by Ross Bishop We live in a culture that, in many ways, contradicts the universal truths shared by spiritual teachers throughout history. Since our culture is mainly Christian, I will discuss this material in relation to Jesus’ teachings. However, the insights of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Neem Karoli Baba, Babbaji, or Moses could just as easily apply, asRead more
by Ross Bishop We live in a society where the most respected people gain recognition by reaching the top of the metaphysical mountain. Our highest honors go to those individuals who “succeed” by overcoming obstacles that have defeated lesser men. This is true in business, sports, politics, medicine and everything in between. Wealth and power are awarded toRead more
We tell ourselves that we are happy, but truthfully, we have compromised our existence and are getting by, and we aren’t really happy, either. Why is that? As an aside, when you look around and find that everyone else is doing the same thing, you know that much more is going on. And that is certainly true in this case.
Society is always changing, but today the pace of change has dramatically increased, and that leaves some people who don’t handle change very well, out of the loop. Their response is to cling to old ways of being that are fast fading into the sunset. They feel like they are losing their grip on reality. These people grasp for stability amongst chaos.
Eliminating guns in this country, which is not likely to happen, would dramatically reduce the damage, but interestingly, would not solve the underlying problem of which guns are only a symptom.