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You’re Going to Die

By day, he was an IRS agent. He had been for twelve years. A grey suit wearing, perfectly groomed, saggy eyed, public slave. He was a maths whizz, too. Given any two numbers, he could find their produ… more →

Humans Are Weird

Nobody Home

halsmith wrote 12 hours ago: Ever since I read Fun Home, I have been trying to write about my own childhood – and it has no … more →

Tags: Literature

Authority and Power

kenthamaker wrote 1 day ago: Preston Harold continues his exploration of Jesus and the unconscious… Psychologists presented … more →

Tags: Freud, God, Gospel of John, Hierarchy, higher ego, Jesus, Kingdom of Heaven, lower ego, psychic life

Free Will.

Bette Ziegler wrote 1 day ago: All is not a perfect equation. Things aren’t meant to add up. If they were there wouldn’ … more →

Tags: Secrets of The Self Book, Living, Karma 2, choices 2, Endings and Beginnings, Free Will, Balance, Decisions

SADHANA

millicentdanker wrote 1 day ago: Dynamic tranquility: the Buddha in contemplation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) SADHANA* The Guru kindle … more →

Tags: Buddha, God, Guru, mantra, meditation, Poetry, Religion and Spirituality, Sadhana, Sanskrit

Where's the Poet?

mvlake wrote 2 days ago: So, if we follow Keats in his axiom that “the poet is the most unpoetical of anything in existence b … more →

Tags: Poetry, Keats, John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale, Krishnamurti, Imagination, Eternity, eastern philosophy, identity

The Inevitability of Seamlessness

Michael wrote 2 days ago: In the seamless life, Loving and everything else are indissolubly joined. We are not splintered, or … more →

Tags: Poetry, A Course in Miracles, Acceptance, ACIM, awakening, Christ, course of love, Creation, Discovery

The Two Layers of Our Lives

halsmith wrote 2 days ago: These two layers are the superficial and the profound. Or in Freudian terms, the conscious and the u … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology

Flashback: A 34th Thing I Have Learned — 1 comment

Suzie Hall wrote 4 days ago: Posted Aug. 7 2012 at ThisIsJacked — my old blog I cannot believe I didn’t post this wit … more →

Tags: zero filter, Personal Leadership, A Journey Deeper, battling the mind, God, The Universe, comparing, Challenges, Others

Nothing But Turtles — 2 comments

Sedone wrote 5 days ago: I think we intrinsically understand there are great forces at work in our lives, whether we realize … more →

Tags: Spirit, Mind, Awe, Fear, Habits, humility, postaday, respect, self-deception

The Brain in Bits — 26 comments

butimbeautiful wrote 6 days ago: Do you believe there’s more to you than your brain? For example, take talking to yourself. GOD … more →

Tags: Rose and the Philosopher's Chocolate, Consciousness, Philosophy, The Brain, TED Talks, The Mind, Michael Singer, The untethered soul

On experiencing myself as an unhealthy person — 1 comment

alex lockwood wrote 6 days ago: Or, why would I be embarrassed to tell a friend I was allergic to peanuts? The context: an ex-girlfr … more →

Tags: 21 Soul, peanuts, Friendships, Relationships, Judith Butler, repetition, Lauren Berlant, cruel optimism, Adam Phillips

Trapped and limited.

ryanpaikin wrote 1 week ago: Whilst driving to work this morning, I was overcome with the weirdest feeling that I’ve ever f … more →

Tags: Consciousness, Senses, reality, Réalisation, Understanding, comfort, Scary

My Second Year: A Better Story?

JonM. wrote 1 week ago: Seemingly, the blossoms have returned, albeit a bit late this year. I awoke to seeing one land on my … more →

Tags: Insight, Stories, Academics, Failures, school year, second year, undergrad

Breaking Clouds — 2 comments

Michael wrote 1 week ago: Unsure of how to proceed, the fabric of my inner experience the tattered banner of yet another faile … more →

Tags: Christ, Creative, A Course in Miracles, Acceptance, ACIM, awakening, course of love, Forgiveness, Jesus

You're Going to Die — 2 comments

Humans Are Weird wrote 1 week ago: By day, he was an IRS agent. He had been for twelve years. A grey suit wearing, perfectly groomed, s … more →

Tags: Culture, death, Humans Are Weird, Life, Lifestyle, loneliness, Mortality, Movies, Psychology

The Nondual Academic: On Racism, Inferiority and the Self — 19 comments

alwaystheself wrote 1 week ago: My research is about the subjective dimensions of racism and inequality. To wit, I’ve spent hu … more →

Tags: Spiritual Musings, Race & Ethnicity, Academic Musings, spirituality, Nonduality, Race, racism, Consciousness, Acceptance

Foot to the Floor — 5 comments

Twig wrote 1 week ago: I don’t mind That I write poorly Hold pen in door That talking about what Could’ve been … more →

Tags: Poet's Creative, '76 Chevy, chug, Foot to the Floor, Journey, Love, no regrets, Poetry, Power

Living in Falling Shadows — 5 comments

Humans Are Weird wrote 1 week ago: Isn’t the feeling you get from a falling dream just a swell kick in the pants? I remember the … more →

Tags: Culture, Bill Hicks, Buddhism, Depression, Dreams, Humans Are Weird, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy

Connecting to the Higher Self — 2 comments

Sedone wrote 1 week ago: We all have a Higher Self, and it’s important to have a regular practice of connecting to that … more →

Tags: Spirit, Social, Self-Improvement, compassion, Courage, Life, Purpose, Truth, The Universe


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