A story reported recently on MSNBC, reporting that Merck & Company is lobbying to make an “immunization” against cervical cancer mandatory for girls as young as 11 to 12 years of age passed without raising so much as an eyebrow as to its wisdom. The only hint of […]
Forgive, Forgive, Forgive There are answers to the question of why bother seeking peace, but they are not about bringing world peace. In other words, it’s not about achieving universal disarmament and creating a worldwide “touchy feeling goodness” moment. The answers come from within, mind by mind, heart by […]
[NOTE: I wrote this essay in 2004, when I lived in Sacramento a few blocks from the state Capital building.] Democrats and Republicans; bless them all. Libertarians, Peace and Freedom, Reformers, and Greeners; bless them all. Natural “Lawyers,” Light Party and Veterans Party, bless them all. If you’ve […]
It is possible that this series has continued to raise questions instead of bring on any definitive reasons why we should bother believing in, or seeking peace, especially since the “best minds” and strategists seem doggedly intent on doing it by bribery, coercion, intimidation, demonstrations of military might […]
There are millions, if not billions of citizens around the world who, if they acknowledge that there is one God, still want to believe that their particular take on God is the truest one. While most religions are expressions of a single syndrome which might be characterized as […]
The purpose of this treatise, started with Part I, is to examine why peace may be important, or question whether it really is. It seems to be very important. Every fiber of our soul seems to call for it, but we’re certainly not doing it. We’re at odds […]
While it will come into view again before you know it, the Christmas holiday season is definitely in the rear view mirror now. So it’s a great time to explore the subject of Peace… World Peace… or Peace on Earth. Can you think of a practical reason to […]
My recent post of The ‘Mechanics’ of Non-Physicalness and The ContinuuM Concept and Finding One’s Dream, both written in 1997, included thoughts and context about the soul that made sense to me. It wasn’t presented as the absolute final word for understanding what the soul is, and its […]
[NOTE: I wrote this essay the day before writing “The Mechanics of Non-Physicalness“. There was dual meaning in how I used the word ContinuuM, for I also published a magazine by that name. This essay never made it into the magazine, as only two issues were ever published. […]
[NOTE: After posting my first thoughts on death, here are some more esoteric thoughts along those lines. I originally wrote this essay in 1997. It will be interesting to see where or how my concepts have changed, if at all, in the intervening time. I will note any […]
