You searched and pined for the one to love, The perfect one, The one who would return that love, Would make you whole. In each situation, Your founding expectation rendered this person something other than they were, An illusory object that you could cradle, Possess, Lust for, But that was never really yours. In the… Continue reading Love meets purpose
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The silence and its meaning
Deep within you is a quiet space From which you were born, and which you will return to upon your death. Even when you forget it while in life, it is there; It is the space in which the experience of your forgetting is contained. You can feel this if you meditate: That deep-down hum,… Continue reading The silence and its meaning
Why do we judge? (spiritual talk)
Attached is one of my favorite videos I’ve done, at least second to the one that started it all. It is an exploration and disambiguation of judgement—short and simple, clocking in at just under thirty minutes. Some of the questions include the following: what is judgement? How does it function? Why do we persist in… Continue reading Why do we judge? (spiritual talk)
What does it mean to believe in ghosts? (spiritual talk)
What does it mean to believe in ghosts? Alternately, what does it mean not to? In what sense is belief in ghosts political? How can belief in ghosts affect our relationships? What is the difference between personal and collective ghosts, and what are some examples of the latter? Most importantly, how do we meet and… Continue reading What does it mean to believe in ghosts? (spiritual talk)
Politics, karma, and the emptiness of winning (spiritual talk)
What is karma? In what sense is the U.S.'s current political situation evidence of a karmic relationship? How is karma resolved throughout a lifetime? What is the result of "failed" karma? Successfully navigated karma? Given these dynamics, what are some potential outcomes of our current political situation in the U.S.? See these questions and more… Continue reading Politics, karma, and the emptiness of winning (spiritual talk)
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 