J. W. Barlamenta day ago4 minThis Picture of Snoop Dogg Explains ExistenceRidiculous, isn't it? The image in question is a meme that's been making its way around the internet since at least 2013. "Everything in ...
J. W. BarlamentFeb 224 minBuddhist Etymology and the Differences Between DesiresDesire is typically considered a universal evil. It is desire which the Buddha denounced as the root of suffering. It is desire which led...
J. W. BarlamentFeb 129 minWhy Your Ancestors were Better than YouIntroduction- Prehistoric man is an enigma to his modern progeny. We tend to think of life in the distant past as an unenviable thing; br...
J. W. BarlamentDec 14, 20193 minHumanity is Inherently LimitedAs intimidating of a thought as it may be, it is undeniably true. We can never know everything. Our insatiable desire for knowledge will ...
J. W. BarlamentNov 28, 20192 minDesire & Desirelessness IIWe do not desire "things". Money cannot keep us content. Fame and status cannot fill our empty hearts. Natural or man-made; antique or cu...
J. W. BarlamentNov 21, 20191 minDesirelessness & Its DifficultyEveryone knows the all-encompassing solution to their own and all the world’s problems. Intuitively. Buried, somewhere deep within their ...
J. W. BarlamentNov 16, 20194 minDifferentiating Between Nihilistic and Pantheistic AtheismThe word “atheism” puts a bad taste in many people’s mouths, and seemingly for good reason. The so-called New Atheists have taken up arms...
J. W. BarlamentNov 14, 20192 minOn the Way and its CommunicationThere is a possibility, regardless of how far-fetched it may feel, that the human experience of the Way discussed in "The Idea of the Way...
J. W. BarlamentNov 13, 20197 minThe Idea of the Way in History and ModernityIntroduction- There is a force that permeates us all; a unifying energy on top of which existence itself has been built. To give it a nam...
J. W. BarlamentSep 21, 20191 minI Am that I AmI am that I am. This wisdom was immortalized in Exodus, but in truth, it is and has always been eternal. There are no divisions in existe...
J. W. BarlamentAug 10, 20196 minThe Individual in Religion: The Shaman, the Priest, the Prophet & the PioneerReligions today seem to be in crisis. Old faiths are losing ground. A whole host of new faiths are attempting to replace them. At first g...
J. W. BarlamentAug 4, 20197 minThe Ceaseless Sea and Divine Dream Theories of RealitySection I – The Sea – Reality is but a ceaseless sea, and we are but the waves that roll within it. This is the truth that every spiritua...
J. W. BarlamentJun 29, 20194 minWho You Really Are: Self-Perception and PantheismThe entire world is struggling with a crisis of identity. No one seems to know, on a fundamental level, who they really are. When pressed...
J. W. BarlamentMay 14, 20193 minDivinity As GeometryGod can be defined in many ways, and here is one of them – a definition of divinity that’s rooted in geometry.
J. W. BarlamentMay 3, 20191 minThe Allegory of DimitriThe following is an experiment in what I call iambic prose, or an iambic rhythm without the pairing of a poetic meter. Imagine, if you wi...
J. W. BarlamentMar 23, 20191 minDesire & DesirelessnessIt is not things we desire. No amount of money may ever keep us content. No status or fame may fill our empty hearts. Nor even people, tr...
J. W. BarlamentFeb 16, 20196 minA Universal Truth: Desire in Buddhism, Taoism and StoicismDesire has long been the downfall of many a good man. As such, many a system of philosophy and religion has tried to curb its influence. ...
J. W. BarlamentFeb 10, 20194 minOn ProgressThe soul of the modern world is torn in two. We have progressed unimaginably far but learned embarrassingly little. This has been the rea...
J. W. BarlamentFeb 9, 20194 minA New Spiritual ParadigmIntroduction- The world hangs by a thread, and it’s our fault. We have progressed far, but have learned little. If we fail to change toda...
