Where’s the Happiness?
Recently watching an interview show, I noted how disconnected the host was from his feelings. By this, I don’t mean an unattached witness but they were so repressed they’d made emotions “other”, not part of …
What Remains
I’ve written before about healing everything. However, it’s important to recognize that, just because we don’t like something in ourselves, doesn’t mean it’s a fault or something to heal. It may just be something to …
Experience This Moment As It Is…
Throw off the bonds of your conditioning and fear and celebrate the wonder of being here. Experience this moment as it is, connected by breath and essence to the whole. You couldn’t be separate if …
A Philosophy of Consciousness
Recently, I ran into the below talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda of Vedanta NY on the philosophy of consciousness found in Eastern thought. He reviews the major unsolved problems in modern Western philosophy and how most …
Lynne Twist Interview
Some years ago, I read Lynne Twists’ book The Soul of Money. It’s quite insightful, and she offers many examples of our cultural relationship with money, including those both apparently rich and poor. She points …
The Range of Law
Laws of nature function within certain ranges, depending on their nature. For example, classical physics functions on larger scales, whereas quantum mechanics functions on atomic scales. These laws of nature can be experienced as principles …
On Truth
As enlightenment unfolds, we gain access to knowledge previously hidden and experience qualities of perfection and truth. The layers between pure consciousness and our surface experience come to light. In time, what has unfolded in …
The Evolving I
First, let’s define some terms and their source. Atman: the cosmic Self, pure consciousness. Awareness of our impersonal existence (Isness). When consciousness becomes self-aware, it does so both globally and at every point. Generally, atman …
Handling Mud
Spiritual practices raise our light but also move the shadows, exposing mud. When we see muddy situations coming up in our experience, we have a few choices. 1) allow the mud to arise to be …
When It’s Time
Nature works hard to fulfill all our desires. That may sound like a goofy and idealistic statement, but let’s explore. First, what do I mean by nature? Within universal consciousness, there are three aspects: the …
Grooves After Healing
I’ve spoken before about vasanas and samskaras. I wanted to share further insight. Vasanas are those unresolved experiences stored with an energetic charge. The energy comes from incomplete karma, plus further suppression that’s used to …
AWS Webcast
Something I’ve mentioned before, and on the About page, is that the awakening here happened listening to Lorn Hoff on a conference call. He’s still offering them free on Sunday evenings (Pacific time) but now …