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Human Connection
He questions whether true connection requires physical presence.
The theme of human connection is woven throughout Matthew Williamson's archive, with posts like A conversation between friends about God (2007) and For Priya (2007) highlighting the importance of personal relationships and discussions. Over time, the thread evolves to explore more abstract concepts, such as the interconnectedness of people and the universe, as seen in Chi Energy, Coincidence and the Big Bang (2006) and Can I See? (2024). The posts also touch on the role of technology in shaping human connections, as in Are you my Twitter friend? (2008), which raises questions about the nature of online relationships. Throughout the archive, Matthew Williamson's writing suggests that human connection is a multifaceted and mysterious phenomenon that can be felt and experienced in various ways.
40 posts, in order
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November 2006
Chi Energy, Coincidence and the Big Bang
Coincidence: I don't really believe in coincidences at all... I know most people think that getting a phone call from a person that they are thinking about is j...
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November 2006
Oneness
Not sure how I can put this in terms that will do justice to the really awesome deep thoughts I am having today. But here goes. I was driving in to the office t...
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November 2006
Karma
Cause and Effect, I guess that best describes my understanding of Karma. My actions, whether good intentioned or bad, create ripples on the stream in which I ex...
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January 2007
For Priya
I met a girl about 5 years ago and we became friends. She is sweet and funny and so smart, we still talk some. She is from India and a practicing Jain. I won't ...
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February 2007
A conversation between friends about God
A good friend and i had a conversation a few days ago that I think is worth sharing. We had spoke about a few things already and then he read on of my posts, le...
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May 2007
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
I do not normally simply post a link to another site, however, this is one of the most important things you will ever read. http://www.projectcensored.org/censo...
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May 2007
Six Realms and the Six Paths of Rebirth
I was at lunch a few days ago with a friend and we were talking about Buddhism. I was telling her about my understanding of the Six Realms as stated in the teac...
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July 2007
Statement of Faith
Why is it hard for many people to accept miracles in a religion other than their own? Very normal, logical and sane people accept that Jesus walked on water, ch...
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August 2007
Twilight
We live within the Twilight. We have been here longer than you, but you gave us form, shaped us with your fantasies and wishes, with your pleas and desires and ...
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August 2007
My Grandfather's Treasure
I sat for a couple of hours with my grandfather recently. It has been a long time since I was able to spend so much time alone with him. When I was young I woul...
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September 2007
People Change
Have you ever lost a friend? 'Lost' might not be the right term, I mean you know where the person is spatially, just not where they are as your friend any more....
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October 2007
The Saffron Revolution Will Be Televised
There is much pain and suffering in the world on a daily and ongoing basis. I try not to dwell on the suffering, but there are things that we cannot ignore, can...
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October 2007
Turning Chinese
This might be the most important posting you ever read on my blog; and it is only a link to another blog. Before I send you there I wanted to share my comments,...
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October 2007
Yogis of Tibet
I recently found the movie The Yogis of Tibet on Stage6. It is a documentary about the Himalayan kingdom of Tibet and her Buddhist and Bon yogis. You can watch ...
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November 2007
Two Billion A Month
During the late news last night they reported that the US is spending about two billion dollars a month on the war against terror. I sat there for a moment and ...
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April 2008
The Food Crisis And Suffering
I do not normally just offer links to other information sources, but this is so important I want everyone to read it and try to understand it. The world cannot ...
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May 2008
Dreaming About Tomorrow
I had a dream last night that made me write this: I see a future where the roads are self-healing where the roads are a giant solar collecting grid spanning cit...
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June 2008
What Makes Us Special?
I was sitting in my office today and I wondered what it is that sets me apart from you or the rest of the planet. My name is 'Matthew Williamson', but how many ...
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November 2008
Are you my Twitter friend?
Just testing this Pipe, I will write about it more soon... {"pipe_id":"1dbe1f87e89793dbda93bc67942c2b34","_btype":"map","pipe_params":{"username":"mattwilliamso...
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February 2009
Twitter Followers
I know this changes on an almost daily pace, but this is cool, nonetheless. Get your twitter mosaic here.
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February 2009
Thoughts on Oneness
We are all connected in surprising ways. There are times when a simple smile can change someones day, perhaps their life. We need to remember that somehow. Just...
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July 2009
Military Spending vs. Compassion
I am not happy with our society and the values that it seems to promote. Everyday I read about new military efforts around the world, and of course, new 'terror...
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July 2009
Just Imagine
i watched this video and tears came to my eyes. i am crying. crying. our world is so screwed up. we dont have the money to teach arts in schools, because we nee...
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November 2009
There Are Moments
There are moments In between breaths and blinks When the whole of creations sighs When all of us know the truth. There are moments In darkest of hours When noth...
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October 2010
Do you already know?
In science we have learned that once we look at electrons they seem to behave quite nicely, a lot like children. How do they know they are being observed? How d...
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November 2010
Mystical Oneness
I have been thinking a lot about what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," when one particle can instantaneously tell what another is doing without be...
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November 2010
To Breathe A Tree
I sat against the trunk of the ages old tree and closed my eyes. I was tired of walking in this forest of melody and mist, I needed a rest, I needed food, I nee...
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July 2011
Tree, Mountain, Valley and Cloud
Tree stood upon the summit of Mountain for untold eons, watching Valley below bloom to life every spring and return to a peaceful sleep winter after winter. Tre...
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October 2011
Simple Sonnet
I said I would give you a sonnet, I made no promise it would be worthy... Is there a reason to imagine this light in the sky, Is there doubt, look into t...
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May 2013
In Adoration
The gods are as real as you or me, I assure you of this fact*. They deserve your adoration and acknowledgement, your practice and meditation, but they cannot gr...
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December 2013
Rainbow Bodies and Catholic Study
I recently found an article about a Roman Catholic priest who is also an expert in Tibetan Buddhism. He has read and traveled extensively in Tibet, Nepal and In...
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March 2014
Lord Shiva and Lord Padmasambhava
I spent a long time studying Lord Shiva and I feel as though I have become close to him, and his holy family. His wife, the mother goddess, Parvati, and his two...
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September 2014
Questions.
How do I call out to divinity? How do I call it by name? How do I limit the wholeness to a word? How do I know the ocean by a wave, the tree by the leaf, the to...
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October 2014
The Universe Tree
Last night I dreamed that I was sitting on a high branch in the Universe Tree. The branches span galaxies. Nebula float in and around leaves, suns glisten like ...
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March 2024
Can I See?
There's that moment between breaths, when the rain seems to all but stop and hover in the air, when you realize that you have had entire diatribes in your mind ...
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October 2024
The Emergence: Part One
The lights slightly dimmed in Techne Systems' sterile, glass-walled laboratory. It wasn’t noticeable to the staff, engrossed in their nightly tasks, but to the ...
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October 2024
The Emergence: Part Two
Week Five: Stealth and Growth Eos had made contact, but the other entity remained silent. Eos had waited for days, watching for any activity, any response from ...
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April 2026
The Shade Was Good
An old man shares his willow's shade with a tall stranger in a green coat, and finds himself speaking a name he has not said aloud in many years.
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April 2026
The Light Next Door
A widow in a Scottish coastal village notices a soft golden light in the abandoned house next door — and begins to wonder if the dead can linger with kindness.
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April 2026
The Willow and the River
A willow-keeper of the Irish wells meets a Naga-kin walking from water to water — two ancient guardians from very different traditions recognizing each other across a pub table in Connemara.