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- Aspirations - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThe way we live is key to describing what we are, which can be quite different from our lofty ideals of what we are. And if we consider what we should be, what the loftiest ideal for a human being would be, perhaps what Thomas Kelly suggests (as off the wall as it appears) is the answer: "The ...
Views: 579 - The Secret Of Being - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhen we cannot just "be," then we have to be "something," and when we have to be something, we have to set goals. When we set goals, however, we are never satisfied until the goal is reached, and therefore, it is only when there are no goals that we can just "be." Just being has its ...
Views: 578 - Oh No! What If Peace Breaks Out? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2007 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockFirst of all, the stock market would drop like a rock. Lots of money is being made off the military industrial complex. Also, where would our soldiers work? Walmart? This peace thing would not be good for our country. Our country is built on money, thrives on money, and if you don't have any, ...
Views: 568 - Top Ten Relationship Mistakes (Complex — Part 3 of 3) - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond Rock1. Confusing the real purpose of a relationship. Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself in reflection. You may think that you are a certain way, but relationship will reveal the true you every time. Therefore, the real purpose of relationship is to understand yourself. Once you ...
Views: 567 - Heartaches At First Sight - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWe meet someone, we like them, want to see them again, and soon we are forming a deep relationship. This seems like a very natural, innocuous, and innocent thing to do, and we do it every day. What we seldom realize, however, is that we are also forming a psychological attachment. After we meet ...
Views: 551 - Profiles In Truth - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhat is truth? We are told what we should believe by advertisers depicting beautiful bodies, and we are told to believe it is truth. We are told what truth is by our modern Gods, and we believe it, and repeat it like parrots. But is this truth? Are our bodies beautiful? Or should we look more ...
Views: 528 - Three Gateways To Freedom - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThese very special gateways are usually spurned by just about everybody. When the gateways conspicuously pop up in our lives, as they regularly do, we do back-flips to avoid them. They are distasteful, in some ways frightening, and make us feel absolutely miserable. So why bother discussing them ...
Views: 522 - Three Simple Steps to Becoming a Compassionate Human Being - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA mounting problem exists both in our schools and in our culture. Teens gone wild, reckless spending and irresponsibility by adults, it's all coming to fruition in an economy and culture teetering on the edge of a serious downturn. Gas prices are skyrocketing, as everyone waits, idling, in ...
Views: 508 - Three Secrets To Happiness - by Submitted on May 04, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhen you do good, you get good in return; when you do bad, bad things happen to you. Doing good expands and loosens the heart; doing bad restricts and tightens the heart until the heart shrivels and dies. Then there is just a shell left, full of hatred and fear. Discipline is the first step in ...
Views: 496 - What Should We Be if We Could? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThis is a profound question, "What should we be?" Should we be aggressive and ambitious, or compassionate and passive? Should we be a little of both? Or maybe something completely different from aggression, ambition, compassion, and passivity? Can we ever be what we should be, even if that ...
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