Oblivion

July 25, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

“All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing.” ~ Maurice Maeterlinck Humans have great capacity for good, for love, for incredible acts of valor and courage; yet the friction remains. Our race also has the unyielding capacity for horror. Our consciousness makes us immortal; a consciousness […]

Mitakuye Oyasin

July 17, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to […]

Lighthouse

June 30, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Once lived a man of undeniable moral character. He worked as all men do, but he worked harder than most. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, a rough, tough and utmost honorable branch of service. His son and grandson would soon follow his lead. He lived within the sphere of […]

Eggs, Chickens and Eternity

June 27, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the Phoenix.” Christina Baldwin For every paradox there is always an elusive answer, but more often a conflagration of argument. In the age old question of causality we find this paradoxical argument. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This question dwells within […]

Bring it Back

June 27, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn’t see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a God or Goddess giving them an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love… Now people hear […]

Lies, More lies and Damn lies

June 19, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ~George Orwell Truth is a trophy that all seek. Whether one seeks “the truth” about life, spirit, death and afterlife or is simply wanting to be told the truth is very much the same. Nobody wishes for falsehood; never does one wish to […]

Climax

June 14, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

If truth is what you seek, walk for a day among the wilderness. You will soon realize that nature doesn’t lie. Nature is truth; creation in motion. Within a sphere of evolution, we ponder the questions and mystery of cycles that last for thousands of years, and some which have not ever been complete. In […]

Am I Religious or Am I Spiritual?

June 12, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Am I religious or Am I spiritual? I’ve heard this question many times. I usually laugh because I don’t care for such a question. Religion and spirituality are often separated for some reason; as if one has to exist separate from the other. But is this just a game that we play with ourselves? Or, […]

Cultural Crossroads

May 27, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Many men often come to a point in life where they are begged to learn or unlearn. This point is the precipice of a denouement of sorts; of a becoming or of a realization. When we come to this point, we either accept or deny the truth that we find. This is the sphere of […]

The Grand Circle

May 22, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Grand Circle

Connections are often made or deduced in the subtleties of life. These connections can be seen physically within the natural world such as with the bee and the flower. The two coexist and share a connection of dependence. Both species flourish because both exist and share in the other’s function. Not only do these connections exist in nature, but within spirituality as well. This is the sphere of the grand circle.

With all religion there exist doctrines of faith, tenets of belief and basic thoughts on life, how to live and pondering of the afterlife or not. The basic thoughts of all faiths, if we are to look closely and intuitively, are so much more related than one might first think. These are all connected by the grand circle, the grand sphere. Whatever is considered holy or sacred is often thought of as the same by countless other faiths. This connection shows the divine power of the grand sphere.

I once read a story of a reclusive monk who would appear to the villagers perhaps once a year at best. He was considered wise beyond his years. In his last days nearing the age of 100, when asked one day where his faith was born and what was his favorite meditation, he replied that he lived in the light of Jesus Christ and he was his salvation. He further said that he knew both prayer and meditation in many ways, not just from traditional Buddhist studies and this is what gave him peace.

Not only was this monk a Buddhist, but also was touched by the words of the New Testament and the sacred shamanistic practices of animism. This man’s life sheds a new light on the artificial confines of spiritual thought. It shows how a sacred connection can be made through a myriad of spiritual mediums. This is the road to true enlightenment and unity.

A shaman can commune with Jesus. A monk can speak to Allah. A Muslim can hear the prayer of the Virgin Mary, and the Native American can love the Torah. These are all possible and no limits should be imposed when a human being sets out to explore his spiritual being. There is a beautiful web of intricate design connecting everything divine, and all paths can be followed by anyone if they so choose.

As we explore the sphere of the grand circle; the grand sphere, we come to find a place where we all can truly learn from one another the many beautiful secrets that make the world such a brilliant place. In broadening our hearts and uniting the faiths of all men, we remove the barriers that our traditional texts impose. The spirit knows no boundaries. No matter where or in what form love exists, it will find this place, be welcome, and be at home.