Dialogue #1
Maharaj: You came here today because you are searching for something. What is it that you are searching for? Fred: Peace. Maharaj: What kind of peace do you seek? Peace in the Middle East? Peace in your marriage? Fred: Peace…
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You Are The Pea
What the old timers used to call “enlightenment” or “realisation” or “awakening” is really just the direct realisation that you are not some kind of being that is separate from the universe but that you are, in fact, the entire…
Alan Alda Talks About Free Will
Hawkeye Pierce gets it. In this interview with Robert Sapolsky from Stanford, they talk about the illusion of free will. This interview is pretty good too.
The Realisation That Can Be Lost Is Not A Real Realisation
I often hear people say they have seen that the self / ego is an illusion and that they are “the one” - but then they lost it. They often say things like “the ego came back” or “life got…
filling the hole
The fundamental need that every single person has is to "fill the hole". We struggle to name "the hole", but it exists inside all of us. It manifests itself in different ways for different people, depending on their genetics and…
The Ultimate Statement
Once we have seen our true nature, there is no going back. It is a permanent transformation. It's like a blind person being given the gift of sight. You'll never again think of yourself in the old way. Enlightenment (aka…
Can You Stop Yourself Laughing?
If you haven't seen the American sitcom "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", then you are missing out. It's one of my favourite comedies of all time. Seriously funny and wrong. Of course YMMV. This morning over coffee, Chrissy and I…
Dennett’s Compatabilism Is Just Dumb
I just finished reading Daniel C Dennett's latest book "Intuition Pumps And Other Tools For Thinking" and, while it's overall an engaging book, his final section is just plain disappointing. In the final chapters, Dennett attempts to demonstrate some of his…
As Simple As Possible
The Great Teaching is very simple. It is so simple that most overlook it, even when given to them freely. They complicate it with ideas and concepts, with prejudice and fear. They believe they are not worthy of it and…