The Journey, part 1 of 3
We certainly live in remarkable times. As the talk has shifted from a coming or dawning age to the age being here, there has been a huge surge in awakenings. I know a lot of …
Emptiness – friend or foe
In a recent Nirmala newsletter, he asks the question “What is it about emptiness that makes us want to move away from it?” “Is emptiness really a bad sensation? When you consider the literal meaning …
Deep Prayer
A friend of mine sent me one of those emails that make the rounds – “bless the person reading this message and pass it along” “If you believe”… This reminded me of an important point, …
What’s After and Before
Recently, there’s been some action here and on some related blogs on Past Lives. In the post on Self Effort, I referred to reading the Yog Vasishta. In the story of Lila, Vasishta touches on …
Cast it out
I’ve spoken a number of times here about Finding a Teacher, the stages of awakening, and the nature of being awake. Over on Takuin’s blog, he raises an important step on the journey – the …
Coming Back to Past Lives
In the past, I have written about Deep Memory, Time, and The Past. Over on Tom Stine’s blog, he raised the subject of past lives / reincarnation. It’s an intriguing subject I’ve skimmed over in …
The Flow of Becoming
In Objective Subjectivity, I spoke of how seers can perceive subtler values of existence. Physics has discovered that the world is really a vibrating mass of energy and fields, popping into and out of existence …
Objective Subjectivity
In the west, we have for several hundred years taken the route of science. The objective study of the perceivable world. Outside of Psychology, the subject has been put aside, branded as unreliable and superstitious. …
Can you hear the picture?
There is an “illness” science has called Synaesthesia, where there is a tendency for the senses to intermingle. Early focus was on extreme cases that hampered a persons ability to function. But there are subtler …
Rules Change
For many people, rules like “make the best of it” or “choose the lesser of 2 evils” are rules to live by. Knowing what went wrong and who was to blame is an important part …
Should we devolve?
Were things better in the “old days”? Do you like the past better than the present? Does the future seem to be getting worse? How does the future get worse – it doesn’t exist yet. …
Name and Form
Recently, a couple of key quotes from the Rig Veda have come around again and I thought it might be worth touching on this remarkable set of texts. There is an old Sanskrit saying, “knowledge …