Anniversary
It’s been about a year since I started blogging, after thinking about it for awhile. I had a couple of web sites I maintained for over 10 years before that. I much prefer blogging. A …
This Journey
There is some further clarity I can bring to the recent series of posts on The Journey. Earlier, I did a 3 part-er on Finding a Teacher. There is a kind of spectrum of approach …
The Journey, close
This series illustrates the illusion of being able to tell if someone is awake by their behavior or lives. I’ve seen several spiritual groups lose large numbers of students because the leader made a “mistake” …
The Journey, part 3
As with the rest of human development, this stage is a process. Unity itself is a realization. A seeing through. A discovery that even creation itself, the dream of God is but a mirage. Without …
The Journey, part 2
As we become established in Self realization, the next stage is God Consciousness. This second waking is essentially a process. It is a process of the clearing of the heart and the opening of the …
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 …