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Posted on December 13, 2017
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The Passenger: Commentaries on the Nature of Consciousness What is consciousness? It is defined as a subjective experience, an awareness of self or one’s surroundings and the ability to react to it. Right now, as you are reading this, there is someone inside your…
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Buddhism, Callosotomy, Christof Koch, Corpus Callosum, Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emergent Property, Gregory Matloff, John Wheeler, Left Hemisphere, Multiple Personality Disorder, Nature of Consciousness, Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy, Physics, Right Hemisphere, Roger Penrose, Sam Harris, Split-Brain Theory
Posted on August 1, 2017
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His Empty Soul: How to Heal a Broken Man There are only a few things every man needs in his life to feel as though he’s living the most fulfilled life that he can. The first critical thing every man needs…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Fitness, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Broken, Brotherhood, Emptiness, Empty, Fellowship, Fitness, Healing, Health, Inspiration, Male Bonding, Meaning, Mental Health, Pack Mentality, Philosophy, Purpose, Truth
Posted on July 4, 2017
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No Arrival, No Destination, Just Being From Thich Nhat Hanh, the venerable Vietnamese monk who strives to live and spread the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, I’ve learned this simple lesson: There should be no coming, no going, just being. More than anything else, these…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Alone, Awareness, Buddhism, Explore, Inspiration, Learn, Lonely, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nature, Peace, Philosophy, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, Truth, Wander, Zen
Posted on April 18, 2017
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Everywhere You Go, There You Are A decade ago my mind was in a very dark place. In this darkness I looked for the light, even the tiniest little bit of hope that my suffering had an ending and perhaps a meaning. I…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Buddhism, Compassion, Happiness, Inspiration, Joy, Marcus Aurelius, Philosophy, Sadness, Samsara, Spirituality, Suffering, Taoism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Truth, Viktor Frankl, Wisdom
Posted on April 16, 2017
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Words To Live By I’m sharing this video because as a 4 minute reflection, it may very well be the most profound thing you listen to this month, for the next six months, or perhaps even this whole year. In fact, if you’re like…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Hope, Inspiration, Lessons on Living, Philosophy, Travel, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on September 14, 2016
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In Search of Self Over the years I’ve learned that the most potent of personal feelings can be the most consoling and relatable to other people who are going through their own hardships. So without even knowing it, you can touch the lives of…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Depression, Faith, Guilt, Honesty, Hope, Hopelessness, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Mental Illness, Peace, Philosophy, Sadness, Spirituality, Suicide, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on September 14, 2016
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On Labels and Identity Want to read something awkward and extremely personal? You know you want to, but if you don’t want to know about my sex life you should probably stop reading right here. Oh look at you continuing to read. I knew…
Posted on October 19, 2014
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Ubiquitous After nine years of living in my own self-created prison, locked away deep inside of myself, a place darkened by self-hatred, denial, fear, shame, and many other things, I opened the steel door that had long been my burden and for the first…
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Equality, Gay, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Love, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on January 1, 2012
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January 1, 2012 I once said that I would write an atheist manifesto, but this is not it. However, religion and atheism is the subject of this writing. If you don’t like the idea of subjugating American religion and ridding it from our government (ode…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, God, Human Condition, PoliticsTags: *See All Posts, Atheism, Courage, Ethics, Faith, God, Hope, Inspiration, Morals, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on July 17, 2011
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July 17, 2011 “The man who never learns to face himself, will never know what it means to be free.” The Man In The Mirror I ask myself why it bothers me so much that there are groups of people who take a strong…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human Condition, LGBT, PoliticsTags: *See All Posts, Atheism, Courage, Equality, Ethics, Gay, Guilt, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Morals, Peace, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Truth, Unity, Wisdom
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The Passenger
Posted on December 13, 2017 by Kēphen
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The Passenger: Commentaries on the Nature of Consciousness What is consciousness? It is defined as a subjective experience, an awareness of self or one’s surroundings and the ability to react to it. Right now, as you are reading this, there is someone inside your…
