Human beings are very good at analysing and labelling, at categorising and filing things into manageable boxes. But what can we really know for certain? We know without a doubt that the sun rises and sets every day, without exception. We know now that we don’t have to perform sacrifices or rituals for this to … Continue reading Certainty
Tag: Infinity
Being
They say that Zen is a system of contradictions and that just when we think we are beginning to understand it, it turns things on their head and we are back to square one. This is a deliberate way of helping us to change our perspective and not to become trapped by our own thought … Continue reading Being
Ego
How many times during the day do we utter the words “I” or “me”. We are encased in the bubble of ego, of self-identity, of separation from all else. Our problems and personal issues are all encompassing, all important to us and they can rule our lives when we look no further than our bubble. … Continue reading Ego
Tunnel vision
Darkness is only in the mortal eye. We think that we see, but we see not. We believe we are governed by laws; laws of physics, laws of anatomy, laws of society - and so it is true. If we believe like this, we live like this. Why should we believe it? We only ever … Continue reading Tunnel vision
The Answer
When you think of a maths puzzle, and you work your brain to solve the equation - the answer doesn't just suddenly exist because you've thought of it. The answer was always there, existing in its own right, to be discovered or not. Discovery does not affect its existing, just as a tree will still … Continue reading The Answer
Laws of Physics
What do we know about the laws of physics? Gravity, time, space, atoms, molecules, particles, pressure, waves, energy...all this is relative. There are enough anomalies if we want to see them, to realise that we don't know, but generally we don't even know that we don't know, so we think we know. How can we … Continue reading Laws of Physics
Unique
Each and every one of us, since existence began, is unique. Infinity pervades all aspects of existence, implying there was no beginning, and our own uniqueness will have no end. We all exist in this same time and space, but this time and space has boundaries in our minds. Infinity, by definition, has no boundaries. … Continue reading Unique
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