What is meditation? When I stare into nowhere Sometimes Something shifts And I see all things As Maya‘s veil (two-dimensional embroidery). And sometimes Something seems To gently drag a finger Across this cloth (of which I am a part). Is this meditation? Or do I just need new contacts? Share:ShareClick...
Setting the Stage If you couldn’t tell from my fixation with government and it’s roles, I’m very fascinated with the idea of social contracts. Naturally, I’m used to examining this topic from a customary angle (read – political philosophy). However, I also enjoy the less well-known iterations of social contracts,...
It’s the new millennium. OK, that’s old news. Frankly, that was old news 8 years ago. With bloggers beginning to analyze the Oughts and ‘I Love the 90s’ celebrating its 5th birthday, I admit that I’m pretty behind the ‘Zeitgeist of the Cloud.’ Then again, we’ll be discussing Philosophy –...
Layered experiences distilled into stanzas left to be lived long as life, breath lasts. Endless lists, words rich and heavy, repeated “or”s, commas – little waves rising o’er me, but heard with my own voice, unintelligible, yet clear as sleep-sounds of an unconscious throat. To unlock the cipher – to...
This is a situation of which I am definitely two minds. Really, it’s a choice of which evil you’re willing to swallow. Solution A: Let’s say the government lends (there’s an important distinction between a loan (even with an affordable 4% APR) and a bailout). The advantages are obvious and...
Part of me wanted to make this a poem. But, let’s face it, I’m not that good: We are born, filling in a void with existence. We are a universe unto ourselves. A concentration of pure energy, we grow quickly. For the first time, our nebulous character begins to take...
But, before we continue down the path of rights, let me diverge and ask a different question (I know, I’m horrible with continuity in serial posts): is insurance the only role of government? Is law solely for protection of rights? What about the didactic power of law? Should that be...
When I was old enough to form my own political opinions, I’m ashamed to admit that I opted for simplicity out of laziness. I thought that the role of government was to protect us from foreign invaders and from domestic violence, and that was it. Everything else (economic decisions, moral...
I’ve come to understand that, for the most part, we as humans are simply an amalgam of unconsciously acquired prejudices. Now, I realize that this is hardly a revolutionary revelation on the worldwide scale, but the implications of that realization are finally sinking in with me. Most (not all, but...
I started writing Part 4 in paragraph form, and this is how it ended up on the page. I guess sometimes we need to feel that some things we say are more (even if there are no real mechanical differences from run of the mill prose; apparently I still have...