thoughts on life

Einstein famously said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” A corollary of this truth is that we cannot look to the same…

All human beings short of illumination contain a spectrum of human consciousness, which varies from person to person. Many are false with some true, while a few are true with…

It’s near sunset on Christmas as I head out on the bike. The shopping is over and all the stuff has been opened. There isn’t a soul in sight. One…

It’s winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The days are short and fly by. History hastens towards its unknowable goal in our age.

What is our place in the universe as human beings? Can we find it by amassing knowledge and searching outwardly, or can we only find out by going within?

Secular believers mistakenly mix religion and politics. They say ridiculous things like: “Democracy is the only system built on respect for the infinite dignity of each individual man and woman,…

All news contains an implicit interpretation of the world—a worldview. And worldviews, however accurate, are essentially constructed, made up. In this sense, all news is “fake news.”

It’s an astoundingly beautiful morning. Though fires continue to rage with high winds in southern California, here at the northeastern corner of the Great Central Valley it’s clear and calm,…