“Awareness is an extraordinarily intelligent force. It’s not like the intellectual intelligence of your mind. It’s completely integrated into every cell of your body, and into the universe.” – Adyashanti, The Way of Liberating Insight …
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived during the Classical period of Greece, about 300 years before Jesus. In his work Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle listed 12 Virtues. They were the ideals, living the mean between …
This blog offers models of reality to support our journey. However, I’m well aware it attracts readers seeking the “right answer” or “the truth.” The ego-identified mind wants certainty so it can feel in control. …
There are layers to experiencing a sense of invincibility. Many of us go through a phase in our teens where we feel indestructible and can take crazy chances. I can recall sitting on top of …
On Origins, I talked about the mechanics of becoming, how the world arises from sound. However, the actual appearance doesn’t arise until part way along. For example, the Rig Veda starts with Agni. This is …
Science does not yet know the size of our universe. The new James Webb telescope has found galaxies older than the current Big Bang model for the age of our universe. Science is limited by …
I’ve covered this topic before, but I thought it worth exploring from another angle. First up is consciousness. The Divine qualities of alertness, liveliness, and intelligence interplay to develop conscious awareness. With attention flowing within …
This story is reminiscent of the shift from dominant rajas guna where world is seen as an illusion, to dominant sattva guna where world is known as the Divine play, Lila. D
Emotions are a subjective way of experiencing energy flows in the energy body. Water element is dominant on this layer (kosha), so they flow in and out, like waves on the seashore. Deeper, we experience …
For those who have been asking, an update on the health challenge I brought up in December. Treatment has been a long process, but yes, I’m feeling alright. This summer, the treatment peaked and I’m …
Recently, I completed reading my younger son’s latest graphic novel, another over 300 pages. It’s a tale of revenge and forgiveness, of how hate leads to endless strife while love cuts through. The pages touched …
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been developing more rapidly than most people realize. There are already AI chatbots like Replika that you can hold conversations with. However, these are of the programmed response variety. They’re surprisingly …
