Why Pain? Part 2
The Image Last year, I wrote an article about relationship and it’s value for stepping out of our story. How it can be one of the most effective for spiritual growth. But if we resist …
Why Pain? Part 1
You may hear such sayings as “All is Love” and “Life is Bliss”. While these are quite literal statements for some people, it is not most peoples experience on an ongoing basis. In fact, many …
The Stage Remains
In a discussion this evening, we listened to an interview with Genpo Roshi. It was interesting as he also talked about becoming OK with our humanity as part of the post-waking experience. However, I didn’t …
Accepting Our Humanity
On the journey into wholeness, we go deep within and discover our transcendent nature. We discover the joy, peace, freedom and love that association can bring. We come to see some of the resistance and …
I Am Not There
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of …
The End of Your World
Just reading Adyashanti’s new book, “The End of Your World“. While it’s written for the awake to assist them through the changes and learn to ask the right questions, it is applicable to anyone on …
Keep Digging
Work. Keep digging your well. Don’t think about getting off from work. Water is there somewhere. Submit to a daily practice. Your loyalty to that is a ring on the door. Keep knocking, and the …
Isha movie launched
I talked a bit about the Isha movie here. (Please also see comments for further developments) The film was officially launched today with her first online video conference. She spent about an hour, first telling …
Genius Without
At the recent TED conference, Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, spoke about genius and creativity. She mused about the impossible things we expect from creatives and geniuses, then explored the origins of …
The Primacy of Consciousness
This evening, I saw a talk by the philosopher Peter Russell called The Primacy of Consciousness. He starts us out with the typical current paradigm where consciousness is seen as present only in humans and …
Writing on Spirit
What is the value of writing about spirit, something that cannot be described? What is the value of words about reality when each of us has a unique one? When words are dead things, symbols …