It seems that many people may give up on meditation or other contemplative practices because they do not provide quick results, particularly in our instant gratification culture today. It can take significant dedication and discipline in practice before we see any fruits. But there are other possibilities on the horizon that may help us along [...]
We often feel alone in the world, separate from an ultimate or absolute. But why?
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 [...]
When the finite body dies, is that the end of our person, or do we continue on? Yes and no.
Did Jesus come back from the dead, or should we look deeper for the truth of resurrection?
What's in store for ThyMindOMan.com? Where have we been, and where are we going? The Gift is being invited into my life and yours, as are some great new offerings.
I voice this podcast episode for Methods Podcast, which introduces the vipassana method of meditation.
We operate from two identities simultaneously during our life, but one of those identities is greater, and is the one that we should strive to know, and be One with.
I suggest that Joseph Smith's earliest direct encounters with God happened in mystical experience, or what is also known as altered states of consciousness.
A friend asked me what my take was on the problem of evil, or theodicy, so I thought I'd write about it here.