Over these past years, we have seen the popularization of the concept of the mind and its workings in all spheres of life. Today, we hear sermons about the mind in our churches, read about it in books, and are constantly bombarded with information about the mind on our various social media platforms. Teachings aboutContinue reading “The Pearls and the Ripples: A Helpful Metaphor for the Mind”
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The Experience of You
There is something quite profound about every human being. Something deeper than personality, beyond talent, and far richer than appearance. Each of us is not merely an aggregation of biological cells and physiological mechanisms. We are, in essence, an experience — a truly unique one. Think about the people who have impacted your life theContinue reading “The Experience of You”
The Born Again Experience
The night was quiet, the kind that invites honest questions. Nicodemus, a learned man, came to Jesus under the cover of darkness—curious, searching, perhaps a little unsettled. He had seen enough to know there was something different about this man. So he asked. And Jesus, without hesitation, replied in a way that must have startledContinue reading “The Born Again Experience”
The Power of Words
Words are powerful but, I must quickly add, their power isn’t an inherent quality but is more about the reality they point to. Words are pointers to experiences but not those experiences in and of themselves. What makes them special isn’t the specific alphabets or sounds that constitute them; even these have to be processedContinue reading “The Power of Words”
THE DIVINE EXCHANGE
There is the belief of a separate selfOne that stresses the “me-and-my-life” storyBut that isn’t the case for just you or anyone elseThis is all of us; this is the human conditionBeyond the tiny lens of the personal selfThere is the grand view of the universal selfWhich is our shared essence of pure spiritInhabiting andContinue reading “THE DIVINE EXCHANGE”