It perfectly stands to reason as to why the masses are attracted to religion. Because the masses, by definition, are unserious. Religion is a fraternity. It is a group. It is a social gathering. Religion has more to do with the name of God, than with God himself. Religion is an escape. It is an […]
The fish swims through rivers, through lakes, and the mighty oceans of the world. It swims at varying depths, in different temperatures, at varying altitudes. Does it swim to go somewhere in particular? For the fish, is swimming a form of transport, or a form of play? If you were to ask him if his […]
Think back to the moment that you did a somersault under the water. For a few moments you did not know which direction led to the surface and which led to the murky depths. The bubbles eventually showed you the way. We have made such a complexity of our lives. We have added complexity upon […]
The wisdom behind the creation of human life omitted a very important element: DEATH. Day-to-day existence is too accommodating. Too comfortable. It lulls us into complacency. We become too much at ease with our life. Too accustomed to our surroundings. Too much a part of the fabric. We are here for only a short time. […]
Since the time of childhood we are told many stories. Lovely tales of God and spirits who come to help in the time of need. We are told that when the student is ready the teacher appears. We are told that when help is needed it miraculously arrives. We are all colored by our experiences. […]
I cannot empty my head. I feel the need to think all the time about what I am going to do next. How do I stop that? It is not so much that you feel a need to think. You are invested with a mind whose very nature it is to think. You are not […]
Each morning we awake, we recreate our personality. We collect the baggage that we have come to know as ourselves and we assemble it for the day. We resume the role today that we played yesterday. The same role that we have played for decades. We see ourselves as a certain type of person. A […]
When we read a particular phrase that captures us, there is something within us that responds. When we see a particular scene in a film, there is something within us that stirs. When we hear a particular melody, there is something within us that sings. As we walk through life we search for that something. […]
Attempts to make an order of life only make it more disorderly. Life is like the mind. It is wild at its very roots. It was never meant to be tamed. Living is to understand the nature of life. In understanding it, we become a part of it. Events happen. And we suffer because we […]
If there is a problem with the world it is its addiction to instructions. Lists of how-to’s, roadmaps, directives, blueprints, and directions. Society is convinced that such things truly exist. And there is no shortage of individuals who are eager to take advantage. Scientists study myelination as an explanation for skill acquisition. Media outlets sensationalize […]