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The seeker
Feb 18, 2023
Killer Date
I took G out on a date this week - ok, I didn´ ttake her anywhere and she actually was in the lead, but we went together to a cafe. A...

JS-Mijas
Jul 6, 2021
Reflected Cynicism
I believe that it was Jean-Paul Sartre himself who originally observed that "hell is other people" - and it was in his play "No Exit"...
The seeker
Mar 29, 2021
>>>no time at all
It was the equinox a few days ago and the clocks changed to BST or whatever they call it in Europe. One hour forward, with alll the...
The seeker
Mar 28, 2021
Just a Moment
OK - you are sitting somewhere catching up on this stuff, but should you be doing something else? (Yes, anything but this they think). I...

The seeker
Jan 6, 2021
Advaita, Zen, Tao
Advaita On Zen And Tao by Ramesh Balsekar This is pretty much where all my interests lie and encompasses the three philosophies that...

The seeker
Dec 30, 2020
In the Zen Zone
I had been thinking of penning an article on Zen Buddhism, but that is probably the worst way of going about it. When you look for Zen,...

The seeker
Dec 27, 2020
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching Ancient Chinese books were commonly referenced by the name of their real or supposed author, in this case the "Old...

The seeker
Dec 27, 2020
Taoism
My path has touched on many different philosophies, with Taosim being the first one which fitted my way of thinking Wu Wei The method of...

The seeker
Dec 20, 2020
Library / Authors (comments #1)
There have been dozens of books I have bought - and lots I have actually read(!) - but none more influential on me than The Tao of...

The seeker
Dec 20, 2020
My (paper) library
The following is a list of all the books I have relating to religion, philosophy and various other (slightly esoteric!) matters. I am...

The seeker
Dec 17, 2020
Advaita Vedanta (intro)
Paramahamsa - literally great swan as "hamsa" is swan and the image of advaita Advaita Vedanta (sometimes called ”pracanna bauddham" -...

The seeker
Dec 15, 2020
Third Eye
The third eye People talk and write of the third eye, or ajna, as if it were an additional sense. In Hindu tradition it is something that...
The seeker
Dec 15, 2020
Impermanence
Impermanence, aging, and illness Do not give people a set time. One may be alive in the morning, Then dead at night, Changing worlds in...

JS-Mijas
Dec 13, 2020
My (electronic) libraries
All of the following are on my Kindle. Now I did try very hard to find a way of exporting the list in some sort of structured way, but it...
The seeker
Dec 11, 2020
Quotations I like
Rabindranath Tagore Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Plato A philosopher...
The seeker
Dec 11, 2020
Stan Grof
Stan Grof is mentioned elsewhere on the site. I wasn´t totally hooked on everything he wrote, but some interesting quotes on death and...
The seeker
Dec 8, 2020
Types of memory
A lot of the statements from Nisargadatta Maharaj relate to memory and the problems that arise from memories. I originally started...
The seeker
Oct 20, 2020
Hong Sau
Hong-Sau I have found this to be one of the best "instant" meditatoo techniques I have come across Hong-Sau’s three components of...
The seeker
Sep 9, 2020
Impermanence
Impermanence, aging, and illness Do not give people a set time. One may be alive in the morning, Then dead at night, Changing worlds in...
The seeker
May 11, 2020
Upanishads
As is the human body so is the cosmic body, As is the human mind so is the cosmic mind, As is the microcosm so is the macrocosm, As is...
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