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Buddhism, Callosotomy, Christof Koch, Corpus Callosum, Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emergent Property, Gregory Matloff, John Wheeler, Left Hemisphere, Multiple Personality Disorder, Nature of Consciousness, Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy, Physics, Right Hemisphere, Roger Penrose, Sam Harris, Split-Brain Theory
His Empty Soul
Posted on August 1, 2017 by Kēphen
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His Empty Soul: How to Heal a Broken Man There are only a few things every man needs in his life to feel as though he’s living the most fulfilled life that he can. The first critical thing every man needs…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Fitness, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Broken, Brotherhood, Emptiness, Empty, Fellowship, Fitness, Healing, Health, Inspiration, Male Bonding, Meaning, Mental Health, Pack Mentality, Philosophy, Purpose, Truth
No Arrival, No Destination, Just Being
Posted on July 4, 2017 by Kēphen
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No Arrival, No Destination, Just Being From Thich Nhat Hanh, the venerable Vietnamese monk who strives to live and spread the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, I’ve learned this simple lesson: There should be no coming, no going, just being. More than anything else, these…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Alone, Awareness, Buddhism, Explore, Inspiration, Learn, Lonely, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nature, Peace, Philosophy, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, Truth, Wander, Zen
Everywhere You Go, There You Are
Posted on April 18, 2017 by Kēphen
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Everywhere You Go, There You Are A decade ago my mind was in a very dark place. In this darkness I looked for the light, even the tiniest little bit of hope that my suffering had an ending and perhaps a meaning. I…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Buddhism, Compassion, Happiness, Inspiration, Joy, Marcus Aurelius, Philosophy, Sadness, Samsara, Spirituality, Suffering, Taoism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Truth, Viktor Frankl, Wisdom
Words To Live By
Posted on April 16, 2017 by Kēphen
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Words To Live By I’m sharing this video because as a 4 minute reflection, it may very well be the most profound thing you listen to this month, for the next six months, or perhaps even this whole year. In fact, if you’re like…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Hope, Inspiration, Lessons on Living, Philosophy, Travel, Truth, Wisdom
In Search of Self
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kēphen
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In Search of Self Over the years I’ve learned that the most potent of personal feelings can be the most consoling and relatable to other people who are going through their own hardships. So without even knowing it, you can touch the lives of…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Depression, Faith, Guilt, Honesty, Hope, Hopelessness, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Mental Illness, Peace, Philosophy, Sadness, Spirituality, Suicide, Truth, Wisdom
On Labels and Identity
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kēphen
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On Labels and Identity Want to read something awkward and extremely personal? You know you want to, but if you don’t want to know about my sex life you should probably stop reading right here. Oh look at you continuing to read. I knew…
Category: All, LGBT, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Fun, Gay, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Philosophy, Wisdom
Ubiquitous
Posted on October 19, 2014 by Kēphen
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Ubiquitous After nine years of living in my own self-created prison, locked away deep inside of myself, a place darkened by self-hatred, denial, fear, shame, and many other things, I opened the steel door that had long been my burden and for the first…
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Equality, Gay, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Love, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom
The Erosion of the Sagacious American Intellect
Posted on January 1, 2012 by Kēphen
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January 1, 2012 I once said that I would write an atheist manifesto, but this is not it. However, religion and atheism is the subject of this writing. If you don’t like the idea of subjugating American religion and ridding it from our government (ode…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, God, Human Condition, PoliticsTags: *See All Posts, Atheism, Courage, Ethics, Faith, God, Hope, Inspiration, Morals, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Truth, Wisdom
The Man In The Mirror
Posted on July 17, 2011 by Kēphen
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July 17, 2011 “The man who never learns to face himself, will never know what it means to be free.” The Man In The Mirror I ask myself why it bothers me so much that there are groups of people who take a strong…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human Condition, LGBT, PoliticsTags: *See All Posts, Atheism, Courage, Equality, Ethics, Gay, Guilt, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Morals, Peace, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Truth, Unity, Wisdom
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