Do mystics withdraw from all community to a solitary and independent life, or do they find deep oneness in community? What kind of community?
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Why Do we Feel Separate from God/Reality?
We often feel alone in the world, separate from an ultimate or absolute. But why?
Is Spirituality compatible with Science? Mysticism may be Key
At times these seem to be at odds, but at the deepest level they may be One.
Only God Knows God?
Does a mystic know God? We usually think a mystic is a person who unites or merges or at-ones with God or Ultimate Reality, and comes to know these intimately. But this is perhaps not quite accurate. Maybe the mystic is not the ego, not the personal identity, not the psychological self, not the particular [...]
Is Physical Death the Death of our Individual Personhood?
When the finite body dies, is that the end of our person, or do we continue on? Yes and no.
By finding Nothing, we find Everything
A recent discovery of a galaxy without dark matter may be evidence or even proof for dark matter. We can compare this to mysticism and spirituality.
How can Realization lead to more Intentional Consumption?
As we realize oneness or nondual consciousness, we become much more aware of our impact on the world, and we change our behavior accordingly.
“The Web of Life” by Robert T. Weston
A beautiful poem about the interconnections in reality, and some thoughts about our place in that web of life.
The Spiritual Fire of Thy Kingdom Come and Coming
Does being spiritual mean being perfectly at peace, or does it inflame the soul to change the world? Perhaps both-and.