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 more than 300 - about words and numbers, life and death, spirituality and philosophy, truth and truthiness, war and peace and 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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Fox News Conspiracies

Fox News trumpeting conspiracies

is worse than we thought

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 a hoax? 5G a killer?

Is CoViD a hoax? And 5G is a killer?

WWZ

World War Z

CoViD deaths in the US

CoViD is a leading cause of death in the US.

But guess who's dying the most?

Stoker Park Playground

This is the brand new Stoker Park Playground

in Sydney's Castlecrag, designed by Jan Felton

Zen Is True

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

The Day the Dinosaurs died

This is a Kurzgesagt video about continuity

and The Day the Dinosaurs died ... stunning

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

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

Krishnamurti is asked: Does God exist?

... no.

Russell Brand, Joe Rogan ...

... and the news

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

No two snowflakes ...

No two snowflakes are the same

Happy Birthday To Me

The measure of a man's success ...

Happy Birthday to me

the measure of a man's success

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

Where do you live?

Here.

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

Maher, Trump, Putin, trolls

Maher, Trump, Putin, trolls - the whole catastrophe

967 Is there life elsewhere?

A new angle on an old question

The Curse of NOW

Living in the Now is a Curse

Bill Maher with Jordan Peterson

Do I have favourites? You bet.

Here are two of them.

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?