From physician to pirate in the face of monarchical tyranny.

I propose that contemplative silence is not only absence of sound but also void of thoughts.

Before owning authorship for our path, we must define the purpose of our journey.

Only fools fail to embrace our most precious gift from a heart that knows more than it can tell.

The wounded hero discovers what can be learned from what is happening more than why it's happening.

Wounded Hero's are credible teachers who never give in to victimhood during adversity.

Only willingness to cast fate to the edge of uncertainty can bring destiny to the shores of wisdom.

The mystical minstrel searching for his muse.

Life is a smiling poem to explore the depth of joy.

Rather than some internal power to act or not on specific challenging conditions, we have agency.

Fear lives in hesitance and feeds on avoidance.

Selective perception is another fundamental component of the contemplative quest.

And where is this truth to be found? In the undulations of The Drift.

What is the difference between psychotic delusions and the experienced world of the contemplative?

In the realm of our experienced world, phenomena can be linear as well as non-linear.