute read) - There’s a pandemic of change out there. Everyone wants to change the world or themselves or something. We seem to be obsessed with change – like an addiction. There’s a sense that everything that was, is wrong… we want a new order and we want it now. We emphasise our personal … [Read more...]

The World Needs Meditation

(5-minute read) - The world is in a mess. Hatred, conflict, religious fundamentalism and bigotry of all the worst kinds seem to be on the rise. The environment continues to get raped by rampant consumerism and capitalist greed. Dumbed down media gets instantaneous clicks, while matters of substance … [Read more...]

Marriage Teaches Us

(5-minute read) - My two marriages have nearly driven me mad. One wife literally went demented. In her downward spiral to mental vacancy, I nearly lost my mind too. The other has the knack of taking me to extremes of passion and anger. But I've grown more as a person through my marriage challenges … [Read more...]

Once There Was A Man (Part Two)

(5-minute read) - Once there was a man, Jesus, whose parables invited hearers to let go of attachments of the false self to beliefs, societal status quo and physical, material security.  Or in modern terms, to let go of the primary drives of the ego.  They ask hearers to risk the emptiness of … [Read more...]

Once There Was A Man (Part One)

(5-minute read) - Once there was a man whose parables subverted Jewish society, religion and culture. He taught dangerous new perspectives and radical freedom through them.   This revolutionary man with the peasant appeal threatened Jews (and Romans) in authority. The Good Samaritan The parable of … [Read more...]

Loving Touch

(5-minute read) - Morning sunlight advanced tentatively under the curtains as the dark room gave up the cover of night. The shadows over his eyes must have retreated too. If he were conscious of it he would have seen the light illuminating his eyeballs through the thin flesh of his closed eyelids. … [Read more...]

The Secret to Long and Happy Relationships

The Seven Aspects of Spiritual Intelligence hold the secret to long and happy relationships. They are seven aspects of truly loving people… and true love is relationship. If you subscribe to this blog you are familiar with them. They are: Commitment Enthusiasm Openness Generosity … [Read more...]

The Central Message of Jesus

(5-minute Read) - The central message of Jesus is self-emptying love. The cross of Christianity is not a tribal emblem on a necklace. It is the sign of a crucifixion – a person’s tortured death preceded by spiritual emptying. The message of the cross is communion in suffering and in hope. It is a … [Read more...]