Tag Archives: nothingness

“The Canticle of the Void” by Paul Murray

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“Smaller than the small I am that still centre within you that needle’s eye through which all the threads of the universe are drawn. Perhaps you think you know me but you do not know me. Of everything that is, … Continue reading →

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What Is Truth?

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Symbol Reader

The dialogue between Jesus and Pilate from the Gospel of John (18:28) is one of the most profound exchanges regarding Truth: “Therefore Pilate … summoned Jesus and said to Him, … ‘So You are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say correctly that I am … Continue reading →

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Why Think of Something Rather than Nothing

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Malevitch, Black Square I have an American Indian friend who is a Pueblo chieftain. Once when we were talking confidentially about the white man, he said to me: “We don’t understand the whites. They are always wanting something, always restless, … Continue reading →