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Inner Dialogues 2  How shall we begin the inquiry into what meditation is? Modern lifestyles have popularized the idea of materialism. Generally, modern materialism—which is considered post-modernism in current philosophy and science—has two facets; one manifests in complex forms of rationalism, and the other, (which is less complex and therefore more dominant) manifests itself in various types of empiricism, like the empirical sciences that offer evidence based knowledge that is tangible and physical.  A current extension of empiricism, which must be noted, is addressed as a peculiar form of scientism. Its roots are found in Britain’s atheistic schools of thought, and the logical positivism of those like Bertrand Russell, whose aim was to quantify all human affairs in a scientific language—including our social and cultural heritage, while on the whole, of course, they failed. The “ism” attached to science here is a contradiction of sorts, a kind of absurdity, meant to examine and addr
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Moments 8

Don’t let the mind work too hard, in fact don’t let it work much at all, for the heart is tirelessly hard at work with far greater efficiency, maintaining a delicate balance between one’s physical and spiritual well being, and her intelligence does so effortlessly. Tell the geniuses of today’s industries, I challenge you to work as hard and effortlessly as the heart, while leaving the mind behind. Then this world of fear, reward, and punishment, will be transformed into love.  Punishments would not be necessary, when loving beings hold themselves responsible, and rewards would have no meaning, when loving beings are rewarded far more than they could imagine.  It is the heart that leads, while the mind must bow and prostrate before it. The mind could never lead, as its efforts create greater suffering. Heart intelligence is the master; mind-body intelligence is the sheathe, her temporary protector in this physical environment, a follower, administrator, interpreter, and translator of so
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Moments 7: “God is Dead” 1

When the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche exposed the truth that “god is dead,” and other existentialist philosophers echoed the same sentiments, they meant the god of lazy spirituality is dead; however, their solutions to this dilemma often lacked substance.
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Moments 6: Flaws and Faults

 It seems, one of the hardest things to face in any coupling dynamic, is one's own flaws. When I first contemplated this, the word that came was "faults" in place of "flaws." Reading it that way—"One of the hardest things to face in any coupling dynamic is one's own faults"—I soon realized was incorrect, and in fact the reason why we do not seem to be able to face our flaws is because we are too stuck on our faults and fault-finding. And with "any coupling dynamic" I mean anything from dealing with one's occasional acquaintance, to encounters with a car mechanic, physician, best-friend, siblings, or spousal relationships. It may even be extended to a coupling dynamic with one's pet, nature, or even God or our source of being! Many social scientists and thinkers, in fact, the whole gamut of modern western thought, is often obsessed and lead by this fault-seeking and finding mindset. So much so that we have specialists in various fa
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Moments 5: Preservationists, Science, and the Kogi

 I’ve been contemplating from time to time, whether idealism and rationalism (including intellectual enlightenment traditions of our modern understanding of religion, philosophy, spirituality, and modern ‘scientism’) have been a force that yield greater good or evil!? Some insist evolution only progresses, however, great sages like J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm stressed, human intelligence has also proven (repeatedly) to de-evolve sometimes by millennia (“The Ending of Time,” [J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm in dialogue—also available live on YouTube]). In contrast, some modern scientists are quick to point out our quality of life has improved over the centuries due to living longer, less mass-massacres, advancements in science and technology, and such—however, those who reason this way should rather stress that our lives have improved ‘quantitatively’ and not necessarily ‘qualitatively’. Some trends to illustrate: Countries that have the most impoverished economies (who are therefore
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Moments 4: Inner Dialogues 1

Inner Dialogues 1 How do we know anything? We know as we experience.  And are we able to experience all things physical and metaphysical, material and divine? Absolutely. Not "all things" at one time within one's physical limitations, but "all things" from without those limitations and from within one’s source and eternity.  Why then have we lost that sense of experiencing what is as it is beyond physical limitations, what is both material and divine as each thing is? You have lost that sense from within the limitations of the so-called five primary senses, and its associated sense of ego and identity—-therein lies the fallacy: The five primary senses are not primary at all. If one were to consider them in that fashion linearly, from first to last, they are the last of the senses, the most apparent, what appears as sensing, or as the manifestation of the truth of sensing. The real question is then, what is 'sense' and 'sensing’ or what does it mean t
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Moments 3: The Great Divide 1

Introduction The freedom to do what you want with your life, with your body or speech, has gained much attention, especially in this new era of global debates centered on corrupt leaders, corporations, pandemics, global warming, and biological and economic warfare. Science too is losing ground in giving us an objective view into things like our bodies, since the objective mechanical science of previous generations—i.e. the “modern science” that began with the scientific revolution of Descartes, Newton, and the like—is being challenged by the subjective worldview of the newer sciences of post-modernism. This is why looking around us, as much as we like to hold onto ‘facts’, pure objective facts have become far more fluid and a matter of belief. No matter our persistence to adhere to ‘facts’, they slip through our fingers, since the world is at once much smaller as a global village, and far more diverse and humbling due to its many shades of gray and colorful hues. This means our belief
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