Category: Notes

Introduction to Imam al-Ghazali’s Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Below is the introduction to the remembrance of death from the Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din (11 C.E.) of Imam al-Ghazali, translated…

Thoughts on Language – Symbols and the Acquisition of Knowledge

The words that comprise language, and thus language itself, are merely symbols, and symbols denote meaning. The meaning is what…

Thoughts on Expectations and Contentment with respect to God Consciousness

As far as the human mind is concerned, God is that which reflects as a manifested experience within the mind…

Reflections on the Platonic Dialogue “Philebus”: The Mixed Life, Knowledge, and the Ontological Inversion of Being

When the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge was eaten, the knowledge of God descended into images, which make up this…

Cursory Thoughts On Consciousness And The Mind

The process of thought is hurt. And how do you prevent future hurt? Not by resistance, not by withdrawal, not…

When The Need For Authenticity Conflicts With The Need For Attachment

We have two fundamental needs – the need for healthy attachment (connection, sense of belonging, acceptance, freedom) and the need…

Human love is a glimpse of the Divine. After the physical forms disappear, the love that we felt is all…

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