Spiritual
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This Magic Moment
A while back I wrote an article entitled “The Absurd Good Feeling” linked here: Absurd Good Feeling. Absurd Good Feelings are intense feelings of well-being that spring out of the blue for no…
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Aristotle: Actualizing Our Potential
In a previous article I wrote on “Quantum Evocation” (here is the link: Evocation. ) I talked about how the universe “evoked” or allured us into our best future choices. In short we…
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The Hero’s Journey: The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
In my last two articles I have been exploring the Hero’s Journey. In the first article (linked here: Purpose), I laid out a three step version of Campbell’s Hero’s Journey motif and gave…
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Searching For My Purpose
To begin with, the search for our purpose is, in a sense, the search for ourselves. Aristotle tied the two together directly by claiming you can’t really know anything, including and especially ourselves,…
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The Loved Tyrant vs. the Hated Philosopher
Given the choice, would you rather be a rotten person, but have everyone love you, or would you rather be a good person, but have everyone hate you? Which one do you think…
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Dancing With Our Dharma
In my last article, “Krishna Tells Us How to Live on a Withering Planet” (Link: Krishna) , the conclusion was, we have to reconnect to our immortal souls, and when we do, our…
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Krishna Tells Us How to Live on a Withering Planet
We are in a lot of trouble on this planet. We have a myriad of problems, but none of them are larger than climate change. One could argue, the other major threat to…
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Evolutionary Magic VII: Oxygen–From Killer to Energizer
Over the last three articles I’ve written on Evolutionary Magic (EvoLMagIV, EvolMagV, EvolMagVI) I have covered one of the most remarkable periods in our evolutionary story. First off, is the emergence of life…
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Who Am I? Part Two
In my last article entitled, Who Am I? (Here is a link: Who Am I) I explored the various mental and emotional states I go through, wondering if any one of them could…
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Evolutionary Magic VI: Oxygen and the Miracle of 21%
I have been writing this series on Evolutionary Magic to try and instill a sense of wonder and magic into people’s lives, and into their view of the universe. It’s something that is…
