Buddhism teaches us that the body is a vehicle for the soul; that our soul lives out its life inside this shell, and when the physical shell dies, the soul passes or is reborn into another body at a time and place of its choosing.  It’s an interesting idea – that we choose to be [...]

A caveat: Much of this can be considered a stream of consciousness – grown from several conversations I’ve had recently with close friends which have stirred these thoughts to the surface, and, grown out of a lifetime of trying to navigate the world I live in.  Are these thoughts all connected?  In some ways yes. [...]