Author name: Contemplative

The Return of Pain

There is no resolving pain. Hard as that sounds, it doesn’t have to be reason for melancholy. We have to ask ourselves which is better. Warding off that which is distressing or allowing it to occupy our psyche. It might be also be prudent to state that allowing it for our own sakes is likely not as …

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The Fear of Separation

That we lose each and everything we hold dear is without question. The assimilation of what is pervasively present takes precedence over the occasional reason for any misgivings. Separation appears to be ceaselessly evident. However, no matter how we are, and what we think we are losing, we should try and remember that we were …

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Being Open?

In the face of all that we do not know and will never fathom, is it possible to be haughty? Perhaps that is not the right question to ask. What we likely should be wondering is which is better, humility or indifference. When there is a lot of pain, we naturally try to keep ourselves …

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The Mirror of Being

When we are comfortable, our senses seek gratification. There is a likelihood that when things feel proper, our systems initiate signals for growth. While such a development is not unhealthy, it can be a precarious position to be in. This is because, if unchecked, there arises the inclination to consume. The weight of emotional and …

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Happenstance

How we are meant to be is always open to question. However, it is important to remember that affairs never end. What we need to occupy ourselves with ought not to affect our freedom. This freedom includes the willingness to cease and relinquish. To be grateful for our run and to not ask for more. …

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Separation

The belief that we are individuals doesn’t necessarily have to be a good thing. Humankind monger the self and value personal identity. In truth, nothing is personal. We are all part of a movement, and it is one movement. This space is not inherently compartmentalized into me and you or this and that. As a …

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Definite Origins

Individually, we are a single consciousness. Our environment, ambience and constructions lay the ground for the reaching into principle origins which likely is a stream of pre-definition. What does that mean? It means that our being, singly and collectively has its origins beyond the distribution of probability. In as much as imagination allows, this might …

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