The brain as the seat of the soul

“Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joys, laughter and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, grief and tears.  Through it, in particular, we think, see, hear and distinguish the ugly from the beautiful, the bad from the good, the pleasant from the unpleasant.” Hippocrates…

Blogging and men!

Another day on the road, and we are both tired. After our marathon weekend of 30th birthday celebrations, I feel like I have got jet lag as I have been nodding on and off all day, and just want to go back to sleep. The effort of joining in has perhaps been greater than I had imagined…

Noble Silence and Project 366

My eldest son and I have had to defer our Vipissana Meditation Retreat and its 10 days of Noble Silence due to a few personal things of mine getting in the way, as well as me feeling pressured for time to prepare for a few events, so we have rescheduled it for April.  I had already realised being off the…

Queries for my readers…

My daily blogs seems to be turning into essays or short stories.  For me, they have become a discipline, almost a way of keeping my brain alive. So today, I am asking: Would you like fewer words? More words? Would you like to suggest topics? Should I add a page where you can ask me questions, offer inspirations? It seems…