Religion and Spirituality – Franklin W. Reece

Books

Book Review: How to Practice The Way to a Meaningful Life

This book is a good read on the way to a meaningful life. It has daily exercises to achieve and maintain a meaningful life. According to the Dalai Lama this is accomplished through morality, concentrated meditation, and finally wisdom. Of course, since this book goes through the path of the Buddhist it may feel strange, […]

Franklin 11 years agoNovember 6, 2024

Books

Book Review: The Buddha, Geoff and Me by Edward Canfor-Dumas

Interesting read. I finished reading it several weeks ago but have just now got around to this post. Events come along for a reason and I think my introduction to this book happens at just the right time in my life. I can relate to Ed with his life in a quandary. Everything is going […]

Franklin 12 years ago

Life

LIFE GOES ON

As a fork in the road sprung a leak in my life a few months ago, it left me reevaluating things and thinking what is important to me? Of course, there is family—this includes my pack of animals—and friends at the top of the list. I would have to say that creating peace, love, and […]

Franklin 12 years agoNovember 6, 2024

Life Religion

GOD…Do you believe? Part 3: My Search for Enlightenment Continues

One thing I hear people say is, “God helps those who help themselves.” That got me thinking. If that is so then why do they need a God to help with their problems? You are helping yourself, which sounds like your GOD is not helping you at all. Therefore, you are looking within yourself for […]

Franklin 13 years agoNovember 6, 2024

Quotes

We need to understand…

We need to understand the inadequacy of an educational system so slanted towards material values. The solution is not to give an occasional lecture, but to integrate ethics into the educational curriculum. To do this effectively requires a secular ethics, free of religious influence, based on common sense, a realistic view and scientific findings. ~ […]

Franklin 13 years ago

Life Religion

GOD…Do you believe? Part 2: My Search for Enlightenment Continues

Not to make light of this topic but I wanted to quote a quip by George Carlin it went like this: “Tell people that there’s an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to […]

Franklin 13 years agoNovember 6, 2024

Life Religion

GOD…Do you believe? Part 1: My Search for Enlightenment

For most of my life, I struggled with Christianity and religion. I grew up in a family that rarely went to church. We never talked about it, never went to church, and never prayed before a meal. I never had an opinion on it until I was 18 and in the Marine Corps. I witnessed […]

Franklin 13 years agoNovember 6, 2024