Here is a list (of things i know personally) which holds us in a tug of war in our human life.Any of one of them, can give rise to a sense of resistance or dis-satisfaction between what IS and the way we THINK or WISH things would be: - I want to have something that… Continue reading How much of our life is lived in dis-satisfaction?
Category: Cutting to the Chase – Getting to the bottom of things
Pan Spiritism/ Panpsychism
Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics
In this world....There are so many legitimate rights that can be fought for..... There are so many wrongs that need to be righted.....There are so many ideologies, which is correct and which is incorrect?There are so many beliefs.. which are correct and which are incorrect?There are so many religions.. which are correct and which are… Continue reading Treat others the way you wish to be treated – Human Ethics
Are humans basically good or evil?
The common western viewpoint of a human being, is that we are tied up in the world of good and evil. It is quite widely believed that humans have a bent towards this dark side, and if left to their own, the dark side wins out, and the person becomes bent. It is due to… Continue reading Are humans basically good or evil?
On Jungian concept of Deity – Walter Bagot
i thought this was a very well thought out " Jung's concept on god was not the existence of a deity but rather a mythology that varied throughout the world, often defined by custom and/or ritual of which the genesis was the psyche's attempt to find wholeness in and of itself and secondly union with… Continue reading On Jungian concept of Deity – Walter Bagot
Human experience……. Let’s start from the beginning……..
..... to be continued..... Every statement made, should really have a “codicil” ... or a conditional clause such as “apparently”, or “it seems like” as the first word(s). This is because, there is nothing i know of that is so absolute or true, as to never change, nor to be so true that some other… Continue reading Human experience……. Let’s start from the beginning……..
Desire does not cause Suffering – Ajahn Sumedho
“Desire does not cause suffering; the cause of suffering is the grasping of desire…the problem is the grasping of desire not the desire itself. Grasping means being deluded by it, thinking it’s really ‘me’ and ‘mine’: ‘These desires are me’…with personal problems and obsessions, to let go of them is just that much. It is… Continue reading Desire does not cause Suffering – Ajahn Sumedho
Religion – One on One :)
Religion as it has been known, is simply some one else's ideas on their relationship with the "-" (i.e. Ground of Being)....... different names for it, different faces on it.... but as one teacher said, "Borrowed feathers don't grow"..... someone else cant pee for you, and someone else cant eat for you.... and no one… Continue reading Religion – One on One 🙂
Life Lessons from an Onion
Life Lessons from an Onion..... Summarized thoughts...... Life is multi-layered...... 🙂 Thoughts on the subject..... "Peeling off a layer reveals things inside that you wouldn't have seen otherwise." "The center is white (unstained) no matter how dirty the outside gets, it is unchanged at its center." "The rules which govern the outside skin might be… Continue reading Life Lessons from an Onion
The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
" How many of our self-defeating and escapist practices are due to our inability to live life without "getting caught in a spiders web" of emotional reactions? " "It is our emotional REACTION to situations which makes us suffer. We CAN find a way out... a way to let go of that reaction, and when… Continue reading The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
Reality is Dharma 