Ted Seymour - Explorations of Truth
I just ran across this quote attributed to the Buddha and I appreciate it very much as another articulation of truth: what we should believe, and as importantly what and who we should not believe. I think in many ways, my own “exploration of truth” is about tending to experience and directing my life according […]
The more I am honest with myself, the more I realize that there is a distinct split between what we present to others and that which is actually our truth. This is not something that is necessarily intentional. We generally don’t mean to lie to others, and in many ways what I am talking about […]
I have a confession to make. I’m quite curious about what it means to be in love. Don’t get me wrong, I do love. I feel love very often, many many times each day, and tears can and often do come to my eyes just from the sensation of that love. But that love comes […]
Over the past many years, I’ve continued to be interested in learning something which might be considered akin to the truth as pertains to reality and our existence. Some things are starting to click together and in a way it has me somewhat excited. It feels a little new, so I thought I’d explore it […]
There are times in life when another’s behavior can really get to us, and we become oblivious to the possibility that there may be some form of mental or emotional impairment which is triggering the behavior. In my own town at the moment, there is a man with known mental health issues being sought for […]
I just re-read this poem yesterday and feel the truth it touches in my own soul. To me it gently encourages that otherwise oft terrifying connection to what is really true within ourselves. As with much poetry, it is best read aloud: All the True Vows by David Whyte All the true vows are secret […]
I was having a telephone conversation yesterday with a dear female friend of mine, talking about relationships and the effect we have on others and the effect they have on us. At some point in that conversation I referred to her as being a “handful” in relationship and that credit should be given to the […]
I love this story. Thought you might enjoy it as well. A certain man believed that the ordinary waking life, as people know it, could not possibly be complete. He sought the real Teacher of the Age. He read many books and joined many circles and he heard the words and witnessed the deeds of […]