Category Archives: joyous life

We Have Sinned

In the majority of religion, one must believe in an ideology or belief before their initiation of salvation.   In Roman 3:23, it says for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. In the Tip of the … Continue reading

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A World Constructed on Reason

We human beings are blessed with the cognitive abilities of reasoning. The occurrences in the universe can be usually explained by this cognitive ability. For example we know that the sun rises and falls daily due to the rotation of … Continue reading

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Evil People

What kind of beliefs do people that cause sufferings in this world have? What religions are they affiliated with? The recent chemical annihilation of innocent children and the past history of genocide of the Nazi regime represent mankind at its … Continue reading

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Disorder

The second law of thermodynamics states that everything leads to randomness and disorder (entropy). But we humans like to put things in order.  I remember growing up and living next to our neighbor Mr. Wilson. He was fastidious in his … Continue reading

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Causality

How do we explain suffering? Why do some people live an apparent happy life, while others suffer? Some call this fate. Something that is unexplainable. Others believe that suffering is God’s punishment for the sins committed. This seems to be … Continue reading

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True Joy

In the Tip of the Writing Brush, it is emphasized that true joy is accomplished only when we can share the joy with others.  This is the joy that God accepts. What do you think this path is to be? … Continue reading

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Riding on God’s mind

Today, sometimes it feels like we are going against the common trend of thinking. When extravagant life styles, and sexual promiscuous are encouraged on television and movies. When greed and power are looked as good traits. Where people don’t return … Continue reading

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The truth of causality

The importance of understanding causality is the first step in one’s salvation, and of the world. The law of cause and effect states that good thoughts and actions bring forth joy, and evil (arrogance, greed, and self love) thoughts and … Continue reading

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Why do we have joy?

The following blog is the same blog from yesterday. It attempts to replace the negative topic of suffering with the positive subject of joy, to accentuate the positive in religion.   In our lives, there are facts of life that … Continue reading

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God’s Signs

In many religions, people claim that there are predictions in their sacred books. Most predictions are of catastrophes, of the end of the world, where the good are saved, and the evil are sent to damnation. In the Tip of … Continue reading

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