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March 10, 2022 civilization / Freud / Religion / sex / Shadow Self / Spirituality

Our Instincts Are Who We Are: Finding Our Way in the Mess of Civilization

Recently I reread Fernando Pessoa’s  “The Book of Disquiet.” (If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.) In a

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June 13, 2021 Buddhism / Reason / Religion / Spirituality

The Wisdom of Unreason or Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater

Once a monk made a request of Joshu. “I have just entered the monastery,” he said. “Please give me instructions,

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June 8, 2021 bodhisattva / Buddhism / Christianity / Jesus of Nazareth / Religion / The Buddha

The Temptations of The Buddha and Jesus of Nazareth as Metaphor

On the night he was enlightened, the Buddha sat under a Bodhi tree and sat in meditation, vowing to stay

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June 1, 2021 Meaning / Mortality / Religion / Spirituality / television / The Leftovers

Rewatching HBO’s “The Leftovers”

When HBO’s “The Leftovers” began to air in 2014, it was an unusually glum show, and to be perfectly frank,

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May 7, 2021 Gratefulness / meditation / mindfulness / Reflection / Religion / Spirituality

Reflections On Gratefulness and How To Bring It Into Your Life Daily

Outside the French bakery, a line snakes in a whorl toward East 7th Street. I am alone in my bedroom

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May 5, 2021 psilocybin / psychedelics / Reflection / Religion / shrooms

The Magic of Magic Mushrooms

Psilocybin, colloquially known as magic mushrooms or shrooms, has undergone a renaissance of late. New York Times bestsellers are writing

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May 3, 2021 poetry / Reflection / Religion / Rilke / Shadow Self

Autumn Day by Ranier Maria Rilke

Autumn Day by Ranier Maria Rilke Lord: it is time. The summer was immense. Lay your long shadows on the

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