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Coincidences
It's hard to truly figure out the way life works. Depending on how you examine and perceive, every single incident that occurs in our daily lives could be considered a magical coincidence fate has implanted as part of the master plan. The lady we stand behind at the grocery store, the car we drive next to on the highway to work, the lover we meet ( Read more... ) -
Impermanence
Impermanence. It's such an essential aspect of our lives, yet we live as each moment can be solidified into some static experience either through our memory, photographs, or video. But we can't solidify life. Each moment moves sharply onto the next present moment. We cannot stop it. Time is a mind-created concept. If one were to ask an animal ( Read more... ) -
Obama & Hillary: Supporting 'Separate But Equal'
I had to write a political column for my Comm 221 class, thought I'd share it here, feel free to constructively criticize/comment.
Obama & Hillary: Supporting 'Separate But Equal'Joseph R. Lisle ( Read more... ) -
Beauty in the Random
Is life a game of pure chance ( Read more... ) -
Krishnamurti Excerpt
"To go for a walk in the fields with the cattle and the young lambs, and in the woods with the song of birds, without a single thought in your mind, only watching the earth, the trees, the sheep and hearing the cuckoo calling and the wood pigeons; to walk without any emotion, any sentiment, to watch the trees and all the earth- when you so watch, ( Read more... ) -
The Difference Between Egoic Love and True Love
Most individuals are unaware that their egoic mind controls their thoughts, behaviors, and perceptions of reality. Because of this blindness, people often times do not understand the difference between egoic, self-consumed love, and true love ( Read more... ) -
The Animating Essence Within
With every passing second, the world and all its contents continue to crumble. Wind the clock at a faster pace and watch the walls dissolve to dust; the sky part and clear in a matter of seconds; cars becoming a blur on a once paved road ( Read more... ) -
Living on life's terms
When I contemplate why certain aspects or possessions of life are vehemently sought after by others as if some sort of buried treasure or pouch of happiness lay embedded within, I ponder the origin of the motivation for the aquisition of these desires ( Read more... )
