You do something well enough, with sufficient conviction, reason, passion and inspiration, it shall make an indelible mark, and last forever. That is the definition of classic, of standing the tests of time to become immortal. This is the power of writing, of poetry, philosophy and works of allegiance between strong mind and stout, guiding…
Month: May 2018
An Oxymoronic Regard for ‘Conventional Wisdom’
‘Conventional Wisdom’ is very near to being an oxymoron; an inherent contradiction. For what prevails as common wisdom is made more by ignorance, laziness, fear, peer pressure and the traditional influences of the greedy and powerful promoted to control the majority against the best interests of that majority than it is made by the requisites…
Ego-Aversion: A Most Excellent Exercise
I am conditioning myself in a manner that has already relieved much of my suffering. It is a Buddhist practice; a disavowing of the clinging ego that pains through its false, imposed needs which we cling to and, as they cannot be held tightly and controlled, must thereby pain us when they slip from our…