The Rational Heart
We pride ourselves in being rational people living in a rational community. But are we? In Chapter 6 of Entangled Minds, Dean Radin raises the “rational man” issue. We assume that science is a rational …
We’re Entangled
I’ve finally had a chance to begin reading Dr. Dean Radin’s book Entangled Minds. He’s a long-term scientific researcher of psi (psychic ability) now with the Institute of Noetic Sciences. His history includes Bell Labs, …
What is Eternal?
As our spiritual nature unfolds, we begin to experience things that appear eternal. They appear unbounded in time. At its highest layers, creation is a nested series of infinite virtual space-times, each in a self-aware …
Dying Awake
I’ve heard teachers I respect say different things about what happens when you die (drop the body) post-enlightenment. Something I read recently discussed the variety and I realized a resolution to the differences. Before we …
The Foundation of Belief
In our western culture, many of us were raised in Abrahamic faiths like Christianity. But most of the teachers we meet had not experienced what they preached. They asked us to believe without evidence. Have …
The Third Descent
In this post, I’ll take little different global perspective of the process of evolution; the three descents. The first descent is what is typically called the soul. Awareness becomes aware of itself both globally and …
10 Ways to Save the World
I was reminded recently of guidance on saving the world. If we really want to save the world, first we have to save ourselves. Until we heal our own wounds and find inner peace and …
Falling Into Grace links – Adyashanti
Links to my articles on subjects in Adyashanti’s recent book Falling Into Grace. As I note, I found the opening chapters more introductory. But as the book progressed, there were more and more sections relevant …
True Prayer
A few years ago, I wrote on 2 types of prayer. That of asking for and that of allowing. Allowing is the deep prayer, the prayer of faith, the prayer of trust and acceptance, the …
Grace is
We spoke about the Moment of Grace in Self Realization. In Ch.11 of Falling into Grace, Adyashanti explores grace more broadly. “Sometimes grace is soft and beautiful. It appears as insight. It comes as a …
Beyond Duality, Part 2
In Part 1, we explored how we must let go even of liberation, of Heaven, to reach reality. Now, we might well ask, why the attachment to Heaven if we’ve learned to let go before? …
Beyond Duality, Part 1
In The Endless Path, I came back to the theme that there is more than just the awakening discussed in Moment of Grace & Virgin Birth. Adyashanti also comes back to this theme in Ch.10 …