Experience vs Being
A few times recently, the subject of experiences vs being has come up again. Often, people will have profound experiences of higher states of consciousness prior to actual awakening. These experiences are very valuable as …
Story or Karma or…
Each of us has things in our life that never last. Or that never work out as planned. Who’s fault is this? Or is there fault at all? The world is by it’s nature a …
Global Spirit
“Global Spirit is a unique “internal travel” series that brings to light the various practices – spiritual, mental and physical – that help us define who we are as human beings and explore how this …
Crumbling
There are different kinds of crumbling. There is the crumbling of resistance within. There is the deeper crumbling of the energy crusts. And sometimes, there is a larger crumbling. A crumbling of walls in the …
Isha on PBS
In a recent interview, Isha speaks about the value of finding peace within in the apparent drama of outside change. Notably, they name the first of 4 facets: Praise Love for this moment in it’s …
Paul Hawken’s Commencement
Paul Hawken gave a Commencement Address to the graduating class of the University of Portland. “When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look …
Your Song
Last night, I saw the film August Rush and it reminded me of the questions – Do you hear the music? Are you listening? Our eyes perceive a rainbow of colors, but it’s a very …
Empathic Relationship
A few years ago, I met Dr. Judith Orloff after a talk she gave on being Empathic. She’s a psychiatrist and remarkably intuitive. During a Q&A period, she in some cases ignored a persons question, …
Embodiment
Realization or Awakening is not the goal. This is an aspect of the process that’s worth focusing on a little more. In the usual cycle of growth, we have disintegration, growth, integration, and balance. In …
Pain holds us All
In the past, I’ve spoken of the mesh, the threads of connection we hold with our past. At the connection or node of each of these ‘threads’ is a grip. A holding, a knot of …
What’s Still True?
I’ve spoken recently several times about one of the challenges of the spiritual journey – that the rules keep changing. What we have held true no longer serves. But the habits of mind keep regurgitating …
volume
If you haven’t been by in the last couple of days, there’s been a rather large flow of articles. 15 in the last 2 days. This began with What is the Illusion? on the 26th …