Chakra Symbolism
At a writers group last night, we used chakra imagery and themes for writing exercises. I responded with this article to review the symbolism in the imagery used. Edited for the scenario. I thought it …
The Evolution of the I
What is this sense of self, I-ness? How does it evolve? For most people, their sense of I is this body-mind. I am this person with this name who has these thoughts and feelings and …
OOOPs
From Vasistha’s Yoga (translated by Swami Venkatesananda) IV:39 Valmiki is speaking: “..if he is not enabled fully to understand the truth, his mind will not find rest. As long as the mind is swayed by …
Why Intention Doesn’t Have to be Big
If you understand that intelligence is prestructured into everything we experience, there is an interesting aspect that is revealed. If we can attune our lives to our purpose, our intentions don’t actually have to be …
The Miracle of a Mother
My favorite singer these days is Denise Hagan. I spoke about the impact she had the first time I heard her on Rise Up in Song. Later I got to enjoy a whole evening of …
The Mirrors of Life
I’ve seen a few talks by Gregg Braden that I found tiresome. The way he uses science is way too sloppy. It was much the same last week while a group of us watched his …
When Karma Ends
There is an experience that sometimes arises after awakening or Self realization – that the karma or obligatory experiences from our past have ended. That awakening totally roasts our mountains of karma and now we …
What is Compassion Without Passion?
There is a tendency in many spiritual circles to focus on the positive. See the light and give no attention to the dark side. After all, what you give your attention to grows. Beware the …
Waking Down
In several of the awakening interviews on Buddha at the Gas Pump, they mention the role of Waking Down to Mutuality. Where their long practice of meditation brought them close to waking, but their process …
Ask and Receive
Many times Jesus is said to have taught “Ask and ye shall Receive.” This is also the essential message of The Secret and ideas like intention and the Law of Attraction. But are you ignoring …
Buddha at the Gas Pump
Last fall, a public access TV show began in the US Midwest, out in the middle of the cornfields of Iowa. It’s an interview show with a diverse range of people who have had a …
One Being
Recently in another discussion forum, someone raised the question of the 2 selves. The unchanging inner Self and the changing personal self. This is a classic experience around Self Realization. The witness Self observing the …