Philosophy

Notes On Saving The World

By meestereric / December 24, 2017 /

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – Jesus (John 16:33) If I see a worm on the sidewalk, I put him in the grass. If I see a man passed out on…

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Is Meditation Needed?: Meditation and the Three Principles

By meestereric / March 22, 2016 /

  Meditation… Like yoga, is something you hear about more and more, as more and more people do it, talk about it, or feel they should do it. But with increased popularity, is there a decrease in understanding? Like yoga, which has gone from a deep practice of mind-body-spirit integration, to more of an American-style…

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Western Philosophy of Mind and the Problem of Life

By meestereric / February 7, 2016 /

Turning Western Philosophy of Mind on It’s Head Is life a problem to be solved? The philosophers and scientists who are trying to figure out how the mind works are basing their models on an orientation towards problems solving. They look for example, at animals in the world surviving, and see them solving problems: how…

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The Paradoxes Along the Path

By meestereric / July 11, 2015 /

This essay is about the apparent paradoxes seen when one looks deeply into philosophical questions and encountered long a spiritual path. At some point, a beautiful juncture, after grace bestows light upon the limited human mind, the Land of Paradox is revealed looking back out through the door, from the other side, from the impersonal…

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Proof of Heaven and Dialogues With a “Mad” Solipsist

By meestereric / July 11, 2015 /

solipsism |ˈsälipˌsizəm|  noun the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. This dialogue started on Facebook, where I made a posting about the book Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, and evolved into a fascination dialogue about life, the universe and everything. Acquaintance and science fiction writer, Daniel…

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