Today’s popular culture trumpets the idea that there is at least one person out there who is our ideal match. That person is the one special individual who will understand all of your quirks and see through your shielded self to the truly beautiful person that you truly are. They will “complete” us. All you… Read more »
Eastern religions put a great deal of emphasis on meditation, and especially sitting meditation. Many schools say that one can only reach awakening through sitting, likely because many of the great teachers in the past were enlightened in this way. You may find yourself in a situation where you are told that you should practice… Read more »
Recently it seems that everything I’m studying points to one essential truth: nothingness. Also known as shunya or “the void” by Hindus, this is not meant to say there isn’t anything – like one might imagine space or a black hole – rather the idea here is nothing as the opposite of something. There cannot… Read more »
I am always amazed at how willing Bill Maher is to put himself out there, as he did in his recent documentary about the state of world religion named Religulous. The first thought I had after watching the film was that it was strange that Bill decided only to discuss Western religions. Buddhism, Hinduism and… Read more »
I’m trying to figure out how to start this thing…
