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The Space of Possibility

A Traveler’s Guide — Content Map — The Space of Possibility contains every friend, loved one, beast, and critter, every gizmo and gadget, every feeling of love and compassion, every child’s laughter and newborn baby’s cry, every taste of coffee and smell of freshly baked bread, every thought, idea, and expression, every dance, every poem, every painting…

Life Philosophy

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The Space of Possibility
The Space of Possibility

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·2 days ago

The Ongoing War Against Freedom

The Philosopher King’s Theory of Moral Tyranny — Part 2 — Before we distinguished social norms from natural laws, as we saw in Part 1, our behaviors would have seemed as natural as the seasons — each were believed to be controlled by the gods. …

Tyranny

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The Ongoing War Against Freedom
The Ongoing War Against Freedom

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·2 days ago

The Birth of Individual Freedom

The Individual’s Search for Truth, Beauty, & Goodness — Part 1 — Before cultures clashed, our social norms and behaviors — our rites, rituals and traditions — would have seemed as natural as the seasons, each of which are controlled by the gods, or nature. So, there wasn’t really reason to question the social structures and cultural dogmas that had evolved. Some…

Individual Freedom

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The Birth of Individual Freedom
The Birth of Individual Freedom

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·Jul 15

My Snow Leopard Guardian Angel

A Personal Reflection on Friendship — Everyone needs a friend like my Snow Leopard Guardian Angel — a bright light, a beacon, a North Star, a wise counselor, and polished mirror to see your own reflection clearly. The more people and relationships I encounter, the more I realize how rare and precious a friend you are…

Friendship

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My Snow Leopard Guardian Angel
My Snow Leopard Guardian Angel

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·Jul 15

My Introduction to Love

The First Encounter With My Love, My Human, My Home — It’s quiet and peaceful. My roommate has been out of town for work. I don’t know when she’s due home. It doesn’t matter. I’m happy. I’m happy to have the solitude. And I’ll be happy to see her home. Right now, though, I’m here — the only place that ever…

Romance

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My Introduction to Love
My Introduction to Love

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·Jul 14

The Four Noble Truths

What They Are & Why They Matter To You — The Buddha taught only suffering and its end, which is expressed in the Four Noble Truths — the indispensable foundation embraced by all Buddhist traditions and lineages, no matter how far their metaphysics and methodologies may diverge. So, what are the Four Noble Truths and why are they applicable to…

Four Noble Truths

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The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths

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·Jul 12

Love & Mindfulness Are One

How to transform our unconscious habits with loving attention — “What you think and ponder becomes the tendency of your mind.” — The Buddha The problem though, if you’re anything like me, is that so many thoughts slip through awareness unnoticed. It’s like awareness loves to hide itself, to get lost in its contents, and so I don’t even realize…

Metta

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Love & Mindfulness Are One
Love & Mindfulness Are One

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·Jul 12

Become Less, Not More

Lose Yourself to Become Everything — How much time and attention do you spend on acquiring more, on doing more, on becoming more? What’s your aim, your motivation, here? Happiness? Gratification? Lasting Peace? How’s that working out for you? Why is it that so many of us feel we need to continue to accumulate more and…

Dzogchen

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Become Less, Not More
Become Less, Not More

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·Jul 11

You Are Without Beginning or End

Know directly the boundless Love that is You — You don’t need to search far and wide for the Divine connection. There’s no need to munch on magic mushrooms, gulp down ayahuasca, fast for forty days, or sit a three-month retreat to witness it. Sure, these things can help open you to it, they can help remind you of…

Life Philosophy

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You Are Without Beginning or End
You Are Without Beginning or End

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·Jul 11

We Can Wonder!

The World Begins With Wonder — Wonder is the beginning. It is the space from which all things unfold. It gives birth to questions, it is the womb of understanding. It molds from the empty space of awareness all that can be known. Deb — my love, my partner, my human — recently held up a…

Wonder

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We Can Wonder!
We Can Wonder!
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