Our Gifts come from Our Suffering?
During a meeting with a friend of mine who’s a medium, we had a rather instructive conversation. She said that our pain and lessons bring us what we have to offer. Our gifts to others …
Emergence
In a number of posts here, I have spoken of the cycles of growth. Typically I refer to balance, disintegration, growth, integration, and repeat. In a talk recently, we discussed Teilhard de Chardin’s view of …
The Fifth Agreement
In prior posts, I’ve spoken about The Four Agreements, an excellent book by DON Miguel Ruiz. Released in 1997, The Four Agreements taught: to be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make …
Not Nada
Recently, in a discussion over on Takuin’s blog, I was reminded of an issue to be alert to on the journey. It is not uncommon to go through a nada phase, a place where much …
Solid, real Solid
Solid may seem to be an odd word to describe anything “spiritual”. Spirit seems ephemeral, a cloud through which we may sometimes peak. Yet as we deepen into our fundamental reality, we discover some of …
The Fear of Awakening
As we approach awakening, we may notice fear there, an apparent fear of awakening. Considering the promise we may have heard of what awaits, this may seem a curious response. But it’s important to recognize …
I Am
I am the Silence I am the ever awakeness I am the lively stirring flow I am the heart of God, becoming I am creation, God’s dream I am the seed of the universe I …
Laws of Nature Evolve
In the past I’ve spoken of the objective vs subjective perspective, the impersonal vs personal. How the world can be perceived as the play of laws of nature or the play of energetic beings, the …
The Progression of the Observer
A few discussions lately have raised this process. People talk of the shift to the observer, but it goes far deeper than this. – no sense of separate observer – I am the body and/or …
Half Awake
Tom Stine recently wrote a piece on being “Half Awake”, To Be Half-Awake (and Half-Asleep). While there has been an awakening or Self Realization, vestiges of a ‘me’ remain. Adyashanti says it is quite common …
Make Peace
Tom Stine posted a short and sweet post I quote below in it’s entirety. It is such an important thing. It is ending this internal battle that will end war. End suffering. End unhappiness. It …