When asked about the relativity of time, Albert Einstein once explained it like this; "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a minute." When did you last lose time? This often happens when we … Continue reading Relativity
Tag: Thoughts
Black and White
We know that nothing is just one thing and not another. Every colour holds traces of every other colour, just as species are related, languages are similar, thoughts, feelings and emotions cross all boarders. Nothing is black and white and that in itself is something to celebrate – as we can never tire of the … Continue reading Black and White
Greed
While at this time of year it is easy in the West to overindulge, one should always bear in mind there is a fine line between enjoyment and greed. This of course is easy to see where food and drink are concerned, but more difficult when other material possessions are in question and even more … Continue reading Greed
Rough seas, still waters
Imagine yourself cast adrift in nought but a small rowing boat in the middle of a vast ocean. A storm whips up and the tiny vessel is tossed mercilessly, waves rising like immense walls down which you tumble, only to be churned then crashed down upon at the bottom. Where would your thoughts be? They … Continue reading Rough seas, still waters
The quick of life
What makes a man? Is it his mind, his thoughts? If we took away his capacity for thought, would he still be a man? And what when we're asleep? Are dreams our thoughts, or does the mind rest? Either way we are not thinking as we do when awake, yet we continue to exist. What … Continue reading The quick of life
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 