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On The Cosmic Calendar, A Date To Remember
Back in 1977, the cosmologist Carl Sagan wrote a book called The Dragons of Eden. Sagan described the long evolution that preceded humans and argued for the likelihood of other intelligence evolving elsewhere in the cosmos during all that time.… Continue reading
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Darwin and the Buddha: a Comparison
The teachings of Charles Darwin and Gautama Buddha are worlds apart. Yet their descriptions of life bear similarities to each other and even interlock in ways that expand my view of each. I’ll focus this comparison on On the Origin of… Continue reading
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The Buddhist Body Guard
We live in the here and now, though usually not deliberately or fully. When we do bring ourselves fully into the present, we may find a truer reality and can leave our illusion of self behind. Or so we’re told.… Continue reading
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Ol’ Man River and Wilson the Volleyball; Two Spiritual, Secular Icons
Two works of stage and screen, popular in their day, include physical objects that are, interestingly, infused with spiritual characteristics while remaining largely un-godlike. The first one is a river. Dere’s an ol’ man called de Mississippi Dat’s de ol’… Continue reading
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The Homely Truth About the Shortest Day
Last week we passed this year’s shortest day of the year. (It varies by a day or two in different years.) December 21st takes center stage in the annual drama of encroaching darkness turning to growing light, the grand rebirth,… Continue reading
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