Meditations & Reflections

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

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