In a previous post I talked about when I was a child, I would ask questions of who created us, and who created the one that created us. The questions became unending as they started to unravel unto themselves. With every question, others came that would question those questions.
Until recently, the questions were constantly there and no amount of possible answers to the questions were satisfactory. In consulting my guru and meditating on those questions, I realize that the mind is very cunning in coming up with futile questions to keep itself occupied. At the end of the day, getting answers to those questions do nothing for us except keep our minds focused on something else other than living in the now.
Most of us have been taught that it’s all in the hands of the man upstairs. We project what we think God is or should be in order to be comforted in our seeming state of despair when we can’t explain things or need a way to make sense of certain situations. When I say we project, I mean that we give God personality – perfect, absolute, compassion, omni this, omni that. These are things that is used by every religion.
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I’ve been scantly paying attention to the recent suspension of a priest in Germany because of sexual abuses of children. The pope, then a cardinal, approved the transfer of that priest to another location. Now, hundreds of people are coming forward alleging sexual abuse and physical violence.
I am often reminded of the teachings [...]
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I sat with a new friend today, who told me how she loved by blog by the way, and blurted out that I did not know what the next topic was going to be.
She was telling me about a her friend who always have what if moments. The topic of this post [...]
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It has been a few weeks since I’ve not been sleeping well. I’m not sure if it started before the quake in Haiti, but it sure got worse since.
My mind has not been racing or pondering about anything in particular when I go to sleep, but it takes me a long time to fall [...]
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I recently lost my cousin to the earthquake in Haiti. My family is coming to grips with the loss because we four months ago, my grandmother transitioned. This is hard to take in a four month period.
I started to think about how life and death are different sides of the same coin. Death is always [...]
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By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the news about the devastation that occurred in Haiti over the past 24 hrs. It has been incredible to see the disaster and the suffering that has been coming through the news and internet. Particularly, it has been hard for people who are from Haiti, have family there, or [...]
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I could never understand the statement that some people make that they’re a God fearing person. I’ve tried to understand what they say, and even the explanation that have been provided to help my understanding. I must say, however, that it has not worked. I’m still stumped and baffled by the statement.
I’m not sure if [...]
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I’m not sure if you have seen the movie Avatar. If you have not, I truly recommend it. The computer graphics if out of this world, specially when you see it in 3D. The story is pretty good as well, if you can see beyond the visual effects and really get into it.
Some people, I’m [...]
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Have you ever tried not saying anything at all for a few hours? If you have, what has your experience been like?
The reason I ask is because I’m looking to see if people may be experiencing the same thing that I have. I spend a lot of time in the bookstore reading or doing [...]
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In thinking on what to write the other day, intuition immediately jumped out at me. This is the process I go by when I do the post, by the way. I ask myself what to write next and whatever jumps out, wins.
Anyway, back to developing intuition. I want to first differentiate between knowing and knowledge. [...]
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