Matty’s end is near. If I could fix him by taking his condition on myself, I would do it in a flash. Unfortunately it seems not to be allowed, so I must watch him suffer some more before he is able to let go. Both Mama Mia - the old matriarch - and her sister … Continue reading In Memoriam: For Matty*
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“Truth and Relativity: Explorations into Insight 3”
Truth needs no defence. It is always “Itself” in whatever ‘guise’ we may find it: Stillness in change, Change in stillness. It cannot be damaged. We need it. It does not need us, or not, at least, in the same fashion. Our activity in this world can [potentially at least - in so far as … Continue reading “Truth and Relativity: Explorations into Insight 3”
Spiritual Autobiography 17: Ti Tree 2
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Straight people are warned this story may contain pictures and names of people who have passed away. It couldn’t last, could it. After almost ‘normality’ for a year, we were shifting again, this time by choice, after I applied for and won a position as Head Teacher (Principal) of a school … Continue reading Spiritual Autobiography 17: Ti Tree 2
Lost and Found: On a Road to Somewhere
On Nostalgia – ‘A sickness unto death’ Where is the “Place,” the one that causes such deep longing for some lost “home” and why does one seek to return to it such that – once discerned – nothing less will satisfy the heart?’ I first became away, or rather felt this “longing” burst upon me … Continue reading Lost and Found: On a Road to Somewhere
Change and Stability: The “Meeting Place”
According to Laleh Bakhtiar (Sufi: Expressions of the Mystic Quest, pp98-99) change (Talwin) indicates ‘…an alternating transition from one ‘state’ to another, whereas stability (Tamkin) is the act of enduring, stability, [and] symmetry… . ‘The beginning of love is search’ the Sufi says, ‘but the end is rest.’ Stability and symmetry are the removal of … Continue reading Change and Stability: The “Meeting Place”
The Devil is in the Details: On the Problem of Evil
Prefix: This is a deeply disturbing but equally rewarding topic and I found myself at times wishing not to have begun to interact with it. However, despite my misgivings, and the difficulties coming to grips with the subject, in the end, I found it to be worth the time taken because - after all - … Continue reading The Devil is in the Details: On the Problem of Evil
Spiritual Autobiography 16: Return to the Centre
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people. This story may contain names of deceased people. * How brief is the time spent resting, with the endless miles clicking over oh so slowly in our now well-seasoned 4wheel-drive yellow Ute doggedly following the long ribbon of road that – at times – seemed to unspool interminably … Continue reading Spiritual Autobiography 16: Return to the Centre
The Meeting Place: the Land Between the Two Seas
My “place” – one of ‘meeting’ – is in a very real sense, the place where I live, my home, only, in this case, like Moses and Khidr, it exists in that place, that “Forbidding Barrier”, the one that God placed (Quran 25:53) “between the two seas, one sweet and the other salt, bitter…”. It … Continue reading The Meeting Place: the Land Between the Two Seas
Love is the Key and the Door – You Are the Walker
Philosophy is not wisdom, and wisdom is not philosophy, though both indicate a way in, a doorway if you will. Wisdom is walking through that door and keeping on walking. Whilst doorways are portals, not all are equal in merit or accessibility. Some are locked to us others swing open at the slightest touch. Not … Continue reading Love is the Key and the Door – You Are the Walker
“What’s In A Name?”
The first day of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Nothing to do with the “real” climate of course, but convenient for the human calendar, with each “season” allowed just 3 months to ply its trade. Looking out the window however it certainly looks more like Autumn than yesterdays “Summer” with a heavy grey overcast keeping … Continue reading “What’s In A Name?”
Tracks in a Pathless Land 