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Deepening

May 2, 2016 by Elliot

I feel like I’ve let go of so much in the past, like there is so much behind me. The countries, the people, the experiences; I feel so spoiled for having experienced so much, but so lonely at the same time. It reminds me of India, which was a very lonely place, but full of … Read more

Evil and the Evolution of Morality

December 19, 2015 by Elliot

The Idea of Evil Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, Cain and Abel, 1740

Evil and Humanity Evil and morality are thought structures for defining good and bad actions. Definitions of evil vary according to the culture, time, and context of the people who are defining it. An absolute definition is illusive. Many describe it as a supernatural force in our world. Some say that it is led by satan, … Read more

Shiva’s Freedom

January 2, 2024June 27, 2015 by Elliot

"Shiva meditating Rishikesh" by Iqbal Mohammed - http://www.flickr.com/photos/blaiq/75116239/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiva_meditating_Rishikesh.jpg#/media/File:Shiva_meditating_Rishikesh.jpg

Death is the ultimate freedom. This is Shiva’s gift to all of life. Mahadeva, or the supreme deity, also known as Shiva is the destroyer and transformer of all of life. He is limitless, unchanging, eternal, formless, and the ultimate yogi; one who has joined with the death of all things. Shiva is often displayed … Read more

Diamonds in the Rough

May 14, 2015 by Elliot

"Rough diamond" by Unknown USGS employee - Original source: USGS "Minerals in Your World" website. Direct image link: [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rough_diamond.jpg#/media/File:Rough_diamond.jpg

“A diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material; it can be contaminated by very few types of impurities. Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure. A material with superlative physical qualities, most of it original from the strong bonds between its atoms.” -Wikipedia Sometimes, people rise above … Read more

The Wanderer, Part 8

March 4, 2015March 2, 2015 by Elliot

Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 The Wanderer, Part 3 The Wanderer, Part 4 The Wanderer, Part 5 The Wanderer, Part 6 The Wanderer, Part 7 Tas rolled over; his pain returned in full force. His head was throbbing and his mind was lost. … Read more

The Wanderer, Part 7

March 1, 2015February 28, 2015 by Elliot

work from http://www.aboriginalworkshops.com/

Please read the first parts of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 The Wanderer, Part 2 The Wanderer, Part 3 The Wanderer, Part 4 The Wanderer, Part 5 The Wanderer, Part 6 Tas rolled awake in the midst of a hard rainfall, his canopy was beginning to flood because he hadn’t angled the roof … Read more

Purusartha | पुरुषार्थ

November 7, 2024February 19, 2015 by Elliot

The Goals of Life Purusha and Artha are two very complex Sanskrit words that represent a Hindu ideal of life’s purpose [Purusha (पुरुष) and Artha (अर्थ)]. Together, the words mean purpose of being, the objective of human pursuit, or the meaning of life. Purusha means human being, soul, or the universal principle and soul of the … Read more

The Wanderer, Part 2

July 7, 2015February 13, 2015 by Elliot

Please read the first part of the story here: The Wanderer, Part 1 There was once a boy, who decided that he would follow a wanderer into the desert to learn about god. The boy’s name was Tas. After receiving the approval of his parents, he travelled into the desert in the apprenticeship of a … Read more

Source Energy

February 12, 2015 by Elliot

I am going to try to get to the bottom of this argument for a source of things, in particular, the universe. I said in one of my last articles that I had concluded that at the basis of the universe, there must be either an infinite something, or an infinite nothingness. But it continues to … Read more