Pause
A little lag while I catch up with life… I spent some time researching an obscure reference that turned out to have some richness I’m still digesting. More to come with that – indeed, I …
Homeward unbound
The path home is a very curious thing. One of the key steps in moving towards the One is to increase the sense of separation. As we become more conscious, more clear, we begin to …
Allowing
Tom Stine just posted a great article on the Sedona Method. This is a technique for emotional clearing I’ve heard about for years but never heard summarized so well. It also says a lot about …
History
I was reminded several times this week how revisionist history is. That would include personal, family, country, and world history. Certainly, history may change as new facts come to light. But there is also resistance …
Blinded by the Light?
Recently I’ve written several posts about Finding a Teacher. I’ve also commented on Descartes famous quote as an example of ego, “I think, therefore I am”. But he actually wrote [Update] “Dubito ergo cogito; cogito …
Coming flick
Now this is intriguing. An interview with John Raatz, the man behind marketing “Transformational” films (his preference in terms) like What the BLEEP, Peaceful Warrior, The 11th Hour, MindWalk, Baraka, and A Brief History of …
Santa’s coming!
Santa’s Coming! OK now – be honest. What was your first response to that statement? Excitement? Surprise? Revulsion? This points to your story about Santa. What you do or don’t believe about that seasonal celebration. …
The Pout
Earlier I posted on Expectations and the root of suffering. As we begin to see through the illusion and see the stories playing out in our life, it can sometimes be a little surprising. As …
The Real Dream
Whats a real dream, you may ask? Look around. Thats a real dream, a dream that seems real. If you have followed my posts here, you may find it a little confusing. On the one …
Expectations = Suffering
I’ve talked here about expectations. Also about being present, in the moment. Essentially, our mind has a tendency to be attached to certain results. We desire and crave certain things. Desiring is natural, it is …
Maxwell not Maxwell?
James Clerk Maxwell wrote a series of equations that defined classical electromagnetism, establishing the properties of electricity and magnetism and that light was an electromagnetic wave. The individual equations bear the names of others, all …
Aliens Are My Brother
So says Father Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory. The search for forms of extraterrestrial life, he says, does not contradict belief in God. And some aliens could even be free from original sin, …