Category: Philosophy & Musings

Once basic needs are met (in the context of Maslow), it becomes incredibly apparent that discipline equals freedom:  the discipline to deny cravings, or engage in pleasure without compulsion; the discipline to adopt a trend, or contemplate the subversive; the discipline to do what you hate, celebrate what you love, or vice versa in either…

My formula for good writing is:  prudent use of letters + spacing = telepathic transmission of the fantastical.

In the event you can’t find that perfected, codified methodology that allows you to become the person you want to be… You could always make one up yourself.

In my experience, writing about the fantastic is predicated on a willingness to dive into the unknown.  Few things are as thrilling as channeling unfamiliar concepts and worlds through my mind.  While I humble myself by openly admitting “I don’t know,” I embolden myself by saying, “I’m willing to try.”

What if it’s true that everyone really is an unrealized [saint/buddha/divinity] that volunteered to limit itself so it could live out a cool story?  Sure, you’d have to outwardly honor your path and [revere/kill/love/hate] so you could do what’s contextually appropriate…but inwardly, maybe you’d recognize it as a costume party and have the time of…

(This is a long/convoluted one) We’ve all heard new-agers assert a preference for “logic-defying magic,”—how they intend x, and y happens.  As I understand it, that still falls in the realm of logic—even though it’s devoid of empirical data and evidential support—as it can be roughly translated into an enthymeme, one of the simplest available…

I suspect that “teachers” are only articulate folk who remind us that we may learn from every circumstance, every anecdote…everything that happens to cross paths with our perception—no matter how unpleasant, strange, or wonderful it may be.

From what I’ve seen, the speed with which I can employ logic and critical thinking is directly related to how much spontaneity/improvisation I am capable of handling at any given moment.

From what I’ve seen, it is hard to predict material success, ESPECIALLY in the entertainment industry.  And even if we get it, it does not guarantee fulfillment or happiness.  But here’s what’s well within our grasp:  it is possible to conduct ourselves like people who DESERVE success; to invite it to our doorstep by showing…

This is just my view of it, but there’s no such thing as a [buddh]ist.  There are only [buddhas] having a lot of titillating fun and terror rediscovering who they are.  Sometimes they try on cool labels or costumes.