Philosophy & Concepts

Notes on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

imhoRegarding Socrates, his limitations were the concepts around him, and it seems he worked at breaking out of those limitations.Plato, saw mathematics and geometry as the ultimate, and made his whole worldview subject to it...................I am saying that Awareness, Deep Nature, present living examples of how "DNA" works, where there is a base "stemcell" form… Continue reading Notes on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

How to Practice · Notes on Life by Uncle Bucky · Uncategorized

Always be working from a sense of well-being

Our litmus test of whether or not our current worldview is truly functional as opposed to dysfunctional, is the state of our sense of well-being. Any moment, a lack of a sense of well-being can be our reminder to bring ourselves back to "This Moment, Here and Now, Fullness" being. This is where well-being is… Continue reading Always be working from a sense of well-being

Clues · How to Practice · How We See the World · Journey to WHoleness

What are you needing in this present moment in order to be Whole?

Given that our minds attention is always running from one thing to the next, and our sense of need or satisfaction along with it, can we say "this moment is perfect" or "every flowing moment is perfect"? If there is a sense of "i need something in order for this moment to be perfect", then… Continue reading What are you needing in this present moment in order to be Whole?

How to Practice · How We See the World · Journey to WHoleness · Towards A Correct view of the Self · Zen - Study

What book is the best book to understand ourselves?

In Zen, a potential student comes to a zendo, and asks if they can participate. The proper teacher bows, and points at a place in the zendo for that person to sit and a zafu to sit on, and they show them how to sit properly, giving them their best tools to begin their journey… Continue reading What book is the best book to understand ourselves?

How to Practice · How We See the World · Psychotherapy · Self Inquiry · Uncategorized

Growth of the Human Awareness – A Proposed Model

Why am i suggesting this ....... ? The Why: As adults (and even teenagers), we struggle with parts of ourselves that make us uncomfortable..... things like ill-suited emotional reactions and having difficulty with expressing ourselves appropriately in situations. We honestly do not know where these issues come from, but they seem to be there just… Continue reading Growth of the Human Awareness – A Proposed Model

Chants · How We See the World · Uncategorized

Affirming Faith in Mind – a paraphrase – Clues

1 - The Great Way is clear when facts are not interpreted by using our thoughts acting as intermediaries, laying interpretive facades over the facts. The Great Way IS the naked facts. 2 - We overlay faces on things, because we choose to prefer one thing over another. In Unity, there is nothing to compare… Continue reading Affirming Faith in Mind – a paraphrase – Clues

Ethics · Social Change in the 21st century · Social Issues in the 21st century · Social Order

Ethics as a fundamental basis for Society

Having a set of ethics, or rules to live by is foundational for society. Without a set of ethical rules, there can be no trustable standard for people to depend on for building a life. If we don't know if someone will simply walk by and take everything we own, there is no reason to… Continue reading Ethics as a fundamental basis for Society