Companions on the Journey
My God used to be very "sensible." As a boy I encountered him frequently. Every one of my five senses connected me to him. Read more
My God used to be very "sensible." As a boy I encountered him frequently. Every one of my five senses connected me to him. Read more
It is so difficult for us to imagine a love that is not confined to physical, emotional or mental modalities. In particular, we think that ultimate love is the feeling we have in special, intimate relationships. Read more
How are rationality and faith different? Can they co-exist in the human mind? Read more
Violence is not inevitable in human nature, but neither is a willingness to quietly, politely fade into oblivion when our existence is an inconvenience to others. Read more
The illusion is not that the physical world does not exist; the illusion is that the physical world is all that exists. How has this come about? Read more
Lack of control and predictability often makes dreams disturbing, whereas the opposite enables waking "reality" to be comforting and secure. However, phenomenologists point out that we never actually have access to reality in the raw. Read more
For years, with each new tragedy, I had been telling myself that when things got bad enough, things would change. One wonders what it will take to wake us up to the reality that we are all interconnected. Read more
The content of mindfulness, the visceral experience that accompanies mindfulness, is gratitude for life and all those fleeting hues of the vicissitudes that color our existence. Read more
“I don’t think I know you anymore. Maybe I never did.” When relationships end, these are the words we often hear. When love “fails,” what kind of “love” was it? Read more
Both the “Dark Ages” and Puritanical Protestantism had large shadow sides. Celtic spirituality provided the remedy for both of these dips into darkness. Read more
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