Some spiritual teachings tell us, “You already are that which you seek” or “Give up all practices. Just be.” Like any teaching, the value of these kinds of teachings depends completely on what happens when they are put into practice. If those teachings spontaneously bring about an Awakening, if they are actually followed, then great.… [Read more…]
November 5, 2005
Most of us consider time to be something built in to the world, a self-evident truth. We were born in the past, we are alive today, and we will die in the future. Death is one of the greatest certainties of life, and so the reality of time must be no less certain. After all,… [Read more…]
Thomas McFarlane is the author of Einstein and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings. A graduate of Stanford University in physics, he also holds advanced degrees in mathematics and in philosophy and religion.
November 7, 2005
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