Primary and Secondary Emotions
As we become conscious of our emotional dynamics, we can be a bit misled by more obvious, secondary emotions. When we have an experience, the first thing is the actual experience – what is arising, …
A Conversation on ParaBrahman with Andrew Hewson
In our recent conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage and Brahman stage with their Refined versions. In this conversation we’re discussing …
Bruce on Baggage
“It’s easy to lose yourself or never find yourself. The older you get, the heavier the baggage gets that you haven’t sorted through. And you pay the price. And the older you get, the …
The Dance
I’ve written before how the world arises with sound, vibration. Used in harmonies, we could say the world is sung into existence. Those vibrations are used in relationships, the patterns creating subtle structure, sometimes called …
‘Tis The Season
Ho Ho Ho! Happy Holidays! The holiday season has a history that goes back a very long way. It’s said that Constantine adopted Christianity, then integrated it with other popular celebrations to gain wider acceptance. …
Our Fingerprints
As above, so below. As within, so without. Such principles tell us the world around us expresses who we are within, collectively. Over the ages, we have developed various techniques to read the patterns of …
The Secret to Happiness
What is the secret to happiness? We do not find happiness in things or in others. We find happiness within. It is in our very nature. The liveliness and song that give rise to our …
On Purusha
One thing I’ve not much related to is the term “Purusha.” In the philosophy of Samkhya, Purusha and Prakriti (nature) are seen as the fundamental dual reality from which all arises. This is like a …
Gaining Abilities
I had a recognition recently that seems a little Sci-Fi Fantasy to describe. Essentially, our body expresses the cosmic body. In its ideal form or template, our body has all abilities. All the laws of …
A Conversation on Brahman Plus with Andrew Hewson
In our last two conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage with Refined Unity. In this conversation we’re discussing the Brahman stage …
Dreaming
Dream state is a curious place. Mainly, dreams are about processing your day. Mental digestion, we could say. It can also be processing some unresolved past. Like digesting food, it all gets mushed together. An …
Nadi Leaf Reading Followup
A year ago I got a nadi leaf reading, written by the ancient seer Agastya. As I noted then, the leaf named my parents and spiritual teachers accurately and offered many insights about this life. …