Matter and Energy, Part 3 “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 parts wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 3
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Matter and Energy, Part 2
Matter and Energy, Part 2 “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). This essay is one part of an exploration about which I feel abundantly curious and poorly equipped. I may get some particulars wrong, but the foundational … Continue reading Matter and Energy, Part 2
Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy “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). I am embarking on an exploration about which I feel insatiably curious and inadequately equipped. I will likely get some particulars wrong, but the foundational concepts I will … Continue reading Matter and Energy
The Present Moment, Part 5
The Present Moment, Part 5 You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope. Thomas Merton Figure 1 is the two-dimensional representation I … Continue reading The Present Moment, Part 5
The Present Moment, Part 4
The Present Moment, Part 4 “Eternity is in the present. Eternity is in the palm of the hand. Eternity is a seed of fire, whose sudden roots break barriers that keep my heart from being an abyss!” Thomas Merton[1] Figure 1 is the image I have been using to explore what the present moment is, … Continue reading The Present Moment, Part 4
The Present Moment, Part 3
The Present Moment, Part 3 …can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? So do not worry about tomorrow… Matthew 6:27, 34 Last week I used Figure 1 as an imperfect illustration of how we might imagine the present moment as the intersection of where we are in … Continue reading The Present Moment, Part 3
The Present Moment, Part 2
The Present Moment, Part 2 “The present moment has no beginning and no end. It always was and always will be ‘Now.’ That which has no beginning and no end in time we call ‘eternal.’ We live and die in the eternity of the present moment; there is no other place in which we can … Continue reading The Present Moment, Part 2
The Present Moment
The Present Moment “The present moment has no beginning and no end. It always was and always will be ‘Now.’ That which has no beginning and no end in time we call ‘eternal.’ We live and die in the eternity of the present moment; there is no other place in which we can live.” Robert … Continue reading The Present Moment
Relative Time, Part 3
Relative Time, Part 3 “…you are not looking at the actual past at all. You are looking at a present trace of the past.”[1] Alan Watts1 Over the past couple of weeks I have illustrated the relative nature of time. While the aging of our physical bodies and the on-going evolution of created matter appear … Continue reading Relative Time, Part 3
Relative Time, Part 2
Relative Time, Part 2 “Eternity is in the present. Eternity is in the palm of the hand. Eternity is a seed of fire, whose sudden roots break barriers that keep my heart from being an abyss!” Thomas Merton[1] Last week I gave examples of common experiences that lead me to question the assumed regularity and … Continue reading Relative Time, Part 2
Contemplating Grace 