Category Archives: Mystery

Easter Ennui?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Of late, some many things seem to be going wrong in so many places and among so many people, including myself. There is a feeling of lingering malaise in me but I am not really sad. With things going wrong, … Continue reading →

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Do Not Disturb: God At Work

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Spirit Moments

All is quiet now and there’s silence all around They have killed the Lord and buried him in the ground. The disciples have scampered in fear and confusion Wondering whatever happened to all their ambition Still they did not understand … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame de Paris is Burning

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Spirit Moments

The whole watched, riveted in grief and disbelief, as the historic Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed by a great conflagration. Many could not help avoid connecting the tragedy to the general breakdown of morals throughout the world: the blatant lies … Continue reading →

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Words and Reality

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Words and their power are what make humans who they are, Our capacity to communicate through words has enables us to build civilization. But often, human language is inadequate to express what we truly feel and know deep within us. … Continue reading →

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What’s It All About?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Spirit Moments

There is in mankind’s collective memory a deep longing for a paradise we once had and lost. And literature is replete with stories of our collective desire to regain this lost paradise: Atlantis, Utopia, Shangri-La, Erehwon. We know that the … Continue reading →

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Gratitude and Eternal Life

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Today is the first day of Spring. Nature is sprouting new and fresh life, as traces of winter fade away. So much to be thankful for. So many thing to be joyful about. It is time for counting blessings. I … Continue reading →

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Being Transfigured

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Spirit Moments

In the beginning, just before theBig Bang, there was just a singularity of a particle, And all particles have an energy inside them waiting to burst forth. Energy that is equal to its weight multiplied by the speed of light. … Continue reading →

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In the Gathering Darkness

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Spirit Moments

These days, I am often overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problems we face. Then I would feel utterly helpless at the puniness of what I can do. I have to remind myself of the strength and beauty there is … Continue reading →

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Origins

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Spirit Moments

Yesterday, I had to be on the road very early. It was still night time, just before the break of dawn. It was a cloudy night and the full moon was still at its fulsome luminescence although it was starting … Continue reading →

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Life’s Daily Miracle

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Spirit Moments

I just love this photo. When I see cows, they’d usually be grazing. Their heads bowed, they’d be feeding on the grass slowly and leisurely masticating their food. This cow seems to be looking out into the horizon, ruminating on … Continue reading →

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