19 Jun

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

"Be open to everything and attached to nothing." This concept didn't sit well with my wife, until I explained it. Being open to everything means we realize the universe is endless realities and possibilities. When we are attached to nothing, we don't take any reality or possibility too seriously or confuse any as the sole expression of reality. This is the essence of wisdom. Nothing is what everything is before it is what it is whatever it is. Nothing is the essence of reality. When we are attached to nothing we are one with everything. This leads to compassion as we thus treat everything as we treat ourselves. It is wisdom (realizing infinite perspectives and possibilities) and compassion (oneness with the infinite expressions of reality) that open the door to enlightenment....

18 Jun

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

The phrase "it's all downhill from here" can be interpreted variously: going forward things will get easier or things will worsen. It's meaning reflects our attitude. For example, through much of our lives we have more time than money and we trade our time for money. However, at some point we crossover, we have more money than time.  It's all downhill from here as our lives are now relatively easy as we are financially free to do as we wish or it's all downhill from here if we think our life will progressively worsen as we run out of time....

16 Jun

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

After all the time and effort spent on the meditations, the retreats, the rituals, the costumes, the holidays, etc. and especially embracing the abstract concepts explaining our destiny after death, hopefully we awaken with the sound of our hysterically laughing at the absurdity of it all. If not, our time and efforts have been for little but maintaining the obstacles others face on the path to enlightenment....

15 Jun

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." One constant in the universe is change; the river, the man and everything is ever-changing. Anything to the contrary is an illusion. While no man can step in the same river twice, he can drink from it many times. A man today can remember the experiences of the man he once was and use the knowledge gained from those experiences for his own welfare. ...

13 Jun

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

The purpose of life is to have a wonderful time of it every day, to realize our potential and to help others likewise. However, some days we are distracted by difficulties and life doesn't seem all that wonderful. Then, if we step away from what's engaging us and focus on helping others, we'll have a purposeful day and at least have a wonderful time vicariously....

04 Jun

Posted at 03:10h in Observations

There is only one mind to which each of us are connected. Those who think otherwise are disconnected from reality. The mind is a reflecting pond. Each of us is stationed at different points along the perimeter of mind. Our individual perspectives are reflections of mind from those respective points and our attitude. We each tend to take our finite perspective seriously and believe it's reality. However, reality is truly revealed when we have an amalgam of perspectives from infinite points along the perimeter of mind. This is the essence of wisdom....

02 Jun

Posted at 23:27h in Observations

"I grew up in a locker room where people from every race, every background, and every community came together and became brothers to accomplish a single goal...

01 Jun

Posted at 19:56h in Observations

Others hear mostly the sounds we make when we express our unsolicited opinions. To get them to listen, we need them to ask us questions which get their attention to focus on our views. If we arouse their curiosity by asking them questions, they in turn might ask us questions. In that process, we might both learn something. Otherwise, expressing our unsolicited views is an intellectual or emotional bowel movement; feels good but puts off those near....