Confidence
A few times recently, people have asked about or commented on my apparent confidence in statements I make here. Some of the terminology I’ve come to use is unique, so I may sound like yet …
How To
While I was drafting the post “Who Do’s“, an email arrived from Burt Harding. Burt is a local fellow from the Ramana lineage who used to do satsangs but now focuses on one on one …
Who Do’s?
One of the more curious questions on the journey of awakening is the changing perception of who is the apparent doer. At first, the experience is that we do and are done to. We act …
Beyond MS
A friend of mine has developed a routine for overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. A routine that has worked well for many people. At a time when Richard was told he would be confined to a wheelchair, …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 4
<<Part 3 The vibration in its fundamental form is the well known “primordial sound”: Aum or Om. It is the liveliness of awareness expressed in movement and sound. A specific intention has specific qualities which …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 3
<<Part 2 One important detail in all this is Perspective. Many people discussing consciousness and worldviews talk about the highest truth or the ultimate state of consciousness. But in consciousness there is no highest or …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 2
<< Part 1 At it’s most basic, reality is simply silence. It is unexpressed, so has no qualities. Thus it cannot be described. Over the centuries, people have used words to represent this, like Brahman, …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, part 1
How does the world really work? Who are we? Why are we here? For the last few hundred years, modern thought has been dominated by a scientific worldview, a systematic approach to the world, valuing …
Eternal Love Is
A friend of mine wrote to me of “the possibility of eternal love.” The following is what flowed out in response. I’ll tell you a secret. Eternal love is not a possibility. It is built …
What Allows?
Back on What Awakes, I spoke to the question of what it is that wakes up. People have many illusions about this. Many have some idea that awakening requires perfection, top health, or deep wisdom. …
Is Time Needed?
Recently, Takuin posted Broken Beyond Repair, a discourse on his moment of realization. When someone awakens, how they experience it varies widely. One may have a bit of flash, some emotional release, or a sense …
White Raven
There are rich legends in these parts about the Raven. How he stole the sun, moon and stars and put them where they are now. I have a copper engraving of Raven stealing the moon. …