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Essay : On Desire

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Photo of the magnetic field of two bar magnets with like poles close together » by Alexander Wilmer Duff)



In Buddhist culture, there exists the core notion of the three poisons, which are considered to be the cause of all sufferings.


In English, the poisons are generally translated as confusion, desire, and hatred, or variations of these terms.


In my experience, while confusion and hatred are generally grasped correctly, the poison of desire is often misunderstood.


In short, confusion refers to t

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Essay : On the Meaning of Sin

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Blake's Tarot Liberty Card » by Mary K. Greer)

I spent most of the second half of January writing an essay on the concept of sin, its meaning and its implications.

Actually, this is a matter that has been hovering in and out of my mind since the end of July 2011, but I guess I wasn't ready to tackle it until recently.

Originally, I thought it would take the form of a blog post, albeit a longer than usual one. However, I quickly discovered that I had a lot to say on the subject,

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Understanding


Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden » by Franz von Stuck)


« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written as a means of combining earlier compositions into a conceptual piece of nearly one hour in duration.

Each of the miniature musical junctions emphasizes a particular lesson that was learned over the course of a demanding quest, proving essential to the success of the endeavour. In the case of « Understanding, » the acquired know

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