René, the Demon Slayer – A Short Story
Cogito Ergo Sum X Buddhist 10 Fetters X Demon Slayer Note: You can also listen to this story here. “I will suppose therefore that […] some malicious demon of the utmost power and cunning has employed all his energies in order to deceive me....
The All-Consuming Fire
“Give a man a match and he’ll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” — Jed McKenna The spiritual journey can be compared to creating a bonfire — a huge epic bonfire. You gather a lot of wood,...
I Am God
You might have seen people in spiritual circles acting a little cheeky. They say heretical things like, “I am God.” Some people might even call them delusional, completely batshit crazy insane. People with a command of psycho-spiritual language would...
The Centaur, or the Rider and the Horse Delusion
In reality, as Zen reminds us, we are not horseman and horse, with a hiatus between the two. The true symbolic representation of man, in this connexion, should be the centaur, a single creature comprising two aspects separated by no hiatus. We are centaurs but...
Suffering, Flushing, Being Human
Suffering can be difficult. Being taken on a ride of existential despair may feel like vacationing in a meat grinder. (That’s how I felt anyway.) But the pursuit of ending suffering can become its own biggest trap. The initial discontent and...
101 Steps For Transformation