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Emerson and The Meaning of Mushrooms
In his famous essay “Nature” Emerson says that “Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Every appearance in nature corresponds to some state of the mind, and that state of the mind can...
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Meaning of life?: “Finished eating? Then wash your bowls!”
This is what a Buddhist monk said to a student when asked “What is the meaning of life?” This simplifies my life. I think of this wisdom every day and always promptly do the dishes.
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Faith, Belief and Knowledge
(Photo of Gandhi statue in New York’s Union Square) Faith is defined in many ways but Gandhi put it this way: “Faith is putting your foot on the first rung of a ladder when you don’t know where it...
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Lessons from Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali and Norman Mailer
A street scene during an election year. We do have choices, don’t we? The new movie about the life of Bob Dylan — “I’m not here” — has gotten raves. Dylan is played by 6 actors including a 14 year old...
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What does “The Kingdom of God is within you” mean?
“Night Walk” Photograph copyright Frank Winters a Canon G9 image Luke 17:20, 21: “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom...
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“No Madam, it took my whole life!”
What has your life prepared you for? For Philippe Petit his life prepared him for the wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York. Sully Sullenberger’s life prepared him to land a airliner safely...
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Winter Solstice & The Mist of Time
We dimly remember our fear This is a holiday season because we have always feared the darkness. Not so much now with electricity and enlightenment. Yet still we fear death because it is the dying of...
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“Anxiety is the fundamental mood of existence.” Heidegger
Chicago Street at Night I came across this quote “Anxiety is the fundamental mood of existence” — attributed to Martin Heidegger — in Wittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson. Markson also wrote that...
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More on Infallibility – Is God cruel or just unaware?
Who or what made this? Here is another reply to Alex, my Talisman9 correspondent who has been gracious and patient with me. Please let me know what you think — & Thanks to Sen for his comments — I...
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Fear, Liminal Space and Lungleavin Day
Some of us fear the woods Heather Von St. James knows fear. She is a mesothelioma survivor who had her left lung removed in order to save her life. That was back in 2005. The operation and treatment...
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