As a Christmas gift this year, I received the book “How God Changes Your Brain” by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman, which discusses the latest neurological studies as to where in the brain spiritual and religious impulses originate. Of course, with a topic such as this, I consumed the whole book in two or [...]
Posts under ‘Spirituality’
Omnitheism – Just Another “Ism”?
Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force. – Flavius Josephus, 37 AD – 100 AD.
Omnitheism. It’s one of those words I like to throw around that no one quite understands. From an etymological standpoint the word is no different then pantheism in that both “pan-“ [...]
Where River Meets Ocean
The search for Truth must being with an honest desire for the Truth. This means setting aside what you previously may have believed or thought in favor for the Truth. Too many people go looking for a greater truth and do not follow through, settling for half-measures and easy answers. It is easy to spot [...]
Namaste
I’ve recently made the decision to habitually use the word “Namaste” in my interaction with others in everyday life. It may be a touch eccentric for an awkward white guy like myself to use this word in casual conversation, but I just cannot find another word that fits what I mean to say. It’s the [...]
The Truth: A Qabalistic Metaphor
The text below is stylized after the Qabalistic texts of The Bahir and The Zohar. I wrote this several months ago, but I was not decided on what to do with this text until now. There are quite a few layers of meaning behind what is said here – much of it dealing [...]
Where Science and Buddhism Meet
Where Science and Buddhism Meet from Gerald Penilla on Vimeo.
How to Disappear Completely
I thought that I was healthy enough to go back to work today. I got up with my wife, showered, dressed, and stepped out the door with the intention of spending an 8 hour day at work. I didn’t last even 2 hours.
I spent most of my time at work today trying to see [...]
Listening to Mystics
Mysticism is the art of listening to God, of being informed by God, of being molded into God’s image. It has been said “As above, so below.” This is a reference to the holographic, reflective nature of reality.
Every part of reality is an imperfect copy of the whole of reality. The subatomic particles which make [...]
Human Evolution
I am a culmination of a long series of success stories. So are you, as is everyone you know, and everyone they know, and everyone they know. Our ancestors survived and brought forth children into this world. They taught these children how to survive. These children improved upon what they had learned and taught it [...]