Category: Spirituality
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Reality Is Subjective
Most people have the idea that the world, the universe, is an objective reality. It exists independently of us, independently of perceivers. For example, a tree is a tree. Regardless of whether I perceive the tree or an ant perceives the tree, the tree is the same thing. It has its own objective reality which…
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Your Life Is an Unbelievable Coincidence
How many times have you come reasonably close to dying? Probably more than you know. Yet you’re still alive, reading this post. Take all of those close calls and multiply by 100, going back along your ancestry for 100 generations. Yet you’re still alive, reading this post. Isn’t it unbelievable that despite all odds, you’re…
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Amadahy and the Raindrop
The rainstorm was a welcome break from the midsummer heat, but as suddenly as it had come, so did it vanish, leaving a thick dampness which caught on their skin. Quickly evaporating from the earth under the brilliant sun, the fallen rain misted and rose in billowing columns, creating a surreal landscape in which the…
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The Beauty of Our World
When we think of the beauty of our world, we usually first imagine a Caribbean sunset, a glassy mountain lake reflecting snowcapped mountains in the early summer, a sunny morning after a blizzard, a beautiful, fit girl in a skimpy bikini, or any number of classically beautiful sights. Of course this…
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Tekmology
When’s the last time you used a map? The last time you used an encyclopedia? Developed a roll of film? When I think of all of the tekmology I use on a daily basis, it blows my mind. You don’t have to go to the gas station, buy a map, find the place, then navigate.…
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What’s the Point, He Thought
He lay on the grass watching the invisible sky, comfortable, not feeling much of anything. There he was, a conscious human, aware of the fact that his consciousness was pondering its own existence, aware of the beauty surrounding him, although it didn’t touch him like he thought maybe it should. It was just there, as…
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The Symphony of Life
He sat with his back to the tree, eyes closed, listening. There was only the music of the forest, the summer breeze tickling the leaves which shimmered back and forth, waving at their guest below, welcoming him to their protective canopy. The songbirds chirped from the swaying treetops, and in the distance a woodpecker battered…
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Gratitude
It’s impossible to be happy all the time. Who would want to be? The downs are what make the ups so enjoyable. The downs are what make the ups possible. Obviously we want to maximize the ups in quantity and degree and minimize the downs, but a lot of the time it’s beyond our control,…
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Conscious Astral Projection
I’ve astral projected a few times from dreams in which I became lucid, meaning I realized I was dreaming but didn’t wake up, so continued my dream with full consciousness and control. Then I transitioned from the dream world to something more “real”, seemingly independent of my consciousness, seemingly able to be perceived similarly by…
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Some Perspective
A woman is on the train across from you and her two young children are yelling and running around, bumping into people, hitting each other. She lets it happen and just sits there silently. You think to yourself what a terrible mother she is, and how inconsiderate she is for letting her kids act that…