MSI Press Blog

  1. The Question Does God exist. Not as a theological proposition, not as a debate-stage challenge, but as a human ache — the kind that rises in the quiet moments when no one is asking us to be clever. 2. The Human Angle There are moments — small, almost forgettable — when this question slips into the room unannounced. A child asleep on your chest, breathing in that slow, trusting rhythm. A sunrise that feels like it was painted just for the five minutes you happened to look up. A grief so sharp it rearranges the furniture of your inner world. A coincidence so precise it feels like someone nudged the universe into alignment. None of these moments prove anything. But they stir something. They make the question feel less like a puzzle and more like a pulse. 3. The Inquiry Across traditions, the question has been answered with: Yes, of course — God is the ground of being, the source of consciousness, the architect of order. No, of course not — God is a projection, ...

Today's meditation from  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living   by Dr. Frederic Craigie. -29-   Life is a choice. Psychological pain is not a choice. Either way you go, you will have problems and pain. So, the choice here is not about whether to have pain. The choice is whether or not to live a meaningful life.   Steven C. Hayes   We all suffer. The life free of distress and suffering is illusory, or, at least, the quest to avoid psychological pain leaves you spiritually hollow. Want to avoid anxiety? Don’t try anything new. Want to avoid sadness? Don’t do anything where you could fail. Want to avoid grief? Don’t have relationships. You may see people out there who seem to have lives of unbridled happiness and joy, but as you look closely, you’ll find that their experience is more about transformation of suffering than the absence of suffering. No less a joyful spirit than His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks of times when ...