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
Tag: responsibility
Certainty
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
Mind imposed order
We are incredibly conditioned creatures, far more than we are consciously aware and our minds control almost everything we see, hear, experience and do. If we learn a new word, something unusual that has caught our interest, so we remember it, we begin to see or hear this particular word much more frequently in the … Continue reading Mind imposed order
Imagination
What greater gift has been bestowed on humans than imagination? We have health, legs to walk, hands to hold, ears to hear, eyes to behold, but any of that can be taken away, at any time, and for some, we never have that. But imagination...even if we have no legs, we can travel anywhere in … Continue reading Imagination
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
Try
We can hear a thousand wise sayings, or read a hundred insightful books, but unless we absorb those teachings and practise them in our every day lives, they are meaningless. Just as if you were to visit a doctor regarding some illness, and he prescribed you medicine that would make you well, but after you … Continue reading Try
Zen musings 