The New Sleep
…from a recent newsletter by Neelam. The image is not discussed but is certainly a curious message. Turns out to be the album art for an Aussie musician named Ben Lee. He designed it himself. …
Charter for Compassion released
About a year ago, I blogged about a project to draft a Charter for Compassion. The world was invited to contribute, especially leaders of faiths. “Later this week millions of Muslims, Christians, and Jews will …
Waking Up is Hard to Do…
This is out of context, but I couldn’t resist. Someone should do this on awakening… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrjcLJ2IE0
Introducing Silence
This began from discussion in comments at Takuins blog – The End, the Beginning. Tom Stine raised the question of a silent post, were it any shorter. Lune then introduced the Silent post. I commented …
Perspectives on the Past
Over on The End of Evil, LiberatedSelf asked about past lives. The feedback that emerged is worth sharing, edited for this scenario. “I’m kind of interested (why wouldn’t the ego be?) in getting to know …
Seeing without Believing
There is a famous saying – “seeing is believing“. When it’s our experience, we know it’s true. And this is true on one level. But it is the mechanism of illusion on another – the …
On Death
It’s curious how life tends to bring certain kinds of events in batches. I suppose this is because when a certain kind of energy arises, related sorts of actions transpire. This can be due to …
Knowing Everything
Kasminnu bhagavo vigyate sarvam idam vigyatam bhavaiti Know that by knowing which everything is known. — Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.3 Bhaga means God Vigyat I don’t know but is clearly about knowing as it repeats Sarva …
Giving Challenge
I’ve spoken about Gratitude here a number of times. It was a key step in my own cleaning house. It is an excellent preparation for awakening as it helps us to let go of resistance …
Stages of Understanding
In a long discussion on various esoteric traditions and belief, the question of what is true arose. What came out of my mouth was interesting, so I thought I’d share it here. I’ve touched on …
Stop, Look
“Stop looking where you are looking, and look where you are. What bounty! Love loving you just as you are. Then, how does your life respond to that? It is your lifetime. This lifetime of …