The quest for Holy Grail is the search for the highest truth, the highest goodness, the highest reality. Of all the characteristics that I find concerning about humankind, there are at least two that stand out. The first is that many consider that they do not need to deepen their understanding on the meaning and […]
Christianity
Believing is the Bedrock of Choice
Believing is like opening a door. Once one opens the door to allow what is on the other side into one’s life, then, that gradually becomes one’s experience of life, for better or for worse.
The Power of Meaning
This is a story about the power of meaning. Life is a spiritual journey and it has continuity. It is but one stage in our travels from unity to multiplicity and back, from that which is whole to that which fragments. We lose our way before we rediscover how to get back home. Life is […]
Bad choices and the freedom to choose
Bad things happen, or you may like to say evil arises, when we or others make bad choices. The effect of bad choices are felt by many as we are all part of one creation. It is clear that badness arises way down the line and is subsidiary to the love and goodness of that […]
World Peace is a Personal Choice
World peace starts with each individual turning their attention towards peace in their daily life and in their relations with others and with the world at large.
Lying hides reality, truth reveals it
Why is it important, or even desirable, to tell the truth? Lying our way through life is perhaps better, or at least lying occasionally, when necessary to support our preferred views or to satisfy our craving for things. We should note that we also contribute to the perpetration of lies when we believe them, thus […]
The Secular Belief Conundrum
It is interesting to note that the word secular has no meaning in and of itself. It is mostly defined as the absence of a religious or spiritual orientation, the lack of a moral code encompassing a transcendental meaning and purpose. Everybody has some sort of overall view of the world as being a good […]
Resolve to seek the highest truth
Resolve to seek the highest truth: Mankind has a predilection for feeling superior. We have weaponised our talents to dominate other species and to plunder the earth. Moreover we have conceptualised this behaviour as being mandated by God and we feel quite self-righteous about it. I sometimes think that certain people have redefined the meaning […]
Christmas: a time for Truth and Goodness
Christmas is important to us as Christ’s message is particularly directed at humanity. Christ did not just intend his message for the humanity of his time, but for the humanity of all time. Jesus is exceptional because of how he came to be, who he was, because of his mission’s purpose, its meaning and, last […]
Succumbing to the tyranny of idols
Succumbing to the tyranny of idols: We are what we eat, drink, and do. We are what we think and feel. We are what we believe in. We are all this and more. Describing the collective of what we are in this way gives us a level of understanding. However, in a more fundamental way, […]