(5-minute read) Christians proclaim to be followers of Jesus. Many seem to be ardent Donald Trump supporters too. But can you be both? Aren’t they diametrically opposite characters? I argue that you can only follow one at the expense of the other. Jesus, the character The central characteristic … [Read more...]
A Mystical Tale of Love and the Afterlife
This is the very unusual story of a man who reconciles with both his wives. He is delighted, of course. Who wouldn't be? But he's unsettled too. He let Greta die alone six years ago. And Anne recently stopped his fist with her mouth. Yet here they are. Is he crazy? Is he … [Read more...]
Why I think There’s an Afterlife
(5-minute read) I think it might be reasonable to believe there is an afterlife - a continuation of your consciousness after you die. Here are five reasons why I hold this opinion. They’re not meant to be conclusive or rigorous arguments – just thought touch points aimed at testing the certainty … [Read more...]
What is Your Purpose?
(4-minute read) - If you know the answer to this question, you’re probably deluded. Your purpose (delusion) is keeping you happy – like a mind-numbing drug. And it’s keeping you trapped, unable to think further than the ‘you’ it’s built around. I say probably because there are people that know … [Read more...]
Your Identity is a Jail
5-minute read - From the day you arrive in this world, you start creating an identity. That identity becomes your jail – it is the constraint your mind builds around you. Your identity consoles you and keeps everything manageable and predictable. But it severely limits you. It has to die – you have … [Read more...]
Simple Love
3-minute read - I wish I could permanently feel love. Like dogs and children playing early in the morning, happy to see each other after the night apart. They don’t care about the world that worries me in the mornings. It means nothing to them. The dogs and the children run off, and get dirty in … [Read more...]
Christmas Joy
(3-minute read) - It had been a crazy year. She started one business and watched another fail; she’d taken up practices and delved into philosophies; sailed the heights of joy; and crawled, injured, through the darkness of despair. Frenetic. And now as the year drew to a close, she found herself … [Read more...]
Death is an Illusion
(2-minute read) - It is one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. That feeling of ego disappearing. Do you know what I mean? I mean the liberating experience when you realise none of the identities are you. We all attach to a whole lot of identities. Things like possessions, positions, … [Read more...]
Jesus and the Buddha
Unconditional love is central to the wisdom of Jesus and the Buddha. In the silence when I forget all the words of the priests and the Holy Joes, I see Jesus and the Buddha, and all the mystics of the world’s wisdom traditions, as one. When I leave all the fads and the self-proclaimers, and when … [Read more...]
Science and Spirituality
(6-minute Read) - Science and spirituality are often seen as opposites. But are they? Dogmatic extremists shout that the two are incompatible. Usually they make their noise with no understanding of science or spirituality. Indeed, religion is far removed from science. But not spirituality, properly … [Read more...]
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