Expectations and Experience
Expectations can have a strong effect on our experience of life. If we have heavier feelings about life, we’ll tend to have lower or darker expectations. Because what we put our attention on grows stronger, …
Expectations can have a strong effect on our experience of life. If we have heavier feelings about life, we’ll tend to have lower or darker expectations. Because what we put our attention on grows stronger, …
I’ve talked here about expectations. Also about being present, in the moment. Essentially, our mind has a tendency to be attached to certain results. We desire and crave certain things. Desiring is natural, it is …
One of the most illustrious of the Vedic sages is Vasishtha. He was the guru of Rama, an avatar (embodiment) of Vishnu. The Yoga Vasishtha is the story of his teachings within the Ramayana. It …
The process of unfolding to the Divine has a lot of variation. It also depends on what we notice subjectively and how we frame it. And it depends on how much refinement developed in prior …
Andrew: Welcome. Thank you all so much for coming to this talk that Davidya and I are holding. It’s our first live conversation. Many of you have probably seen our pre-recorded talks on YouTube, and …
Dr Jack Purcell: Okay. As we mentioned on Monday, we have a guest speaker here. And I will, without further ado, let Rishi introduce him, since you’ve all met Rishi before. Rishi: Hi guys. So, …
Andrew: Peace and love everyone. My name is Andrew Hewson. I’m a spiritual teacher. I’m here with my friend David Buckland. David is an author, a doctor [PhD], and a pioneer in the field of …
Andrew: Peace and love everyone. I’m here again with David “Davidya” Buckland, an author of one book now. He’s got another one on the way. This one is Our Natural Potential. And he has a …
Andrew: Peace and love everyone. I’m Andrew Hewson and I’m here with David “Davidya” Buckland the author of Our Natural Potential and someone that I feel is a profoundly important influence in the, in the …
Rick Archer: So, I’d like to introduce my friend David. David lives on Vancouver Island in Canada and I got to know him better and better over the last several years. He has been tremendously …
Idealism is a word with layers of meaning. As a philosophy, it sees reality as mental, with the world appearance as a mental construct (or similar). It’s also the pursuit of one’s ideals, idealizing a …
A discussion from the recent Tips article leads to some points worth discussing on Yogic flying. Why would we even practice siddhis (abilities)? We’re unlikely to get any good at many of them, simply because …