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Category: psycho-spirituality

Psychology and spirituality. Mind/Soul. Self.

The delusion of the compulsory self

Posted on February 8, 2011August 8, 2016 by Josh

Sometimes I wonder at the person I go around in the world as, and at times how I managed to become him, if I simply managed to convince myself that I am him. A personal reminder slips into focus: Anything that I call my self that is changeable is not the actual, true self. It…

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Posted on November 18, 2008August 8, 2016 by Josh

People feel they need to categorize things to understand them, to poses them, to not be controlled by them; and to, in turn, be in control themselves. People feel they want to be categorized so that they might belong to something, to fit into a category is to not be alone. Categorization, the act of…

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A Brief Note On Family…

Posted on October 30, 2008August 8, 2016 by Josh

My mom could not biologically have children, something wrong with her insides. My older brother and I were adopted. The family I was raised in as a boy, a chosen/created family, was so ideal, so full of love and warmth and care, so connected and dedicated that I never really questioned my belonging. But I…

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His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama

Posted on April 20, 2008August 8, 2016 by Josh

When I heard about the Dalai Lama’s scheduled visit to Ann Arbor (where i live), and the series of lectures he was scheduled to give, I was overfilled with joy. It has been 14 years since Tenzin Gyatso last visited Ann Arbor, I was not fortunate enough to have participated in that visit, and have…

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