This website is a virtual proof that I'm awesome / Empathy is the path and the effort of walking the path. We search for truth in gurus, but it has never been there. We search for truth in science - and we will be able to use it to do physical things - but the truth has always been inside... Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:12:00 +1200 /empathy-is-the-way/ /empathy-is-the-way/ Living in Wellington We are selling our home in Nelson and have rented a place in the middle of Wellington, so that Tracy can go to her new government job. We still have our bach (holiday home) in the Marlborough Sounds and we miss it, terribly. We are bouncing back... Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:56:00 +1300 /a-trip-to-the-bookshops/ /a-trip-to-the-bookshops/ The Search I have struggled, looking for my people. It is, perhaps, impossible to find the people with whom you agree completely. George Fox, the founder of Quakerism, could not find anyone who could “speak to my condition”. He looked for priests and others of like mind and, ultimately, had... Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:39:00 +1300 /finding-my-community/ /finding-my-community/ Reflection Every day, we learn something along the path. This morning I was reflecting on two events this week - one was mentioned in my last post (asking Quakers about animal “food” after meetings) and another was an interaction with someone who was attempting to change the agreed terms of... Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +1300 /true-to-your-nature/ /true-to-your-nature/ An Interaction Yesterday, I sent an email to a Quaker group in Aotearoa New Zealand. I thought it would be nice if my wife and I could have local fellowship at the new city to which we are moving. I sent an email that included the following: Kia ora, My... Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:48:00 +1300 /speaking-out-for-others/ /speaking-out-for-others/ Gods as a Subset of Love The gods of man are a subset of love, as a blade of grass is a subset of the cosmos. Their creation might (or might not) be originally to express love - just as we create childrens’ stories to convey a teaching. They will... Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:45:00 +1300 /gods-and-love/ /gods-and-love/ Focus of Spiritual Practice If you are living in scarity, you aren’t following the path. Sure, there will be things that you won’t want, because you have begun the journey - such as the flesh of other sentient beings - but if your focus is on what you cannot have,... Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:14:00 +1300 /bountiful-spirituality/ /bountiful-spirituality/ Recognising the Divine You are divine. All sentient life is divine. There is no reason for any of us to bow a knee to another. There is no reason for any of us to use honorific titles for another. None are below any other. The divine spark is in all.... Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:36:00 +1300 /the-divinity-of-all/ /the-divinity-of-all/ Tired of Saying “Sorry” I was at a meeting with other Australians the other day and one woman decided that she wanted to share with the group that she was, “tired of saying sorry to Aboriginals.” I fought my urge to respond sarcastically and searched for the words useful in... Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:21:00 +1300 /tired-of-sorry/ /tired-of-sorry/ The Eternal Now Paradise is here. It always has been. We only have to open our hearts to it. The abyss is also here, if our hearts are full of darkness. These are not locations - they are creations of our own spirits. Creating the Kingdom We lament the suffering... Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:25:00 +1300 /the-kingdom/ /the-kingdom/ My First Quest I was eight years old and my older sister had converted to Christianity. I was, fortunately, from a secular family. My maternal grandmother had been religious in her last days, but she died when I was four, so I never encountered any of that. When I was... Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:50:00 +1300 /starting-at-eight/ /starting-at-eight/