Humans are complex creatures. The question is, do we accept being complicated as an immutable aspect of the human condition, or do we sustain the arduous task of being simple?
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meditation
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It’s near sunset, and the light subtly changes on a gray, cold day. Sky, trees and land brighten, as if lit by a florescent lamp. The white bark of a…
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The basic assumptions that a speaker or writer holds are often enfolded in an offhanded remark, asides of such conventional wisdom that their truth seems indisputable. These are precisely the…
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Two fish friends are swimming in a huge school. One of the fish awakens and says to her friend, “My God, all the water!” To which her friend replies, “What…
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Someone said to me recently, “When will we not feel urgency?” There is something plaintive, and slightly self-pitying in that question.
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Pondering the “Age of Dinosaurs” gives one pause in considering whether there is an intrinsic intent in evolution to develop brains capable of communion with Mind.
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In deeper states of meditation, there comes something totally beyond words. For lack of a better word, call it benediction. Can only the human brain bring the benediction on this…
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The grafting of Eastern Buddhism onto Western marketing, channeled through New Age schlock, has reached its nadir with a spate of commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey.