Tag Archives: love

“Love is the opposite of fear” ?

What is love?”
“The total absence of fear,” said the Master.
“What is it we fear?”
“Love,” said the Master. (Anthony de Mello)
Do you all agree? Is Love is the opposite of fear?
Dozens of blogs and articles online say this. Personally I don’t think it’s that simple though. I think various emotions can exist inside us at the [...]

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Caring for beginners… a mistake?

My post about My disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti has gotten quite a lot of comments. ‘Rinzai’ said the other day:
Whether beginners are practicing virtues or not is their problem not yours. Believe in no teachers, trust your own logic, your own experiences, make your own mistakes, learn and grow. Have a courageous attitude and be [...]

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Those times when life forces rest on you…

Whether it’s illness, unemployment or some other reason – sometimes life forces us to sit still, think things through, relax – because there is just no other alternative.
I don’t think anyone is ever grateful for unemployment or disease, but sometimes we can be grateful for their side effects: a chance to reevaluate life.
One of the [...]

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Labelless spirituality - an interview with Mimi

I met Mimi as one of the lensmasters at squidoo, which is one of the places online where I’m also active. She’s interviewed here because she was the only one who had an actual question suggestion for my series of interviews on this new blog of mine.
Do you believe in God, and if so what’s [...]

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