Posts by Marko

Each morning when I first wake up, I try to meditate on the fact that I get to experience the miracle of creation again! How did I get so lucky? …

I was hiking with a friend the other day and she was asking me about our ego.  She reads my blog and wondered what my definition was.  Was it only…

noun: freedom the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. I’ve been thinking about this word and the many definitions it encompasses…

Our reality is one of energy.  It appears as though it is one of matter and space but that is just an illusion of the ego.  Matter is just compressed…

When you hear the word “Capitalism”, what do you think?  Most of you probably have negative feelings towards that word.  Makes sense…there is a constant media drumbeat of how terrible…

One aspect of religious philosophy is the idea of ‘free choice’; whether the universe is deterministic or random. It appears deterministic.  You can understand the root of this aspect when…

(I wrote this over a year ago when I was still recovering from the loss of my wife. It made me laugh so I hope you do, too. Sorry for…

Today is a day of reflection.  It is two years to the day that my wife of 40 years died.  We had a great marriage and a great life together. …

This time of year brings many thoughts to my mind. The chattering mind is busy.  It’s the time of year when we end a solar cycle.  It’s the time of…

I am here visiting my mother. She is dying. Naturally, one thinks about death. Much has been written about it.  There are those who believe that somehow our thoughts and…