Let’s get back to the question of whether or not it is wrong to kill. One of the reasons this is such a confusing question is this idea of “nature,” and what is “natural.” We need only look out at nature to see what we would consider to be violence and murder galore. It is [...]
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Is It “Natural” to Kill?
Posted in Life, tagged human condition, life, morality, philosophy on February 4, 2012 | Comments Off
Violence
Posted in Life, tagged morality, philosophy, reality, society on January 18, 2012 | Comments Off
One of the things I find myself struggling with is the fact that you can’t always combat violence with passivity. One of the reasons for this is the obvious fact that violence can end the life of the passive, who therefore no longer has the opportunity to defend or express his position and ideas. And [...]
The Ego is a Wily Trickster
Posted in Life, tagged conditioned existence, courage, ego, love, process, truth on December 10, 2011 | Comments Off
When one talks about ‘changing the world,’ he or she is really talking about people, and the effects that people have had on the environment. The way to ‘change the world’, then, is to change people. And wise people will understand that that really means that the way to change the world is to love [...]
How Selfless Can Be Selfish
Posted in Life, tagged life, love, relationships, self, selfish desire on November 8, 2011 | Comments Off
One of the complexities involved with “love” and relationships is that often “selfless” acts are done for ultimately selfish reasons. For example, the way —— was with certain men she had encounters with. The things she did may seem selfless and “for him,” but they were really all about her, they were for her, to [...]
Self Precludes Love
Posted in Life, tagged ego-self, illusion vs. reality, love, self on October 31, 2011 | Comments Off
I wonder about how and why people fall in love with each other. It seems to me that, more often than not, the reasons why one person falls in love with another person are more about him/herself than the other person. I think that this speaks, very much, to what real love is and what [...]
