I had learnt the meaning of spirit. For many people, a ’spiritual’ environment involves the warm glow of candles, the exotic scent of incense, the sound of a flute, stillness… For some, these things are almost a requirement for meditation. Indeed an industry has developed around this idea.

We have just had an (anonymous) comment left on one of the posts. It had a couple of points that I agree with and perhaps some clarification is in order:

@ 5:14 PM Anonymous said…
Is this website serious, whats the purpose of this blog. Do you want some one to share your meaningless life experiences [...]

Do not allow degeneracy to overcome you, for it is us that allow it so. Rather, take that silent raindrop that trickled down your forehead, as a personal message from your Lord, saying ‘My lord sent me to remind you of a great dominion that awaits you, as a reward for your patience and perseverance. My Lord sent me as reminder to remind yourself that He loves you’

I have witnessed a number of debates about whether God exists. When these take place in a formal gathering, the vote at the conclusion of the debate is often no indicator of truth: usually the side that organised the debate will win the vote simply because they invited a greater number of people in the [...]

Rain can be a beautiful thing; the gentle rapping on my window often soothes and calms any grumpiness that the cold weather brings upon me. If I’m sitting on the windowsill a flood of childhood memories will rush through me, sending me into moments of stupor as I think of how much of my innocence [...]