Lost Purpose
Spiritual writers often talk a lot about subjects like ego identification and the suffering that results from it. We may get the sense that ego is bad, but this is a misunderstanding of its role …
4 Levels of Purpose
Recently, I wrote about Intention and Purpose. In comments I touched on Jyotish. Today in a discussion with a friend, they mentioned the Vedic 4 arenas of life and a web site. The site turned …
Disasters
When a disaster strikes, either natural or man made, we may find ourselves feeling helpless and at the mercy of chance. We may feel compelled to act, perhaps through donation. But we may also want …
The Space-Time Container
An interesting discussion arose over in comments on Takuins blog on his post The Road to Enlightenment. It was a podcast response to a question about a progression to Enlightenment. We both did some musing …
Oh My God
This evening, I watched the Peter Rodger film Oh My God. The film is said to be a journey through 23 countries asking one question, “What is God?” He did however venture into some other …
The hidden influence of social networks
An interesting TED talk by Nicholas Christakis on the influence our social network has on us and we on others – even people we don’t know. He discovered that the “widower effect” was not exclusive …
Processing Grief
Recently, I looked up some writing I’d done on Grief and discovered I’d never posted it. While I’ve touched on the subject itself on a number of occasions, I’d not posted about the process of …
Healing Intentionally
I’ve mentioned Adam the Dreamhealer in several articles on this blog now. I’ve also mentioned the biologist Bruce Lipton. They recently both spoke at a local forum, It’s Time to Heal. Notably Adam has begun …
Blogging
An ideal blog is a resource center for the subject at hand. A place where you can go to find specific information and links to related resources on the web and in the blogosphere. A …
Needs of the Time
It is curious to watch patterns in life. How we’re presented with various opportunities and challenges. Sometimes, we have a chance to express our talents in the world. Sometimes, to engage in introspection. Sometimes, to …
The Shadow Effect
Last summer, I mentioned the new flick by Debbie Ford, The Shadow Effect. Basically a film leading you to take a look at your dark side. In our culture, we tend to take the Star …
The Three Malas
A Mala can refer to prayer beads in both Buddhist and Hindu traditions. They are used for practicing Japa meditation, a counted repetition of the mantra. This is very similar to the Christian rosary. But …