Brian Hines (born October 7, 1948) is an American writer and land use activist who fights development of farm and forest land in
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
.
In 1971, Hines became a member of
Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a spiritual organization in
Radha Soami movement. He later became critical of the organization, and after spending some time in
Dharamsala
Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855.
The ...
now he practices
Samatha-vipassana
''Samatha'' (Pāli; sa, शमथ ''śamatha''; ), "calm," "serenity," "tranquillity of awareness," and ''vipassanā'' (Pāli; Sanskrit ''vipaśyanā''), literally "special, super (''vi-''), seeing (''-passanā'')", are two qualities of the ...
meditation.
He earned a degree in psychology from
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...
in 1971, and a master's in social work from
Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades ...
in 1973. Hines completed course requirements for a Ph.D. in systems science at PSU from 1974–77. He worked in health policy and planning from 1973 to 1988: four years as a research associate at
University of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...
Health Sciences Center and six years as a manager at the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Hines was a co-founder and executive director of Oregon Health Decisions, a citizen network on education and action on bioethical issues.
Actor
Shahid Kapoor credits Hines' book ''Life Is Fair'' for influencing Kapoor's choice to practice
vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter.
Vegetarianism may ...
.
Hines lives currently in
Salem, Oregon
Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...
with his wife, Laurel.
Bibliography
* Hines, Brian.
God’s Whisper, Creation’s Thunder' is a study of how ancient mysteries relates to the new physics.
* Hines, Brian. ''Science, Spirit, and the Wisdom of Not-Knowing'' is a 24-page essay that also explores how science and spirituality relat
* Hines, Brian. ''Life is Fair'' ASIN B000CBCXP2 is a modern discussion of karma, complete with cartoons, and why
vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter.
Vegetarianism may ...
is both sensible and moral
* Hines, Brian. ''Return to the One'' is an exposition of the teachings of
Plotinus, a
Greek mystic philosopher.
* Hines, Brian.
Break Free of Dogma: Churchless sermons preaching the gospel of spiritual independence' .
References
External links
Brian's websiteBrian Hines' blog called Church of the Churchless
Oregon Health DecisionsArticle in the Journal of the American Medical AssociationArticle in DNA India
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1948 births
American male bloggers
American bloggers
American skeptics
American social workers
American spiritual writers
American environmentalists
Living people
Portland State University alumni
Writers from Salem, Oregon
21st-century American non-fiction writers
Vegetarianism
San Jose State University alumni