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Saturday, May 24, 2008

The Occult, the Bible and Greek philosophy

I often come across references to so-called occult teachings. This term has become somewhat ambiguous in its meaning. It comes from the Latin root "occultus" meaning hidden or secret. It can indicate knowledge of something hidden or hidden knowledge. Nowadays it seems to mean any spiritual knowledge... Sign in to see full entry.

Adam Smith, the Free Market and Spirituality

" One individual must never prefer himself so much even to any other individual, as to hurt or injure that other, in order to benefit himself, though the benefit to the one should be much greater than the hurt or injury to the other....” Adam Smith is most often remembered for his “ Inquiry into the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The New Religion - A theory based on history, predicting the future

We have to take reality as it is into consideration if we ever hope to achieve a state of peace and an environment conducive to the furthering of understanding. For me personally there is no other God besides Reality and Truth as such. The nature of reality and truth is however something that a lot... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Anti-social vs A-social

In my previous article I wrote about antisocial personality disorder. Just in case someone not familiar with this term in the context of Psychology reads it I should make it clear that what is sometimes called anti-social in everyday parlance is closer to what is called a-social or introverted in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Gnomes in our midst

I have recently noticed that some people seem to believe that calling people myopic, ignorant, clueless etc and asking them if they are on meds or telling them that their education is inadequate etc is not derogatory in nature. The kind of person who fails to recognise or admit to this kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Pseudo Scientific Religious Movements - Landmark Forum, Scientology etc

I've been invited by a colleague to attend a meeting of Landmark Forum to which I at first agreed out of politeness. I then did some research on the subject and found out that it is a revamped version of EST. Movements like these can teach you something worthwhile about life and engaging reality in... Sign in to see full entry.

Crossroads to Paradise and Hell – Spiritual and Material Wealth

We are all faced with life in its fullness every moment of our lives. There are two basic responses to life that I wish to highlight in this article. We can either try to change life itself to fulfil our desires, or we can learn to accommodate life as it is by mastering our desires. To my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Meaning and Contentment

I do not claim to know and understand all things. Such a statement would make me an idiot, since nobody can understand and know all phenomena, but I am certain that I understand enough to be content and no longer search meaning. I have found meaning and I even give meaning to my life myself, or in... Sign in to see full entry.

The only God worthy of our attention

Since the only God worthy of our attention, in my opinion, is directly involved in all events I consider all inputs on the matters relating to religion as part and parcel of the way my God works in and through all sentient beings. Creative intelligence (not to be confused with the claim to... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Touching the Edges of Truth

I've been playing with the impossible: To put into words that which is beyond words. The very first flash of awareness is pure energy and neither holds nor needs interpretation, yet it is in that moment that life is most sublimely experienced. Interpretation is the realm of words and concepts. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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