Category Archives: Spirituality

The Ocean

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Often, I tend to intellectualize my spiritual life too much.  This tendency then gets me into difficulties like the problem I have with the Parable of the Talents. So God Has given me talents, is He really like an accountant … Continue reading →

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The Ways of the World

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There are people who are wise to the ways of the world. They know where and how to pleasure the senses. It might be just a hole on the wall that serves the most exquisite dishes or a luxurious resort … Continue reading →

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The Narrow Gate

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Spirit Moments

A piece of wood can serve as firewood. Or, in the hands of a talented sculptor, it can become a beautiful statue. If that wooden block had consciousness, it would probably refuse to submit itself to the chisel of the … Continue reading →

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Bearing Fruits

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The other day, we visited the Dole pineapple plantation along Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa,Hawaii. I remember being shown once how integrated the operations are in such a place. Nothing of the fruit is ever wasted. The crowns are set aside to serve … Continue reading →

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Microbiome

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I came across and learned a new word yesterday – microbiome. A microbiome is “the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space.” My body and its organs are made up of millions of … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Devil Away With a Simple Life

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The devil is a very wily adversary. After all, he has had millennia of experience tempting people versus my few years of fighting it. But his common ruse is to present something bad as good, true, or beautiful. Hardly anyone will … Continue reading →

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Pray and Work

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It is often very discouraging to see how bad people seem to be so successful and the good ones seem to be forever stuck in failures or mediocrity. I become even more disheartened by how good people are long on … Continue reading →

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Asking and Prayer

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Prayer is often seen as asking something from God, usually a material favor like a new job, a bigger house, a better car, more wealth. Sometimes, we ask for something more intangible like health or happiness or peace of mind … Continue reading →

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Life, Sex and Pleasure

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The richness and meaning of life cannot be found in unalloyed joy nor even in unending pleasure. Rather it is in the endless cycle of joys and tears and the ever-upward spiraling of bad things into good and of good … Continue reading →

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Travel Light

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Travel light. It is a lesson I took time in learning. I used to lug heavy suitcases in my early travels. Packing things I might need just in case. Often to find out I don’t need them at all, Or … Continue reading →

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