Category: Thoughts
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Experiencing God
“And one of the most important things that we [members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] emphasize about God when we talk about God is the fact that God is a person like us; fingers, toes, eyes, nose. And that’s important, I think, with respect to doctrine. But when we try to…
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A new direction?
I have struggled for a while now with what to make of this blog. Share insights from what I am reading? Reimagining Mormonism? Exploring Tolkien? Tolkien + Mormonism + meditation? I think my primary focus will be dreams. Dream interpretation, sharing dreams, lucid dreaming, liminal dreaming, oneirogens, etc. I’ll still post about other topics, but…
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Spiritual Consumerism
A week or so ago, I was invited to join a 90-minute webinar where a spiritual teacher would reveal his radical approach to Enlightenment. Radical? Enlightenment? How could I not join! I’m not naive when it comes to these types of events. They go something like this, “Come, join us! It is free, so what is…
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What now?
I have been thinking quite a bit about what does the world need now? I don’t think the world needs another app, another social media platform, another product. But, maybe I am wrong? What will change the world for the best? What now? I love meditation. And, yet, there are easily 100+ meditation apps out…
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Window to the Soul
The eyes are a window to your soul William Shakespeare (supposedly) Gaze attentively into the pools of passion, truth, and emotion. Stare into the depths and become swallowed up in the mystery of the person in front of you. That is if you’re able to do so without the individual thinking you’re insane, feeling uncomfortable,…
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It is not about right or wrong
Just then, Ali, the guy whose side I was agreeing with, snapped at me. “It is not about right or wrong; it is do you understand!” Matthew McConaughey, GREENLIGHTS I’ve been pondering this scene for weeks now. Until coming across that concept in GREENLIGHTS, I had never considered that disagreements shouldn’t be about right or…