Reflections, Thoughts, and Deliberations | Page 6

Opinions | Can We Get Free of Them – and Should We?
Our opinions are based on our knowledge and experience, which tend to change when our knowledge and experience change. Of course, nothing new really, [ ... ]

Friendships and Good Neighbors
Friendship is of course a very beautiful thing. At least, well, if you can reap the benefits of it, I should say. But what is the value of friendship [ ... ]

Bohemian, Vagabond, and Hobo | On Freedom and Liberty
Not so long ago, I read a novel in which the story’s protagonist (his name is Larry) was portrayed being a so-called “Bohemian.” By the way, the [ ... ]

Our Pursuit of Happiness and Peace of Mind
Our society has given us answers to questions we’ve never asked, and those answers have become our way of life. It’s a mode of living that nec [ ... ]

U.G. Krishnamurti | You Don’t Know what You’re Looking at
One of U.G. Krishnamurti’s typical answers about how he experienced his “being” was: “I don’t know what I am looking at. [ ... ]

Presence and Essence | Non-Duality
Like the scent of a rose that betrays the flower, Life’s universal stirrings reveal its all-pervading being. Its greatest mystery is its very existe [ ... ]

About the People we Love | Courage to Stand Alone
When it comes to the people we love, we often expect a whole lot of them. I don’t say we should or shouldn’t do so, but on our inner journey we wi [ ... ]

Being Alive, Life, and Existential Crises
A huge crisis always reveals truth about people. Or let me put it differently — in extreme, stressful situations people often show other charact [ ... ]

Karma | Merits of Doing Good and Doing Bad
Karma or Kamma simply means “action,” “work,” or “deed.” When seen as a spiritual principle, the Indian concept of [ ... ]

Functional Life, Usefulness, and Uselessness
Exerting useful tasks and having useful functions, attributing in a “constructive and productive” manner to the societies we live in has become th [ ... ]