All religions have their practices and rituals. Prayers, fasting, observance of holy days, harvest time celebrations and many more. For a long time now I’ve dismissed such things as the unimportant trappings of religion, but since studying Buddhism and Taoism I have come to question my stance. Also, it doesn’t take much imagination to see […]
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A purposeless cosmos is not a problem
It’s claimed that life is meaningless without religion and it’s an accusation often levelled at atheists. They deny that the cosmos has any intrinsic meaning or purpose so their lives must be the same it’s argued. Does it appear humanity is lost without some cosmic significance? With advances in science, a diversity of beliefs in […]
The Digital Gluttony trap
In my self-help drive and my writing. I would read books, blogs pick out the good ones and add it to my library or citation manager. Looking back it was as if I was trying to curate all the best ideas in the world. I felt that if I could have all the good ideas […]
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The poisonous side of society
‘Don’t Compare Your Insides to Others’ Outsides.’ So much of our suffering is based upon the ideas we have in our heads, the values we hold to and the expectations we have. I have often felt flawed, alone and unworthy. Estranged from the reality I have to face every day. We can suffer because of […]
Passionate entanglement
Calvin: ‘My elbows are grass-stained I’ve got sticks in my hair I’m covered with bug bites and cuts and scratches…I’ve got sand in my socks and leaves in my shirt my hands are sticky with sap and my shoes are soaked!I’m hot dirty sweaty itchy and tired.I say consider this day seized!Tomorrow we’ll seize the […]
Anxiety, self-esteem and Introversion
Part of the reason why I suffered when I was young was that I had such low self-worth. I felt there was something wrong with me. ‘I just wasn’t good with people.’ ‘No-one wants to be with me or talk to me.’ That’s how I thought of myself. The extroverts, they’re the ones with the […]
