Relationship with the Eternal Essence – Analogy of the fiber-optics lamp My hope is to write this set of analogies as clearly and simply as possible. The analogies are in no way meant to be a complete explanation. Rather, they are meant as a helping tool........ to be a simplified explanation meant to help the… Continue reading Analogy of the fiber-optics lamp – Part 1
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The Fear of God, or the Path of Life
"The fear of the God or the "divinity" on the other side of the "essence chasm" (i.e. - we the pots on one side, and the potter on the other side), holds persons of MOST religions in a tug of war which they cannot escape from. Fear wins. Fear is the basis of a belief… Continue reading The Fear of God, or the Path of Life
Impermanence – k Sri Dhammananda
" the Buddha reminded us that all existing composite things are impermanence. With birth, there is death; with rise, there is dissolution; with meeting, there is separation. How can there be birth without death? How can there be emergence without dissolution? How can there be a meeting without separation? By declaring the law of impermanence… Continue reading Impermanence – k Sri Dhammananda
Infinity – everything arises from this Ground of Being & the human experience
If everything arises from this Ground of Being, and we are a part of it, can we experience being a part of it? Can the experience of it become "living an abundant life"? So, just for discussion purposes, lets suppose these premises: All humankind is not fallen, but are just as they were when they… Continue reading Infinity – everything arises from this Ground of Being & the human experience
What the heck is a “phonon”?
https://graptechpedia.com/5418/science/phonons-may-have-mass-and-perhaps-negative-gravity-according-to-researchers/ Definition from Wikipedia: A Phonon is the quantum mechanical description of an elementary vibrational motion in which a lattice of atoms or molecules uniformly oscillates at a single frequency. In classical mechanics this designates a normal mode of vibration. Normal modes are important because any arbitrary lattice vibration can be considered to be a… Continue reading What the heck is a “phonon”?
Why is the speed of light the speed of light?
https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-the-speed-of-light-the-speed-of-light Excerpt: "Light travels at around 300,000 km per second. Why not faster? Why not slower? A new theory inches us closer to an answer" "299,792.458 kilometres per second"
Electro Magnetics – towards a Unified Field Theory
This discusses Electro-Magnetics and Einsteins search for a Unified Field Theory. http://www.theimagineershome.com/blog/electromagnetism-a-new-perspective-einstein-would-have-like/ Excerpt: “From before 1920 until his death in 1955, Einstein struggled to find laws of physics far more general than any known before. In his theory of relativity, the force of gravity had become an expression of the geometry of space and… Continue reading Electro Magnetics – towards a Unified Field Theory
Is there an “entity” called Evil?
It seems that a modern day North American person assumes that there IS such a thing as evil.... After all, wasn't someone like Hitler evil? Isn't someone who commits murder evil? Do we not see people doing evil things in the name of this or that? Don't we see psychopathic persons doing evil and twisted… Continue reading Is there an “entity” called Evil?
Dogen -Buddhas carry forth the whole earth, and hide it in the earth
from "Eihei Koroku (Universal Book of Eternal Peace) by Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), trans. Thomas Cleary The Buddhas of all times and the Zen masters throughout history carry forth the whole earth and hide it in the earth; they smash open the world and take out the world. When you grasp this essential key,… Continue reading Dogen -Buddhas carry forth the whole earth, and hide it in the earth
Dogen – Life has no whence, Death has no whither
from "Eihei Koroku (Universal Book of Eternal Peace) by Zen Master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), trans. Thomas Cleary Life has no whence; it is carrying forth, and carrying forth again. Death has no whither; it is carrying away, and carrying away again. Ultimately how is it? If the mind does not differ, myriad things are one… Continue reading Dogen – Life has no whence, Death has no whither
Reality is Dharma 