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Unbearable Lightness

Some of you may have noticed that I altered my blog header photo. I added the words “Unbearable Lightness”in script across the middle of the mystical looking woodland scene. (That photo is from Hocking Hills,Ohio,an area 40 miles south of flat Columbus. The region is hilly,unusual for Ohio. Th natural limestone [...]

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Humanist Symposium #16,Facing the Void

I live in Columbus,Ohio,where we don’t normally get a lot of snow in Winter. But we had a New England style blizzard last night. It’s still snowing and blowing. At times the swirls are blinding. It covers and mutes everything. This snow chaos can be intimidating without warmth and security of a home [...]

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Humanist Symposium Blog Carnival Coming Soon

Yes,it will be happening here this coming Sunday,March 9th. See you then.

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Understanding Detachment

People often think of the Buddhist idea of detachment as something cold and distant. The truth is,detachment occurs naturally when you understand how it is inherent in consciousness. It’s like being shown how a car is driven. From the outside,it looks as if the car is driving itself. But once you know there’s [...]

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Truth and BeingTruth and Being

Some thoughts on Truth (reality),Possibility (change) and Being (consciousness).

Possibility (change) is what brings Being (consciousness) to Truth (reality). Possibility keeps open the door to new combinations and patterns within Truth.

Truth guides all possibilities to one present moment,the singularity of which branches out in all directions and encompasses All.

Truth is [...]

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