“Stanzas Concerning an Ecstasy Experienced in High Contemplation” By St. JOHN OF THE CROSS I only come across Dr. Saint John…
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QUESTION: You Have Said Reality Does Not Use Names
QUESTION: You have said Reality does not use names. ANSWER: True, Reality does not use names. In Ultimate Reality, where…
BEING
By Anthony Garner, zenothestoic.com (on Weltanchauung): Sitting in the garden listening to the rain. There may be no more to…
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
Some buddhists say buddhism cannot be understood without direct experience. This is certainly true of the Reality of all existence…
IN REVIEW: The Fifth Dimension – An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm by Dr John Hick
In this excerpt from his excellently illuminating book, The Fifth Dimension – An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm, Dr Hick…
HSIN HSIN MING
‘Faith in mind’, is a poem attributed to the Third Chinese Chán (Zen) Patriarch Jianzhi Sengcan. It is shared here…
FEMINISM, SIN, ETC.
Q: What is your view of sin? A: Simple. There is no such thing. Q: And feminism? A: There is…
DRUGS 2 – an update
This was my original post on the subject of drugs. The following is an update: I see the sole purpose…
“SHAKING THE WORLD AWAKE”: AN INTERFAITH MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SPIRITUALLY ADVANCED SOCIAL CHANGE AGENTS
by Katherine Elizabeth Coder, Miami University A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor…
SEEKING MEANING By Anthony Garner, zenothestoic.com
Deep in meditative trance a voice, my own perhaps, told me that I sought a god and had always done…
NOT A BUDDHA
QUESTION: So, you are a buddha? ANSWER: Certainly not. Why? Q: I read your old post that said you are a Pratyekabuddha?…
SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY?
Problem: Will Science finally unearth the workings of Reality? Answer: Not unless it changes its scientific values to the point…
I WAS THAT. I DO NOT INTEND TO RETURN By Anthony Garner, zenothestoic.com
Last night was a night of my soul, but not a dark one. I am aware where true happiness…
Another review of MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE OF REALITY
403-page paperback and ebook by Keith “I am already 3/4 through Mystical Experience Of Reality. I read it at the end…
CORRECTION!
Some time ago I pondered aloud in these pages about whether the natural time had come to stop writing the…