If we are interested in knowing what our un-impacted direct sensory experiencing is telling us, we will have to peel off the layers of assumptions and verbal interpretations that we work from subconsciously: Returning to a place of, as few assumptions as possible... which I like to call Zero. Of course, there are not that… Continue reading Peeling the Onion – Part 2 Returning to Zero, being the peeling off of our Layer of assumptions
Category: How We See the World
Peeling the onion – Part 1 Our Worldview – how do we build its contents / come to have one?
And in the end..... We live and see life in accordance with our worldview. And what is our worldview? How is it built? It is built from our assumptions. What are our assumptions? They are decisions we made, both consciously and subconsciously, about how the world around us functions, and about how we fit into… Continue reading Peeling the onion – Part 1 Our Worldview – how do we build its contents / come to have one?
“Oh, that is SO unfair”
The more we start to think that life is "fair", the more dissatisfied we will be..... why? because Life simply IS WHAT IT IS. It is only our human mind that starts to make comparisons of "better and worse", " Fair or not fair", "like and dislike". When we begin to mistake our comparisons with… Continue reading “Oh, that is SO unfair”
An answer to Jordan Peterson
Jordan stated on Oct 6 2024 "The purpose of life is finding the largest burden you can bear, and bearing it." My reply: "The way that the human body is made, it functions at optimum in the "Care Deeply, but don't Carry" mode." Anything else is based on religion in one form or another. (You… Continue reading An answer to Jordan Peterson
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?
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?
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
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
Purity one the one hand, Depravity on the other
We pick one, and go with it....... that's what we do... step by step..... that is what free will means.... choices. We are born pure. We must clean up all the life messes we make after that. Our mess... our responsibility. The rogue ruminating mind takes us step by step into darkness. Our inner guide… Continue reading Purity one the one hand, Depravity on the other
What happened to rational thinking in the 21st century?
i want to start out making a simple statement.... probably too simple...and then i am going to move forward with critiquing that statement and see if my premise was right. "With the post-modern concept that there is no such thing as objective reality, the controls of being able to state a fact that we can… Continue reading What happened to rational thinking in the 21st century?
Reality is Dharma 