The Pranava
I’ve written on the pranava or cosmic sound before. Pra means cosmic or primary. Nava has a few meanings including the number nine and more pertinently, new or fresh. It is the sound of our …
A Fourth Conversation with Andrew Hewson – on Divinity
Andrew Hewson and I sat down for another conversation, this time emphasizing Divinity. On YouTube We clarified the distinction between belief and experience and talked more to the “feminine” or heart side of spiritual unfolding. …
Krishna Consciousness
Krishna is a famous avatar of Vishnu the sustainer; a living embodiment of God in an apparently physical form. Unlike some other avatars of history, he was born aware of his Divine nature. In the …
Processing Life
All experiences have to be processed; by the intellect, the mind, the emotions, and the body. Much of that takes place at night, through dreams and rest. However, when we have major experiences, welcome or …
Change and Growth
The relative world is constantly changing. On each level of our life, we’re in a cycle of movement, be it cellular, emotional, organs, mental, energetic, or spiritual. Some years back, I talked a lot about …
Models of Nature
There are various ways people may experience and model the structure of creation, also known as nature or Prakriti. Recently, there have been several insights that allowed integrating some models. First, I’ll explore some models, …
What is Nature?
On this blog, I write about nature and use terms like nature’s support and true nature. The question came up – what do I mean by “nature”? “Nature” is a big picture word. It refers …
Conscious Aliveness – Andrew Hewson
In his interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump, Andrew Hewson talked (~1:20:00) about masculine and feminine forms of witnessing. This was an interesting take I’d not considered prior. I’ve talked about stages of witnessing …
On Creation
I’ve had a few questions on what I mean by “creation.” This is the term I use for the subtle space created by globally self-aware consciousness (Atman). In this space arises fundamental structures that then …
Bug
Oopsie… the latest WordPress update has apparently broken the site theme and it’s not displaying comments. They’re there, just not showing. Am researching options…. Update: Looks like another theme bug and that it’s time to …
Meeting the Basics
Sometimes, it’s worth being reminded that the challenges I talk about here on the blog are largely “First World” problems. Issues we face only when the basics are mostly taken care of. If you lacked …
Core Fears
Recently, there have been waves of purification washing through the collective in greater frequency than usual. The current cycles of time call for healing. Life organized circumstances to turn many of us within and face …