“Only One Goal”
“All these masters of the highest science, spirituality, though they spoke in different metaphors and employed different terms, described the identical, the highest goal: human enlightenment. They called it the kingdom of heaven, self-knowledge, nirvana, satori, oneness, self-realization, but, no matter the label, it was enlightenment all the same. But, because these saints sought to […]
Continue reading“Rara Avis”
“From the first, it was obvious that they would not interact as males and females typically did. With her there was no formality, only an easy being-together straightaway. Other people seemed to lurk back somewhere inside their faces, to be removed at least one step from Skylar’s being, but Ilona shone right there, directly in […]
Continue reading“Spirituality”
“Spirit is Truth and Light, Eternity, Infinity, and Love. It is that from which all souls and all apparent creation are made. In it all are One. It is not matter, but matter could not exist without it. It is not mind, but mind could not shine without its Light. It is not emotion, but […]
Continue reading“Imprints of the Past”
“Emotions, experienced over the course of the present and many past lifetimes, leave imprints, some shallow and some traumatically deep, on the tissues of the human soul. For example, people bring into life a thousand different types of unwarranted fear. They experience loneliness, anger, hatred, jealousy, envy, and other emotions in response to the number […]
Continue reading“Proletariat Incursion”
“People like Isabella, Melvin, Soyala, and Skylar had been invited to the Prince’s ball all right, but as wallflowers, strays, and stags. The newcomers, like adjunct lecturers alive with dazzle and flair, had a real but short-lived effect on the University. The interlopers appeared on campus like vibrant and unusual posters for a theater production: […]
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