Appearance
Tom has written a much needed post on “What do Enlightened Guys Look Like?” He makes some important points and triggered a good discussion in comments. Appearance has NOTHING to do with awakening. D
6,000 stairs
Someone emailed me this love story. It’s about a Chinese man who fell in love with an older woman. To avoid scorn, they moved to a cave at the top of a mountain and lived …
LLL Retreat
I’m back from the first retreat but it seems not to have ended. It would be nice to be able to make a list of Main Points, such as Tom has done on his retreat …
What a Wonderful World
A Wonderful World showed up in my in box, an old favorite. Here are the words. What a Wonderful World by Louis “Sachmo” Armstrong I see trees of green, red roses too I see ’em …
Relationship
Just read an interesting article on Relationship. The author observed how any relationship, but particularily an intimate one, can bring our unresolved issues or illusions to the surface. If we avoid close interactions, we are …
I Am Love
“The Universe is Love. Not merely filled with it, but it is created of love; every part and particle vibrates with this power and presence and possibility. Because I am One with this universe I, …
Poverty declining Worldwide
“Because we have moved decisively from what we called “globalization” into a new era of global inter-connectedness, where not just goods but information and ideas flow across borders constantly…” “poverty is receding at a rate …
pause
Tomorrow, I begin moving to a new city. Later next week, I’ll be going on a retreat on the prairies, followed by a silent retreat near home. I’m looking forward to the time out. Unlike …
The Approach
This is in response to a comment by Louis over on “How i learned to stop…” She was uncertain about awakening… As you approach awakening, you can become uncertain if you are awake or not. …
It can be easier
I’m struck by how many of the awakening experiences I’ve recently read that were filled with deep challenges. The link to an interview with Byron Katie over at Suffering is Optional, for example. It lead …
Vastu
This column on Homes is about Vastu, the Indian version of Feng Shui. While similar in intent, it varies somewhat in detail, partly because of the where the science of energy flow was developed on …
How I learned to stop arguing with reality and pick up my children’s socks
The above is the subtitle to a short article by Byron Katie in the latest Shared Vision magazine. The article is called “Suffering is Optional“. “What I came to see was that my suffering wasn’t …