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Apr 9, 2012

There is no Enlightenment

Many people throughout the world are on an earnest search for spiritual enlightenment. I myself spent many years obsessed with the idea that I might somehow become enlightened. I now believe the whole idea is a hoax, and I will try to explain why. I used to spend my days meditating. I would focus on… Continue reading

Book Extracts, Eastern Philosophy, Enlightenment

Buddha, enlightenment, God, India, meditation, psychotherapy, Spirituality, suffering, Western philosophy
Mar 19, 2012

Is it possible to be at peace in suffering? A conversation with Gregg

Gregg: This quote made me think of you: By realizing Him who is subtler than the subtlest who dwells in the midst of the chaos, who is the Creator of all things and is endowed with many forms, who is the non-dual Pervader of the universe and all good – by realizing Him one attains the… Continue reading

Philosophical Dialogue

disease, God, grace, judgment, mercy, pain, peace, prayer, realisation, struggle, suffering
Mar 15, 2012

‘Descartes’ Error’ by Antonio Domasio (book review)

Descartes’ Error was recommended to me by my psychotherapist. In my psychotherapy sessions in recent weeks there has been a lot of discussion about body systems (e.g. the autonomic nervous system; the limbic system), and feeling that I don’t really have a grasp of the more complex language that relates to the biological and neurological… Continue reading

Book Reviews

antonio domasio, book review, brain, descartes’ error, God, Mental Health, mind, neurobiology, neuroscience, Philosophy, Rene Descartes, science
Feb 7, 2012

God in Inanimate Objects

It is easy to see how God is active in living creatures, but it is perhaps rather harder to envisage what ‘God is doing’ in the case of inanimate objects, like tables or books. When I look at a table and investigate its nature, an obvious question arises – is God making the table be,… Continue reading

Book Extracts

cosmos, divine, faith, God, infninity, omnipresence, ontology, Philosophy, religion, table, Theology
Feb 5, 2012

Free Will

Have you ever wondered about the distinction between the things that you are doing, and the things that are simply ‘happening’? Let us look at this distinction in terms of our common experience. As I write this sentence, I would say certain things are ‘just happening’. My heart is beating, blood is flowing through my… Continue reading

Book Extracts

action, cause and effect, experience, Free Will, God, Philosophy, The Philosophy of a Mad Man

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