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  • Miss the old job

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    I really do miss it, at least some parts of being a geophysicist. Like having actual self-respect because you do a job you believe in. The occupation serving practical purpose in a great industry. Not some abstract data hoarding at obscure university which I facilitate right now. But now when I start remember the long-gone…

  • One stupid task per day

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    I can’t stand tedious, monotonous, dull tasks which are so pleasant to avoid and forget until the consequences start pounding on my head. For some reason these tasks always look bigger than they are. At some point I would try convincing myself, that these tasks maybe are not that important anyway, so it’s fine to…

  • Excitement seeking

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    I constantly have the desire to try out everything: The list goes on and on. While somehow it’s very exciting to think about doing all of these tasks the reality is quite different. In reality after a couple of tries at something I would stuck at some necessary, but maybe less exciting routine. E.g. soldering…

  • Who compiled the Bible?

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    It seems that true faith is not simply a matter of mechanically following the religious rules. True faith can’t be measured by deeds, but is inside, an honest approach to Bible and God. But how can a believer be honest if he or she doesn’t know the origin of the “rulebook” – Bible? My impression…

  • Resolving religious conflicts

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    I naively assumed that Baptist and Protestant churches, in their essence, are all about freedom from religious authority. After all, the founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, challenged rigid religious authority embodied by the Pope. The very kind of despotic authority exemplified by the Catholic Church, which requires formal ritual honoring and public submission. But today…

  • Work clothes

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    Its funny how wearing “special” clothes for particular occasion puts one to particular state of mind. For example today I experimented with wearing a shirt to a meeting with colleagues where people usually wear casual clothing. And somehow I felt differently. The only explanation of the effect my clothing has on my performance is that…

  • Is consciousness unchanging?

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    This article continues a series of “active reading” posts dedicated to personal and subjective reading of a “Cutting through spiritual materialism” book. I thought to myself that a literary journey to Buddhism has to start somewhere. So it seems that this book, covering common pitfalls in attaining enlightenment is as good of a starting point…

  • Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

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    Yesterday I began reading an intriguing book on the topic of pseudo-spirituality in Buddhism, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. The book’s title intrigued me because I have long felt that yoga and meditation, which are widespread in European countries, are associated with the religion of Buddhism in the same way as T-shirts with the image of…