Tag: Buddha

From what I’ve seen, it seems that when people commit to believing in something, it becomes very difficult—painful, even—to entertain the notion that they might be wrong.  But IMHO, it is the willingness to accept this difficulty and pain that drives innovation and honest inquiry.  I believe this willingness to engage in thought experiments—however unpopular…

I started out writing for others, but then I realized somewhere along the line that I was writing for myself as well, but not in what seems to be the typical sense—in the interest of catharsis or self-expression (although those have been nice side benefits).  In my mind, the most important benefit I derive from…

Say that age-old mystical premise is true—the one where we’re pieces of an all-powerful being that has purposefully forgotten its power so that it can experience the joy of rediscovering it.  If that premise is true, then every horror and joy we volunteer to experience/witness is much like going to a movie where we volunteer…

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…