I am Carsten Burmeister photographer, writer, dreamer.

This is what I do:
I read, watch & listen ...
then think ... then write.

I like to think things through
thoroughly and with my book en.light.en.ment I wish to inspire readers to think about things as they never thought about them before.

My book is a panharmonicon of 150 essays - ooops, it has grown to 235, still 150 pages though - about words and numbers, life and death, spirituality and philosophy, truth and truthiness, war and peace & Zen.

My quest as an artist is to document my environment.
I walk ... I look ... I shoot.

With my blog I want to give you
a piece of my mind as well as a window to the world in the hope you find stuff you can relate to ... many blogs tie in with the essays in en.light.en.ment; others offer visual feasts and info you probably never thought you needed.

Next to my blog, on the right, are links to some of the best websites ... I'm doing the hard work for you re. net-surfing. Click 'n enjoy.

BLOG & LINKS

my interests are
Jiddu Krishnamurti
philosophy and spirituality
war & peace and science & technology
but in this age of climate change most relevant is
1000 "the Psychology of Climate Change Denialism"
as well as 1001 "the Future is Now"
about writing

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Facts Matter

When CoViD deniers

don't see clearly

Brand new Leica Q3

Due to popular demand

a stunning new camera from Leica

Apple iPhone PRO SuperMax

Just announced: Apple iPhone PRO SuperMax

A rotten Apple

I've used shiny, fresh Apples for 34 years,

but the shine has worn off, the Apple has shriveled

CoViD deaths in the US

CoViD is a leading cause of death in the US.

But guess who's dying the most?

Zen Is True

Zen Is True, that's my story and I stick with it

Stoker Park Playground

This is the brand new Stoker Park Playground

in Sydney's Castlecrag, designed by Jan Felton

Krishnamurti is asked: Does God exist?

... no.

Liz is Ninety

Our Grandma, Liz Felton, has turned 90

Liz Felton, the Woodcarver of Balmoral

Liz Felton is the woodcarver of Balmoral

Krishnamurti on Truth

Jiddu Krishnamurti:

"Truth is a pathless land."

The Conversation

The Conversation ...

read this editor's note

Gun Control by Jim Jefferies

Jim Jefferies nails the issue of Gun Control

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens on cancer, dying, religion

and Pascal's waver

Russell Brand, Joe Rogan ...

... and the news

We need a vaccine against confusion and stupidity

Alan Kohler says it like it is:

Not vaccinated?

We need a vaccine against confusion and stupidity

Spirituality and Intellectual Honesty

Spirituality and Intellectual Honesty is a talk at the KFA about whether spirituality can be considered secular

Israel and Palestine, Dr. Gabor Maté

... on Russell Brand: Under The Skin

Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Spotify

I'm with The Rock:

Well said, Joe

"I did my own research."

Doing your own research may have

consequences beyond your expectations

What's it like to be a writer?

So, what's it like to be a writer, you may ask.

Beethoven and Social Media

A surprise discovery shows Beethoven was an early social media adapter

Jacqui Lambie says it like it is

The nation listened, when

Jacqui Lambie said it like it is

Mr Turner

We watched a stupendous movie: Mr Turner

Children and religious education

Jesuit maxim: Give us a child till s/he’s seven

and we’ll have them for life

Osho, the Bhagwan

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is at the centre of a Netflix series about a utopian commune in Oregon, USA: Wild Wild Country

Bill Maher on saving the world

... it's easier talking about it than doing it

Religion and indoctrination of the young

A pertinent question: Should parents be allowed to enforce religion on their children?

Daniel Dennet and Consciousness

Daniel Dennet and Consciousness Explained

Trump fact checked

What happens when Donald Trump is fact checked?

Unity Gym re-invented

Unity Gym in North Sydney, Australia

just before it went exclusively online, globally

the Voice of God

The movie Hacksaw Ridge sheds light on what may follow when asking God for a sign

The Path: At the feet of the Master

"If you know, it is your duty to help others to know."

At the feet of the Master is a spiritual classic attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti, written when he was fourteen years old

967 Is there life elsewhere?

A new angle on an old question

The Curse of NOW

Living in the Now is a Curse

Don't Look Up

A movie about the denial of science

Einstein's Cosmic Religion

Albert Einstein - inspired by Baruch Spinoza - had a Cosmic Religion

The Age Of Consequences

The Four Corners show of the Century:

The Age Of Consequences

942 The Great Filter redux

More on the implications of meeting the Great Filter

The Fourth Filter

Can humans avert falling victim to the fifth, the Great Filter?

Krishnamurti and the fresh, young mind

J. Krishnamurti extols the virtues of the fresh, young ... indeed the empty mind

Charlie Pickering, Climate Change and Alan Jones

What can a grain of rice tell us about climate change? As it turns out lots.

Peace Train

... Song Around the World

Spirituality

I had reason to revisit the issue of spirituality

Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" and "Objectivism" are not welcome in liberal circles

Worried about you

... soundcheck

Which Lie do you subscribe to?

How true is your Belief?

What if it's a Lie?

The issue of the Self revisited

In yet another fascinating podcast Sam Harris talks with German philosopher Thomas Metzinger ...

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was the man responsible for my awakening to science and cosmology

Russell and Fry

Bertrand Russell and Stephen Fry offer some insights into God, religion and atheism

Favorite websites ...