Fundamental Decency – Part 2

December 22, 2008 3 comments

This is a continuation of last Friday’s Question of the Week:

“If I understand what you are saying here correctly, it is not the individual beliefs so much that need to be questioned (as you say they may come and go), but the root of belief itself – that which grasps for security.”

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Fundamental Decency – Part 1

December 19, 2008 12 comments

“You write quite a bit about the nature of belief. I was speaking to my dad about the subject, and he said that one of his beliefs was that “people are fundamentally decent”. I found his belief very difficult to argue with. Could it be that some “beliefs” are “true”?

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Motivation and Oneness

December 12, 2008 1 comment

If I go to the gym, isn’t there always a subtle motivation of making myself fitter / stronger? Does that motivation get in the way of oneness?

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Belief Rises

December 9, 2008 20 comments

If I am religious, and I question the existence of god, my beliefs may rise to answer the question. But that is not an answer. That is not even seeing. I am only perceiving with knowledge that has been handed to me by someone else. I am seeing as a second-hand human being. When belief rises [...]

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Pain, the Old Friend

December 2, 2008 8 comments

Some 17 years ago I was involved in a rather bad car accident, and a certain back injury re-occurs at irregular intervals because of it. Now is one of those irregular intervals. It is very difficult to get around at the moment, and pain is a constant companion. But it is interesting to sit with [...]

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