The FREEDOM Blog

The other day, my brother in law, who is not philosophical by nature, sent my mind into an interesting story. He had come out to replace our toilet (in exchange for which my wife will sew him a new vest - his wifecan't sew, I don't do toilets). At one point he was taking a short break and was on the phone with a friend who had obviously said something to the effect that they were "Dealing with shit," to which my brother in law wisely replied, "That doesn't do any good, there's always more shit!" Indeed, I thought, there IS always more shit, and yet this is what all the world is trying to do - deal with their shit, as if, at some point there won't be any more. How ludicrous! There will ALWAYS be more shit. The end of shit is the end of the game, and there is no end of the game. The end of the game is called dying...and then you get another life, and try again. At least, that's the way it works in the games. Your character dies, and then you tr...

One of the primary difficulties when it comes to Enlightenment is that hardly anyone understands in the least what it is. For instance, I have often made the distinction between Mastery and Enlightenment, while 'Jed McKenna' makes the distinction between Mysticism and Enlightenment. Expanding those three a little, I would like to give a quick overview of what I'm calling the 5 M's : Morality Maturity Mastery Mysticism Moksha (Moksha being one of the Sanskrit words for Enlightenment and essential means 'Freedom') Many of these categories will have overlaps, and many 'individuals' overlap in where they 'are' or in their 'recognition' of these 5. But the general idea is that if you are seeking something, you better know what the heck that it is you're seeking. If you're not clear, you're not going to be even looking in the right place, and chances are extremely good you're going to get something that ISN'T enlightenment...