Meditation on “Imagine” pt. 3
Thursday, August 10th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Music, Spirituality | 2 Comments »Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... "And no religion too" has a been a difficult part of the song for me until recently. One of ...
Why should we bother seeking enlightenment?
Monday, August 7th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Peace and Justice, Spirituality | 6 Comments »This is why: Torii after Nagasaki atomic blast, August 9, 1945
There I am
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 3 Comments »You know the guy who never remembers where he parked his car, and has to survey the parking lot before he finds it? That's me. Now, I don't identify with my car... But recently, I had that experience and when I ...
Meditation on “Imagine” pt. 2
Monday, July 31st, 2006 Posted in Mind, Music, Peace and Justice | 2 Comments »Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... This part screams to me. "Imagine there's no countries / It is isn't hard to do..." To which my ...
Meditation on “Imagine” pt. 1
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Music, Spirituality | 1 Comment »Something i've wanted to do for a long time is post on John Lennon's song, Imagine. What kept me from it was not wanting to make a really, really, long post. You've might have noticed I do like to ...
Belief vs. Trust (again!)
Friday, June 2nd, 2006 Posted in Mind, Quick Thoughts, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Beliefs are how the ego insulates itself against the potentially threatening activity of the Spirit: they give it a handle to allow it to believe it is open to God. Trust is how the heart truly opens the soul to the ...
Size matters! (Clarifying ‘a really big man’)
Monday, April 24th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 10 Comments »Judging from the comments that got on my previous post, I guess I need to give it more context. I'm not writing about Paul Bunyan, folks, but the Teacher. I was thinking about how practical people (God love 'em!) tend to ...
Are you alive? Prove it!
Monday, April 17th, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Mind, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Christ has risen! Christos Aneste! A visitor mentioned the story of "doubting Thomas" in a comment yesterday, which ties in neatly with the question, "Are you alive?" What really made me want to post this question was watching the Battlestar Galactica ...
Holy Thursday: Teacher’s farewell
Thursday, April 13th, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Mind | 3 Comments »2000 years hasn't begun to exhaust discussion of who Jesus was, and what his life means for us. During this time, it's traditional to reflect on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. However, during most of the rest of the ...
Teachers, continued
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I think I might have created some inadvertent confusion with my last post. I certainly don't think that everyone who reads this blog should start looking for an enlightened teacher, although there are a few whom I know well enough ...