Bergen Vermette

Bergen Vermette

Bergen Vermette has lived internationally for most of the last 10 years. He has worked with community development projects on 3 continents, and currently leads programs for Canadian youth on international issues and global citizenship. At present he's completing a much dragged-out undergraduate degree in International Studies.

Bergen's major areas of writing interest for Beams and Struts are global issues, (evolutionary) spirituality, and popular culture. He's a meditator, a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitor, and enjoys traveling by motorbike.

  Is it ever okay to be intolerant? Should some foreign cultures be rejected? These are difficult questions. The Taliban may help us answer them.  
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:51

Fusing forms: Art gets better

  A cool mix of classical cello and poppin'. (video)  
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 17:34

Pirates Hate Electric Fences

Arrgh, pirates are a pain. But on the high seas of Somalia, cannon balls won't cut it. We need something a little more... creative.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 05:56

Antidote to Apathy?

    Is apathy our fault? Maybe not... (video)
Monday, 11 April 2011 07:11

Allan Watts: "The Earth is People-ing"

  What can apple trees tell us about who we are? Allan Watts and Trevor Malkinson break it down. (video) 
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 22:00

Freerunning Gym

  Another cool video of humans pushing their limits.  
A follow-up from Viva La Revolucion: The Changing Face of Global Activism. What can we learn from the printing press and Evgeny Morozov? (video)
Thursday, 24 March 2011 02:42

A Celebration of Spiritual Masters

Why would someone become a student of a spiritual teacher? What does the teacher-student relationship have to offer someone on the spiritual path? Spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen interviews 25 spiritual leaders about their relationship with their teachers, offering a unique window into this old and at times controversial tradition. The audios of these interviews is available for free on-line.
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 02:24

Industrial Landscapes

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Monday, 21 February 2011 07:51

Meditation: reports from the field

Why meditate? What can it add to your life? Bergen shares a journal two years in the making of his annual commitment to meditate for 24 hours -- in a row. No incense and candles here; just the backbreaking effort born of conviction that one-pointedness cuts the fog like nothing else.
Thursday, 03 February 2011 21:09

Neo-feudalism? No Thanks

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Tuesday, 01 February 2011 06:50

Egypt: January 25th, 2011

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Monday, 10 January 2011 04:39

Ring-o-graphy

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Tuesday, 07 December 2010 20:21

The Reverend Chris Dierkes

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Tuesday, 09 November 2010 20:02

Dawkins the Messiah?

Atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, may be helping usher in the next age of spiritual and religious mysticism. Now that's ironic. 
Saturday, 16 October 2010 22:45

Excellence

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