Jul 31 2007
1. Be ready to welcome beauty.
Beauty is the human perception of rightness. It is an unconscious reference to the Truth that we all know, but have forgotten. To find something beautiful is to recognise that it is without conflict, that it is simple, and thus that it is in some way right. Every encounter with beauty is an opportunity to learn some aspect of the Truth.
Jul 31 2007
I have mentioned, from time to time, the concepts of the light and dark sides of the Truth. It is time I expanded this thread.
Given that the Truth is constant and it is only the individual’s experience of it that changes, how can there be light and dark sides of the Truth? I can best sum this up with the following image: Continue Reading »
Jul 31 2007
First, let me say that I celebrate life. There are some philosophies and religions that do not – they say that suffering is a part of the process of living, so must find a way of altering the way we live to escape from suffering. Many thinkers and teachers have devised many ways, and they generally involve the suppression of the will and the putting of emphasis onto things beyond the visible realm. Continue Reading »
