What makes our lives valuable and fulfilled? Consciously or unconsciously, we have noticed that life is what we are supposed to possess and take care of it by ourselves. That is why we call life “my life,” “your life,” “his or her life,” or “their lives.” Life looks as if an object that we should … Continue reading Life’s Paradox
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As We Forgive Our Debtors
Why can't we forgive ourselves and others? It is one of the most challenging acts that our ego can hardly allow us to do. One possible reason is that forgiveness requires us to overcome our emotional instincts, which rest on the older layer of our consciousness. Even if your mind tells you to forgive, your … Continue reading As We Forgive Our Debtors
Vanity of Vanities
Where did we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? Why are we here on earth? And, why is there something rather than nothing? These are the fundamental questions that we can never stop asking, and we can't find the answers. Do we have the answers? In human history, various myths in the … Continue reading Vanity of Vanities
Categorical Imperative
We have seen numerous theories on understanding the physical universe like cosmology and astrophysics. These efforts, however, can never be beyond our cognitive, epistemological, and ontological limitations. The more we get smarter, the science and technology could advance to develop these areas. Or, the more our consciousness unfolds, perhaps the more profound and the broader … Continue reading Categorical Imperative
Serendipity
If something fortunate and yet unplanned happened accidentally, we call it serendipity. Being more creative and useful, it is a sort of gift that a series of unexpected accidents give us in one way or another. To receive such gifts, we even welcome accidents and troubles. Often, we can recall our problems and failures ended … Continue reading Serendipity
Minkowski’s Spacetime
Einstein's theory of relativity tells us that we live in a sort of spacetime continuum. The cosmos we recognize is not only a spatial entity but also a time sequence that contains itself. We can easily understand such "reality" with a few thought experiments. For example, the sunlight we see right now is not the … Continue reading Minkowski’s Spacetime
Solomon’s Wisdom
Why do we suffer? That is one of the fundamental questions we have been asking throughout our human history. And such a sense of suffering could be both internal and external. We often identify them as internal and external threats. Both are sometimes interchangeable, even inseparable. What are the external threats? Still, we suffer from … Continue reading Solomon’s Wisdom
