Craig Maciolek
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Contemplating Ataraxia and Pleasure
Recently the concept of Ataraxia was brought up in a rather disjointed way. (I am a big fan of how certain ideas or concepts can simply arrive at specific times.) It came in reference to the Buddhist belief that desire… Continue reading
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The Modern Apocalypse
We celebrate wealth and opulence.We belittle humility and stability.Flying to and fro,buying more and more.Never noticing that the workers serving this decadence are organizing into the oldest of unions. Delivery drivers case homes and neighborhoods, bank tellers and doctor receptionists… Continue reading
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The Full Cycle
We have the power to use our focus and intent to make the environment around us as we imagine it should be, but we do not have the power to stop time or arrest our own maturation process. Either our… Continue reading
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The Root of Morality
When we have a goal, we must develop and maintain principles that guide and align our behaviors and routines to achieve that goal. The larger the goal, the more people must be involved who share the desire to achieve that… Continue reading
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Visions
A vision, a point on the horizon, must be close enough to know that it is there, but far enough away to accept that it is vague. The distance and vagueness gives us freedom to adapt to our current environment.… Continue reading
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A Holy Trinity
A person is ordered to do something they do not want to do,but they do it out of fear,..fear of the person ordering it,fear of being judged or criticized, orfear of being alone. At what point does thelove for another… Continue reading
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