Group Think or Group Be
Recent discussions here illuminate something to consider, the role of the group. During the process of awakening, we lose the sense of ego, the pain body, then the whole sense of identity. The whole idea …
The Bee
Is the Bee just a be or is he as he sees? Is his buzz who he was or is it just because? How we see the little bee Is both the bee and me. …
The Practice
The discussion in Spirit continues on Tom’s blog. Tom comes back to the question of practice. What role does a practice really have in our path if its really Self waking to Itself? What is …
Egos and Cults
A few days ago, I posted an article about recently published research in the American Journal of Hypertension that demonstrated meditation as a useful tool in lowering blood pressure. Frankly, I’m surprised there is still …
Spirit
Here is the flow. Tom Stine asked What is Spirituality, Really?. Takuin Minamoto then asked the same question from another angle. 2 sides to the same coin. In one case, it is concluded that Spirituality …
Gratitude Dance
Ran into this amusing little clip on MusEditions. Turns out the zany guys shot it locally, in Victoria on the SW corner of Canada. The third step in expressing gratitude is… http://www.youtube.com/v/R9z2ELaBVJY
Eckhart on Oprah continues
This week was part 7 in the 10 part free web classes with Eckhart Tolle and Oprah. They’re really getting into the core of it now, with this weeks chat on Who you really are. …
Cooling It
Press on a new hyertension meta-study: Ponder This: Meditation Can Lower High Blood Pressure David O’Hara (David O’Hara is a writer and researcher in the field of natural health. He is a graduate of the …
Intention and reality
Just heard a short introductory teleseminar by Lynne McTaggart on Intention. Quite interesting. There is a short excerpt on the subject here http://www.theintentionworkshops.com Evidently, they recorded it so it may be available for listening later. …
Stages of waking
From a recent discussion on an Adyashanti retreat in comments, here. I would say people often slowly approach waking, not really sure if they are or not, then there is the switch. The change from …
Finding a Teacher Pt 3
After speaking about a Teacher, then responding to comments about finding a teacher, I ran into some interesting pages today. Now, certainly, I’ve seen some of those guru-busting sites but they typically have a broad …
Truth and Isness
Comments from another discussion: I would agree that the highest truth is who you are. Its hard to say thats the only truth. I tend to see truth as relative to the awareness of the …