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Showing posts with label Alan Watts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alan Watts. Show all posts

Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Struggle for Truth ...



True or False by Scott Kim
What is the truth, and how do we distinguish truth from falsehood?  It is not easy to answer this question.  Some even argue that there is no such thing as objective truth.  Faced with such a dilemma, some settle for what they already believe in, while others keep seeking the truth.  Which camp we are in depends largely on how we are brought up.  I think that the journey is much more interesting than the destination, and hence I hope to be able to not settle and keep the sense of wonder alive.  Another related question is what is Justice? There is a very interesting course at Harvard University on this very subject, namely Justice.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

On Love, Education and Conformity

William, the Cat
It seems to me that we are a confused species in many ways.  We express our emotions in strange ways.  More often than not, this seems to be the result of being in too much of a hurry, and not letting things take their own proper course.  Also, that we are trying to take short cuts, not realizing that we are in fact going the wrong way!

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Being Here and Now!

Isn't it amazing that most of us, most of the time, are living in another time and place than here and now!   In other words, most of the time our lives is wasted.  Reminds me of the following quote from the opening paragraph of an amazing little book by the late Ken Keyes Jr., Handbook to Higher Consciousness: