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Magic and Technology – Arthur C. Clarke

Written on June 25, 2009 by Tom

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

—Arthur C. Clarke



We don’t appreciate magic enough. The universe is a magical place to say the least. I love this suggestion of Clarke’s, though. Will technology ever become “sufficiently advanced” to replace magic? I doubt it. And no, by magic I do not Harry Potter or something more like the arcane or Wicca. I’m referring to the magic that seems to happen as we awaken more and more to the Truth. Maybe miracle would be a better word. But I like the word magic.


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Fortnightly Tweets for 2009-06-21

Written on June 21, 2009 by Tom
  • Anything in life can and will disappoint you as long as you look for things to please you. Quit looking outside yourself for happiness. #
  • Twitter makes even idiots sound like spiritual savants. Including yours truly! :-) #
  • I still like being forced to be succinct. In the world of spirituality, brevity is a rarity! Anything beyond “All is One” is just noise. #
  • Death. Can you accept the death of your “self” or someone else’s “self.” You better! Cause it’s going to happen. #
  • After decades of believing that some people had the truth and others didn’t, how nice to discover that everyone has it. A gift that was! #
  • Everything, everything, I mean EVERYTHING we were told about

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Willingness Is the Key to Spiritual Awakening

Written on June 20, 2009 by Tom

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The further along I go with this awakening that has happened and continues to unfold, the more it becomes apparent that the real key to waking up is wanting to wake up. I know it is a radical idea, but it just so happens to be the truth of the matter. Technique is almost always given top billing in the world of spirituality, but the “how” will always come whenever you are truly willing. But willingness, that’s the crux of the issue.

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Fortnightly Tweets for 2009-06-07

Written on June 7, 2009 by Tom
  • Adya likes to say that the hardest thing for a human being to do is: do one simple thing consistently. Like sitting! LOL #
  • When I say sit, I mean SIT. Not meditate like the Buddhists mean. Just SIT. Let things be. Let life be exactly as it is. Just sit. Sit. #
  • Try sitting. Go on. It is perversely simple. Amazingly beautiful. Peaceful. Joyous. And hard as hell to do. And yet, I do it. Weird. #
  • It’s all about identity. Everything. #
  • While much abused, the movie analogy for awakening and life is really a good one. We are but characters in a film. Wearing borrowed clothes #
  • I travel a lot. I’m not sure why. Anything my mind tells me about

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