Article written by: Michael Patton, who received a master of theology degree in New Testament studies from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2001. It is a discussion of why he feels that the Bible can act as its own proof ........ and why this is not circular reasoning. I have never heard this argument before: namely,… Continue reading Bible Dialectic – The Bible as its own proof
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Introspection Illusion
The introspection illusion is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly think they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states, while treating others' introspections as unreliable. In certain situations, this illusion leads people to make confident but false explanations of their own behavior (called "causal theories"[1]) or inaccurate predictions of their future… Continue reading Introspection Illusion
Chakras – The Sacral Chakra
http://pranaworld.net/11-chakras-of-man-the-sacral-chakra/ This is an interesting article from a prajna healing point of view, regarding how energy from the Sacral Chakra (pelvic area) can be transmuted into Brahmacharya which means “one who practices union with the Universal Supreme God"....... (as I suppose the other chakras are also contributors) This type of concept is almost universal throughout… Continue reading Chakras – The Sacral Chakra
Buddhist Teachings – Overview
Below is a "Dhamma List" (Dhamma - Pali, Dharma - Sanskrit) which lists most of the above content with a bit of explanation..... This list is from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which uses the Pali texts as its base. (my understanding) I will try to place an copy from the Mahayana Buddhist tradition as well....… Continue reading Buddhist Teachings – Overview
My teaching – Lao Tzu
"Some say that my teaching is nonsense. Others call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense makes perfect sense. And to those who put it into practice, this loftiness has roots that go deep." 老子 - Lao Tzu (The English translation of his name sounds like "old… Continue reading My teaching – Lao Tzu
The Tunguska Event
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160706-in-siberia-in-1908-a-huge-explosion-came-out-of-nowhere On 30 June 1908, an explosion ripped through the air above a remote forest in Siberia, near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river. The fireball is believed to have been 50-100m wide. It depleted 2,000 sq km of the taiga forest in the area, flattening about 80 million trees. The earth trembled. Windows smashed in the… Continue reading The Tunguska Event
Xu Yun – Hua Tou Method
This website comes from : Xu Yun thru Charles Luk thru Richard Hunn https://wenshuchan-online.weebly.com/the-hua-tou-3544138957-method.html
The Genesis of Now – Richard Doyle
The Genesis of Now - Richard Doyle
Gary Weber – Self- Inquiry Methods
This video discusses the practice of Self Inquiry as taught by Gary Weber, in a dialogue with Rich Doyle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUKFbjnx0Q About Gary Weber - http://happiness-beyond-thought.com/legacy/ Gary Webers videos can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/user/gudakesha7/videos Garys Webers website : Happiness Beyond Thought - http://happiness-beyond-thought.com/ Ramana Maharshi, Gary's "mentor". http://www.ramana-maharshi.org
Karl Marx – Theories and Thought
Stanford University https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marx/ 2.1 " Unfortunately, Marx never tells us what human emancipation is, although it is clear that it is closely related to the idea of non-alienated labour, which we will explore below." 2.2 "religious alienation" "Marx’s response, in both the Theses and the Critique, is that the proletariat can break free only by… Continue reading Karl Marx – Theories and Thought
Reality is Dharma 