Buddhism
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Self-Enquiry
In my debut book release (The Philosophy of a Mad Man) I described the experience of self-enquiry, a yoga practice propounded by the late Indian guru Sri Ramana Maharshi. The practice, which I undertook for several years, involves asking oneself the question ’Who am I?’ and investigating the mental tendencies associated with the ‘I’ thought.… Continue reading
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Meditation Mantra
Contrary to my own sometimes overly dogmatic judgement, I love Eastern philosophy. I recently started meditating again after a way too long break. I’m actually thinking of writing a book about how meditation can benefit people with paranoid tendencies like me. I thought I would share a short ‘meditation mantra’ I wrote in case it… Continue reading
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In the course of my faith journey, I …
In the course of my faith journey, I often find myself asking people if they believe in God. The answers people give can be quite telling. I’ve heard many people respond, “I believe in something“, which to me suggests an openness to the existence of God without an inclination to use the word ‘God’ or… Continue reading
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Interview | David Robertson
Greetings all! Once in a while I’m going to be interviewing people who have inspired me, either in the blogosphere or in the world at large. This is not something I’ve done before, but I’m delighted to kick things off with one of my favourite bloggers, David Robertson, who always writes fascinating posts on his… Continue reading
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What Are God’s Attributes? (video)
Greetings from London! I hope you’ve been enjoying my Deep Thoughts About God video series so far. Today I’m returning with the third instalment in the series, in which I describe God’s attributes (as far as I feel able to speak about them) and also explain why I believe God doesn’t reveal His nature to… Continue reading
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Karma
Many Indian religious traditions, including Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism, have the idea of karma as one of their core beliefs. Although there are nuances and variations in the way karma is perceived between these different religions, the key ideas about karma are common to all of them. Karma is the idea that there are consequences… Continue reading
About TOPAZ
Steven Colborne (Topaz) is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
