Tag: Buddha

When someone’s screwed by life to the point where futility and hopelessness become undeniable realities, I believe it’s possible to alchemize all that disappointment and pain, the shattered idealism, and not only use them to strip perception down to the clearest it’s ever been, but also to internalize the most empowering realization in all of…

Just from a scientific perspective (though I’m not wedded to science; I enjoy using it because it thus far provides the most predictable and consensus-building model of reality we have to date) we possess an extremely limited perception; our eyes only see the visible ROYGBIV spectrum, our ears only detect a frequency within a certain…

“To stand a chance of making it, don’t merge with the vast sea of dignified do-nothings who are so afraid to suck that they never take a chance.”   —People who stand a chance of making it

I believe the ultimate goal of spirituality is to come to a whole-being realization that if everything is created by divinity, then there’s actually no such thing as “spirituality,” because all divine things are spiritual by default (we arise from [God] and in the end return to [God]; we have no choice in the matter…

Without the ability/desire to employ critical thinking, one is destined to be mired in doctrine, completely at the mercy of ever-encroaching obsolescence.   Ironically, those same doctrines were probably formed through critical thought, but for those who refuse to live an examined life, they serve as shackles rather than stepping stones.

In my slog to re-edit Echo 1, it has never been more clearly illustrated to me that good writing means learning The Art of Omission; in order to create a smooth, delicious story that dissolves on the palate of the readerly mind, I must learn where to dig deep and pour forth description, and when…

“Doing my best” doesn’t just mean bouncing back from failure; all that requires is a measure of stubbornness.  Doing my best means milking failure for every ounce of knowledge it contains, no matter how painful it may be to contemplate those lessons, and then applying everything I’ve learned to my next challenge, with just as…

From what I’ve seen, many seem to think that admitting failure breeds negative self-worth.  But I believe that it’s crucial to admit failure in order to grow from it, and that confusing that admittance with negative self-worth is an indulgence in ego, or a shortcoming in critical thinking.  We should be honest about our failures;…

When I hear that it’s a common thing for veterans as well as those who have recovered from serious illness as well as those who were once poor and now rich to sheepishly admit they were happier in times of adversity, I realize that it’s imperative for me to continually challenge myself, to—and I’m not…