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In a Nutshell

Posted on 1 January 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Today on this first day of the new year, we received a warm heartening message of appreciation from Kor, a visitor of our website. Here is the message. Subject Matter: Appreciation Feedback/Comment: Beautiful site and so rich with information. Thank … Continue reading →

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A Contemplative Conversation

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The following is a compilation of dialogues I had with someone over the recent weeks. The compilation was made by that person, who decided to put together the substantive portions of the spiritual conversations we had. In his own words: … Continue reading →

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Perception and Awareness

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Perception is an activity of the brain, a process of the mind. The things and people we perceive out in the world are really constructs of the mind in our brain. We perceive them as the outward projection, expression, or … Continue reading →

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Feeling, Not Thinking, Makes It So

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

“Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think.” — Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD — (from her book My Stroke of Insight) New Age teachers have gotten it all … Continue reading →

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Is Evil in Our Genes?

Posted on 14 June 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Within the biological family tree of primates, we, the human species, have very close cousins whose genetic blueprints are identical to ours by as much as 98.7 per cent: These are the “bonobo” of the species Pan paniscus (pictured at … Continue reading →