Every time we lose the way, noise is to blame. Diversion, distraction, intrusion. Every time we return to the way it is through emptiness, stillness, silence. What disturbs the still water? Noise, confusion, complexity. Drop into the silence, etc. Take refuge in the emptiness, etc. It is the way to the way, and that makesContinue reading “April 23, 2026”
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April 22, 2026
The experience of intuition merging with the external reality of time and place (“The here and now) of our existence creates the felt physical sense of magic and wonder which is generally interpreted as “The work of God.” Projecting onto an Invisible Other (That which has always been called ‘God’”), and creating religions replete withContinue reading “April 22, 2026”
April 21, 2026
When Jesus said, “The Father and I are one,” he did not mean that exclusively for himself alone. Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is within you. Meaning all of you. Meaning everyone. He was saying, “The Father and you are one.” Now if you will do me the favor of removing everything youContinue reading “April 21, 2026”
April 20, 2026 – B
We tend to take our perspective seriously. “Hell, Jim,” he said, standing in his cotton field in Panola County, Mississippi, talking with me, his pastor at the time, about racism, “This ain’t how I SEE things! This is how things ARE!” His perspective wasn’t just his perspective–it was the TRUTH!!! “I know when it’s timeContinue reading “April 20, 2026 – B”
April 20, 2026
Shifting our orientation from getting what we want, when, where and how we want it to doing what is called for and needs to be done in each situation as it arises is a personal project within a universal, cultural, bias. We are born into a welcoming environment in which the common assumption is thatContinue reading “April 20, 2026”
April 19, 2026
Inner quiet is the solution to all of our problems today, any day, every day. Dropping into the silence and observing all things without reacting to anything, just looking, just seeing, just knowing, provides us with the perfect still point for moving in the direction of the most significant response to what is called forContinue reading “April 19, 2026”
April 18, 2026
The Four Pillars of Democracy are Liberty, Justice, Equality, Truth. Trump doesn’t care about, and much less stands for, any of them. And 77 million people voted for him. More than half of the people we pass by every day voted for him, and have no place in their life for the Four Pillars ofContinue reading “April 18, 2026”
April 17-C, 2026
Seeing what we look at. Hearing what we listen to. Knowing what we know. Can happen only in an environment of emptiness, stillness, silence (One thing, not three). How noisily do we live? How quickly do we see, hear, understand, and think we know? We cannot be here, now without slowing down and recognizing whereContinue reading “April 17-C, 2026”
April 17- B, 2026
All religion worldwide (Cosmos-wide) throughout the ages is nothing more than collections of collections of projections of projections. Religion is projection. Religion is based on theology and theology is a collection of projections. “Revealed truth” is imagined truth, is Projected “truth.” Which has to be “taken on faith” because it has no actual, tangible, real,Continue reading “April 17- B, 2026”
April 17, 2026
As a photographer, if the weather doesn’t go your way, you look for photographs anyway. And that is a good carryover to the rest of life. Why do we make such a thing over having our way? It is eventually going over into, “Okay, now what?” anyway. Why not just switch what we want intoContinue reading “April 17, 2026”
April 16, 2026
Religions everywhere throughout time have all been grounded upon and expressive of the projections of those who created the religions. Religion is projection. As is practically everything else. We experience something internally and explain it by using a vocabulary based on external experiences. A volcano explodes and we explain it as the anger of theContinue reading “April 16, 2026”
April 14, 2026
What to do here, now is always a poser, making emptiness, stillness and silence all the more important. Joseph Campbell liked to point out that reflection leads to realization, and that is the aim of meditation and the essence of enlightenment. How much quiet, reflective time do we have in a day? Emptying ourselves ofContinue reading “April 14, 2026”
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