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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Eleusinian Mysteries
In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the motto written over the door was Know Thyself. During the initiations, a student was placed inside a maze fraught with dangers, with the promise that if they were to reach the centre then they would find the truth, they would discover God. For those that made it through, the holy … Continue reading Eleusinian Mysteries
Confidence of the present moment
The human brain is hard-wired to judge today’s experiences by those of yesterday. If we have perceived we have failed at something in the past, we carry those expectations with us, held in our memories like pebbles. However, whatever happened in the past, whatever could not be achieved yesterday should not deter us, should hold … Continue reading Confidence of the present moment
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
Judgement
Imagine if we were so clumsy one day that after spilling our morning coffee, dropping our keys down a drain then breaking a delicate ornament with our heavy touch, we were so cross with ourselves we decided to do something drastic...we decided to cut off the offending hand. How likely is it that we would … Continue reading Judgement
Beauty
Imagine strolling through a field full of wild flowers. the soft, warm wind is blowing gently through your hair and your senses are taken over with the scents and vivid colours of the flowers around you. Bees and butterflies are everywhere you look and there is no sound but their buzzing, not a cloud in … Continue reading Beauty
Reading between the lines
It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised, the mosquito is swatted.* To the drinkers in the beer garden, the wasp is nothing but an annoyance, yet to the gardener, the wasp is a friend who keeps down the greenfly and caterpillar population. Good can always … Continue reading Reading between the lines
Impermanence
It doesn't take much for our perspective to change. Not so long ago our society held different people in high regard. The rich and famous were held on pedestals, looked up to by young and old alike as something different, something better. Today when we look at society, who is it that we look to, … Continue reading Impermanence
Looking beyond
How often have you been excited with a wrapped present, feeling its contours, shaking it, smelling it – only to be disappointed once it is ripped open? Conversely, there have been times when you have met someone who you did not find at all attractive, but as you have grown to know and like them … Continue reading Looking beyond
Anger
When we hold a burning coal in our fist, it is only ourselves we burn, just as when we drink poison, we damage only our insides. Once two men, who had been imprisoned and tortured together forty years previously, met by chance on the wayside. After catching up one man asked the other, 'have you … Continue reading Anger
Zen musings 