One of the most harmful and yet pervasive ideas that seem to occupy our minds and esteem society is the idea of purity or perfection. We think of a perfect world, a utopia, perfect wisdom, perfect beauty. A perfect circle, perfect life, son, partner etc. I find it horrifying that so much of what we […]
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Do we have Free Will, or Free Won’t?
In our day-to-day experience, we appear to be making things happen through the choices and decisions we make. However, when we look closer it becomes far more difficult to support the idea that we make choices independent of outside influences. The findings of neuroscience have shown free will or may be nothing more than an […]
The Importance of Ritual
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 […]
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 […]
