religion

  • The Pain of Enlightenment

    Experience is the foundation of understanding. A person lives their life without noticing anything outside of their nine to five routine. Years slide by, one after the other, without any deviation. Then, one day, for one reason or another, that… Continue reading

  • Positive Manifestations

    Telling a positive story of ourselves is normal and healthy. No matter what miserable situation we might find ourselves in, envisioning a scenario where we are the righteous hero on a path to a better life is good. Like a… Continue reading

  • Self Image Is Not Property

    We are suffering a scourge caused by a culture that values property more than human life and wellness. People in our society willingly make themselves and others miserable in order to build, maintain, and protect property. At the same time,… Continue reading

  • Modern Interpretations

    The Marquis de Sade first suggested it, then Karl Marx stated it as we remember it: religion is the opiate of the people. Back then, it was an accurate statement because religion was the only language of politics. The only… Continue reading

  • Understanding God’s Art

    [Another piece of fiction added to “Learning To Adapt.”] Jesus sat under an olive tree, or, at least that is what he thought. There was no moon and the night was pure black. He could hear the others collected a… Continue reading

  • The Conscious Narrative

    To me, what we call consciousness is nothing more than a continuous process of storytelling. Much like how DNA is continuously replicating itself, our minds are constantly telling and retelling our story.  Most of this process we are unaware of;… Continue reading