We like to think that life changing moments, those special moments that happen in our lives that cause us to take sudden sharp turns in the path that we tread, are apparent in the decision. That the moment is somehow laden with meaning, and we could not possibly miss the significance even if someone pounded us upside the head with it.

( But, I think we're wrong. )

I have recently encountered a student who always has a full tea cup . Simply interacting with him has reminded me of the need to constantly search, not only for a kind of intellectual honesty, but more importantly for that fundamental emptiness. Emptiness is a surprisingly complicated idea. I have encountered it in two different philosophies ( Read more... )

Bush said:
The challenge playing out across the broader Middle East is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of our time.Alright, I don't entirely agree with this premise, but am willing to go along with it for the moment. Let us accept that the Middle East represents a challenge that is the decisive ideological ( Read more... )

So a martial arts forum that I occasionally read put up a link to this article: http://www.alliancemartialarts.com/concealedtreasure.htmRead more... )

I have concluded, after some thought, that my current posting habits (or lack of posting as the case may be) are from a time when I was worried about everything going on in my life. As I am no longer worried about my current employment status, or a number of other issues, I will attempt to get back into the swing of posting regularly. Though, I ( Read more... )

So, I was driving south on I-83, and I saw a sign that read: "Take the Light Rail every day to help provide congestion relief." I was amazed, who knew the Light Rail could help with sinus problems.

Oh, maybe they meant that it decreased traffic volume or something boring like that.

It's this wonderful ideal that people love to spout on and on about, but is peace really the only mature response, as some, such as the Quakers, would probably say ( Read more... )

I am always interested in understanding the thought processes of people I don't understand, especially when I have a completely different perspective. I suspect this is why I used to ramble so much in my LJ. In any case, I was listening to the radio on the way home, and someone was explaining why they didn't think it was so bad that we have ( Read more... )

A common observation about America is that a very large number of citizens self identify as Christian of one flavour or another. In that sense, America is probably one of the most Christian nations in the modern world. Indeed, not only does the land of the free have Jesus as its personal saviour, it's busy trying to convince other people to do ( Read more... )

But, the reason I've been completely unresponsive, and generally inaccessible on the internet during the day is that I recently switched jobs, not to mention the trip to Europe at the end of August.  Even considering that they probably don't care too much of I'm on instant messenger at my desk, I don't spend much time sitting at my regular desk, so ( Read more... )