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The words came into his head. Out of nowhere. Like someone else said them. The voice wasn’t even his,but sounded like someone doing a bad imitation of him;slightly nasal with a raspy piercing deepness. He lounged on his screened front porch,shielded from the eyes of passersby. Not that he knew any of [...]  What does it mean to be fully present? Many religions and spiritual practices refer to the idea. But it is not necessary to follow any particular practice to acquire the awareness and skill to be present. Yet that skill is useful in becoming more fully human. However,the task is not so easy as it [...] I see an incomprehensibly vast universe,perhaps “breathing”by expansion and contraction to a single point over trillions of years;a universe in which I barely exist,but which I am unbelievably lucky and blessed to be able to experience and be aware of. Outside that universe,I cannot even imagine what could be. I [...] Leave the blanks empty and watch their shape evolve. Emptiness has shape. The space of emptiness has definition in relation to its surroundings. There are numerous times each day when we compulsively fill in the blanks. When a stranger looks as us oddly,we search for the reason. “Is there a smudge on my [...] Can we ask oursevles questions without trying to answer with too much finality? In our busy,goal oriented society,it’s considered unproductive. We believe we need to fill in all the blanks. There are questions which don’t necessarily have clear answers,at least right now. Who am I? What will become of me? Who [...] |  | |||||
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