No one is coming to save you. There is no savior. If there is to be any transformation, it must come from you. That requires maturity—the willingness to stand alone and take responsibility for your own mind.
You are deeply … Read the rest
Process and the Unconditioned
A candle flame looks steady, yet it is constantly renewed. That is the texture of reality: continuity without fixed essence. The Buddha distinguished the conditioned—“the born, become, made”—from the unconditioned. The former is impermanent, interdependent, and without essence. Heraclitus saw … Read the rest
Spiritual but Not Religious
J. Krishnamurti tells of the devil watching a man pick up a piece of truth. “That’s bad for you,” the servant says. “Not at all,” the devil replies. “I’ll let him organize it.”
Organization is the quiet undoing of truth. … Read the rest
Ultimate Reality is Non-Binary
God is often imagined as male, but this reflects cultural habit more than metaphysical necessity. If the divine has no body, no biology, and no sex, then gendered language is symbolic at best. It tells us more about human projection … Read the rest
Mindfulness of Just This Breath
Mindfulness begins with a simple insight: the mind, like muddy water, clears when left undisturbed. When we constantly stir it with worry, memory, and analysis, clarity is lost. Stillness allows settling.
At its core, mindfulness is the cultivation of awareness. … Read the rest
Religious Pluralism
I agree with John Hick: there is no one religion whose adherents stand out as morally and spiritually superior to the rest of the human race. All traditions have their saints, their politicians, and their sinners.
The best of each … Read the rest