Tag Archives: Buddha

Article 81: Confessions of a Cultist

The cult dynamic happens when the energy mutually experienced in the group becomes the dominant referent in the personal lives of those members. At that point, conventional reality recedes into the background, possibly feeling surreal. Not only religions, but families and political groups can manifest as cults in this way.

The Hegemonic Mindset

In Western Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the idea of a unified civilization (civilization in the singular), which would embody in itself the destiny of all mankind, was first conceived. This destiny consisted in the overcoming of tradition and traditional values; and thus, it swept away the very foundation of the sacred civilizations that existed in that period. They meant nothing more than backwardness (from the modern West), a set of prejudices and false idols.

Lyme Liturgy Series 5: Main Practice, Sending and Taking Part 1

Feeling the mother cervical soft spot of kindness, warmth and tender sadness
Touching the raw, naked heart of any feelings, moods or sensations, just as they are, right now…

False Gods

Article 38 False Gods As mentioned in the previous Article, along with the sacred speech of ‘the gods’ there is also profane speech of false gods. I suspect most reading this will know already what that might be…. overly long and boring pause……. Yes, ego. Ego in the Buddhist sense which is how we funnelContinue reading “False Gods”

Finding the (quiet) Middle #2

Article 32 Finding the (quiet) Middle (edited after initial publication) Partly due to an onslaught of recreational excursions – either to nearby beach or thermal waters – and partly due to existential ‘Plandemic’-induced angst, and no doubt also partly due to Factor X, have recently hit a brick wall of writer’s block. Which is alsoContinue reading “Finding the (quiet) Middle #2”

A Glimpse of the Sacred

Article 30 A glimpse of the Sacred Whilst driving through sub-par Mexican country roads on the way to a rather nice local thermal pool in Veracruz, I was asked ‘how do you make a space sacred?’ I was a little taken aback because I regard that as a rather huge topic about which volumes couldContinue reading “A Glimpse of the Sacred”