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The Kingdom of God is Within Us
One of the obsessions we humans have ever possessed since the birth of self-consciousness is our search for God. Where is He? How can…
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Zen Minimalism
Among various Buddhism teachings, Zen is quite minimalistic. It tries to return to the source, which is not necessarily fundamental but uniquely radical. Traditionally,…
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Blowing in the Wind
Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again,” which is one of the well-known passages in the Bible. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I…
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Time Does Not Exist
Expressing eternity, we use a word “timeless” like God is timeless, heaven is timeless, and so on. What does timeless exactly mean? It means…
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Death Is Not the End
Is death the end? If death is not the end, what is that? At a glance, saying “death is not the end” sounds counterintuitive.…
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What is Zero?
What are natural numbers? We use them as one of the most convenient tools in our everyday lives. We use them for counting any…
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Siddhartha
What is learning? What is unlearning? There could be various explanations and articulations. Pondering them reminds me of Hermann Hesse’s novel, Siddhartha. It was…
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The Eye of Detachment
Noh (能) is one of the traditional theater plays in the fourteen century’s Japan. It liberally means talent or skill in this Chinese character.…
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True Humility
Humility is one of the most important virtues in human history; many pearls of wisdom have kept on emphasizing it. And yet, it is…
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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
One of the key fundamental questions in cosmology and metaphysics is this: “Why is there something rather than nothing?” If there is something, then…
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Good Fruits of Faith
In the tradition of Christianity, usually in the context of the Protestant Reformation, there are so-called five conditional principles. Using the Latin words, the…
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The Beauty of Wabi-Sabi
There are two bowls. One looks flawlessly brand new. The other is a bit deformed with cracks and stains, and yet looks clean, well-used,…