Dismantling the Rose
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 21. Nov, 2011 | 1 Comment
I’ve heard an analogy that compares people’s personal religious beliefs to a beautiful rose. Some people’s intellectual curiosity drives them to dismantle the rose in order to see how it’s put together. Petal by petal they gently pull it apart to learn how the individual parts work or to examine its raw biology under a […]
The Finger Pointing at the Moon
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 20. Aug, 2011 | 3 Comments
There is a simple proverb from the Zen school of Buddhism that compares the relationship between spiritual instructors and the ultimate truth to a finger pointing at the moon: “Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to […]
