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
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Thankfulness
Life supplies us with everything we need. Every day we have air to breathe and wonder to fill us with awe. There is energy which feeds the soul, if we recognise it and allow it into our lives. The blade of grass in spring-time, so pure and green, sprouting from the earth, bathing in the … Continue reading Thankfulness
Emptiness
"Doors and windows are cut in the walls of a house. And because they are empty spaces we are able to use them. Therefore on the one hand we have the benefit of existence. And on the other we make use of non-existence." (Tao Te Ching) When we cut a window in our wall, we … Continue reading Emptiness
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