mysticism

Dec 9, 2021

On the Nature of the Self

In a spirit of philosophical enquiry intended to make us think deeply about inherited ideas, in this article I will be pushing the boundaries of what it means to have a personal identity. Continue reading

Reflections, Spirituality

Consciousness, enlightenment, faith, God, identity, metaphysics, mysticism, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Theology, yoga
Jul 26, 2020

Describing God

I’ve been thinking a lot about ways of describing God recently. I think it’s a really useful spiritual exercise to try to put our understanding of the being of God into words, and that is exactly what I will try to do in this article, before inviting your suggestions as to the same. There’s a Continue reading

God

article, blog, Christianity, divine nature, faith, law of attraction, mysticism, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Oct 20, 2019

Interview | David Robertson

Greetings all! Once in a while I’m going to be interviewing people who have inspired me, either in the blogosphere or in the world at large. This is not something I’ve done before, but I’m delighted to kick things off with one of my favourite bloggers, David Robertson, who always writes fascinating posts on his Continue reading

Interviews, Spirituality

Alan Watts, Buddhism, China, Christianity, faith, Karen Armstrong, mysticism, perennialism, Philosophy, religion, Taoism, truth
Nov 13, 2018

Geoffrey Parrinder: Interfaith Master

I’ve been interested in comparative religion ever since my university days, when I used to spend hours listening to recordings of talks given by the philosopher Alan Watts. Watts, with his knack for communicating Zen paradoxes, has these days become somewhat of a cult figure in spiritual circles. After joining a central London library a Continue reading

Philosophy, Spirituality

Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Book Reviews, Books, Christianity, faith, Geoffrey Parrinder, Hinduism, Interfaith, mysticism, religion, Theology, Upanishads
Jun 22, 2018

Experiencing God

Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post! Today we’ll be looking at the thought of Plotinus, an ancient Roman philosopher who had some interesting views about how divinity relates to the human person. Continue reading

Philosophy, Spirituality

Christianity, faith, God, mysticism, philosophers, Plotinus, religion, Roman Empire, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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On the Nature of the Self

Describing God

Interview | David Robertson

Geoffrey Parrinder: Interfaith Master

Experiencing God

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