The Ground of Being Part 4 So, if you are still reading, then the line of logic I am proposing is not flying in the face of your picture of "the way things are". To continue, if we are DNA coated "somethings", living in a universe with physical properties where we can see our bodies,… Continue reading Common Threads – Part 4
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Common Thread – Part 3
What is our problem? - Part 3 What is man's most basic problem? This question has been asked for many many centuries. Religions say it is mans need for God. Sociologists say it is one form or another of the "Heirarchy of Needs", or social or relationship dysfunction..... Car salesmen say you need a new… Continue reading Common Thread – Part 3
Common Threads – Part 2
Background Thoughts - Part 2 Some teachers, groups or sects use a rather "hard" method in their teaching of the "dharma", where folks in their groups are expected to "wake up to the teachers way of thinking", while other groups use a more "soft" method, where their students are given guidelines and a free rein… Continue reading Common Threads – Part 2
Common Threads – Part 1
Where do we start? - Part 1 One common theme which seems to run through all practices of "the inner life" is the triple thread clarifying "The Ground of Being", and the struggle to clarify it for oneself and for other practitioners. There are at least, the same number of names and metaphors for the… Continue reading Common Threads – Part 1