Whether you class yourself as religious or not, whether you believe in sin or not, this quote from the Book of John holds an important message for all of us. Who are we to judge what another does, and what right does society have to decide what is good or bad? There do have to … Continue reading Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone
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Soul
Do humans have a soul? Is there something perpetual and eternal, some enduring aspect of us which lingers on after we die? There is something so quintessentially me, something that makes me unique and unlike any other human that has ever lived – surely, whether or not we were created by some higher intelligence, that … Continue reading Soul
Self Love
We are told that we cannot truly love others until we learn to love ourselves. What does it mean to love oneself? Does it mean we should be vain and preen ourselves until we look as physically attractive to others as possible? Does it mean we should be proud of our achievements and boast about … Continue reading Self Love
Dreams
Waking life wallows in the indulgencies of the word-hoard. Words spin webs of deception and delusion. They shape and falsify our experience...serving human masters of fear and vanity.* We are captives of our own intelligence. We label everything in a bid to master it, under the guise of understanding. There is nothing we experience which … Continue reading Dreams
Sleep walking
What is it to be aware? To be awake? We believe that at night we fall asleep and dream, and when the light comes we wake and are conscious beings, interacting with the world around us. We use our senses and feel emotions, we reason and use our intelligence to solve problems, or grow our … Continue reading Sleep walking
Unconditional
We are complex creatures. We think, we analyse, we feel emotions at in-depth levels and we can abuse our ‘intelligence’ all too easily through mis-use. We only have to look at the use of the media, and advertising in particular, to see how manipulative humans can be – and at times it is very blatant, … Continue reading Unconditional
Thinking
The mind often acts like a child. It wants attention, to be the centre of attention and in our busy lives it's easy to give in and let the mind have reigns. And we've convinced ourselves that the mind is everything. Thinking is revered. He's a great thinker. Our minds, our inventions, ideas and thoughts, … Continue reading Thinking
Zen musings 