Meditations & Reflections

 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...

 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 theref...