Tag: Infinity
A Stoic Perspective: Meditating on the Ephemeral
"Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts." ~ Plotinus
There are moments in life that put things into perspective; like climbing a...
Celebrating Love and Unity with the Handfasting Ceremony
Back in October, my partner and I celebrated a year of marriage by holding a handfasting ceremony. It was a small and intimate celebration...
Touching the Divine: 10 Signs You’ve had a Mystical Experience
“I don’t think the mystical experience can be verbalized. When the ego disappears, so does power over language.” ~ W.H. Auden
Temporarily stepping out of...
Between Everything and Nothing: The Vicissitudes of Love and Wisdom
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything and between the two my life moves.” ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
What does it...
7 Signs You May Be a Spiritual Seeker
“What you seek is seeking you.” ~ Rumi
Life is short. The universe is not. And reality? Well, it’s arguably infinite. And yet here we...
Five Ways to Become a Nexus of Creativity
“This human capacity to become a nexus of the inner and outer, of non-being and being, of what is written and what is not...
Elevator to Nirvana: The Path of Paradox
"Make no mistake about it – enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is...
Non-being, Nothingness, and the Power of the Nexus
“Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub;
It is the center hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes...
The Art of Protopia: Three Strategies Toward Progressive Evolution
“Protopia is a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Protopia is much harder to visualize. Because a protopia contains as many new problems as new benefits, this complex interaction of working and broken is very hard to predict.” ~ Kevin...
Embracing Vicissitude: On Greater and Lesser Pains
"We don't so much solve our problems as we outgrow them. We add capacities and experiences that eventually make us bigger than the problems." ~ Carl JungPain is a tricky concept. At minimum, it’s a double-edged sword. And both sides are sharp as hell. One side can make us...
The Burning Platform: Adventures in Adaptability
“Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: it should not become a dead end. It should arouse a revolt that can become fruitful.” ~ Albert Camus
There is more to being human than choice – there is vicissitude.There is unexpected change. Sometimes we’re stuck...