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Bird’s Eye Views
Category Archives: religion
In Meditation
The thin haze slightly obscures the gleaming street lights along the avenue. The stale odor of a garbage bin briefly accents the early morning mist that otherwise smells like a damp, musty basement. My running shoes have trapped a few … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Hometown, Meanderings, philosophy, religion
Tagged cat meditation, concentration, meditation, sitting practice, walking meditation
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Censorious
The topic of censoriousness is one of those subjects wherein a person can easily become hypercritical. When does pointing out character flaws cross the line from being critical to being censorious? This is a topic that requires plenty of “walking … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, cultural highlights, philosophy, Politics, religion
Tagged criticism, fault finding, hypocrisy, social criticism
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Taking A Detour
Everyone who drives a motor vehicle knows the beautiful feeling of inertia when cruising a smooth, well-designed highway. The conditions seem perfect–light traffic, lovely weather conditions, the engine purring as it powers the vehicle across the tarmac. Then a glitch … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Environment, Health, philosophy, Politics, religion, Transportation
Tagged detours, hardships, inertia, redirection, uncertainty
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P.O.V.
“In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth – often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Meanderings, philosophy, Politics, religion, Science
Tagged belief, belief systems, Hypatia of Alexandria, opinion, points of view
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Good Sense
Jonathan asked why I sometimes use the term, common sense and at other times I use the phrase, good sense. He always believed they were synonymous, yet had some doubts. I complimented my friend on having the good sense to wonder about … Continue reading
Posted in Meanderings, philosophy, Politics, religion, Science
Tagged Common Sense, discernment, good sense, popular views
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Reconcile
There is plenty for us to do in order to restore some sense of harmony in our public lives. The ongoing problems associated with Covid 19 will continue for quite some time. We also have had to deal with the … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Health, philosophy, Politics, religion
Tagged Covid 19, partisanship, problem solving, reconcile, reconciliation, religious animosity
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With Passion
“Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.”–Alexander Hamilton I happened upon the above quote while scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed. It was instantly relate-able not only to social media culture, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Contemplation, History, music, philosophy, Politics, religion, sports
Tagged creativity, destructiveness, joie de vivre, love of living, passion
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