Reality, Part 6 "The only reality is pure consciousness, and everything else, including mind and matter, is a modulation of that reality"[1] Deepak Chopra When our children were six and nine we made the obligatory (for the privileged among us) family pilgrimage to Disneyworld. My favorite ride was based on the movie series, Star Wars. … Continue reading Reality, Part 6
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Reality, Part 5
Reality, Part 5 "We normally believe that experience takes place in time, and ‘now’ is the name that we give to the moment in time at which experience occurs. Time is, as such, considered to be a line extending indefinitely into a past and a future, and the now is considered to be a point … Continue reading Reality, Part 5
Reality, Part 4
Reality, Part 4 "The visible world is an active doorway to the invisible world, and the invisible world is much larger than the visible."[1] Fr. Richard Rohr What does it mean to say that reality and truth are human creations that are only relevant in the present moment? It means that what we consider real … Continue reading Reality, Part 4
Reality, Part 3
Reality, Part 3 "Real isn't how you are made... It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."[1] Our concepts of reality and truth are always relative to our time, context, and location. The … Continue reading Reality, Part 3
Reality, Part 2
Reality, Part 2 "Real isn't how you are made... It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."[1] Traditionally and irrationally, we often expect something or someone to be unchanging and reliable in order … Continue reading Reality, Part 2
Reality
Reality “Eternal life is the realization that the present is the only reality.” Alan Watts[1] What is reality? Or more fundamentally, “What is real?” Is what we see, touch, taste, hear, or smell real? What we think? Are past memories or future plans real? The question arises out of our desire to know, to be … Continue reading Reality
Matter and Energy, Part 7
Matter and Energy, Part 7 “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play the music.” Albert Einstein (1856-1943)[1] In an attempt to bring this 7-week exploration of … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 7
Matter and Energy, Part 6
Matter and Energy, Part 6 “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play the music.” Albert Einstein (1856-1943)[1] What follows is an exploration about which I feel … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 6
Matter and Energy, Part 5
Matter and Energy, Part 5 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). What follows is part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious but poorly equipped to elucidate. I may express some aspects inaccurately, but the … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 5
Matter and Energy, Part 4
Matter and Energy, Part 4 “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Quote attributed to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). What follows is part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious and poorly equipped. I likely will get some details wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 4
Contemplating Grace 