Getting off the Horses
During the second part of the Sofia panel discussion, David Ellzey surprised us with a snippet of spontaneous and surprisingly expressive mime. In the video linked below, he speaks about letting go of our stories, …
The Layers
Recently, friends have been corresponding about “the mystery”. Can reality be known or is it destined to remain something of a mystery, greater than self-knowledge? My position is that we can know it when we …
The Blood Line
On this site, I emphasize those two aspects of unfolding enlightenment called sattva and atman, clarity and consciousness. It was a prominent theme in my SAND talk. However, from the Ayurvedic source of this, there …
How We Know
I wrote before on 3 forms of knowing – through ideas, through experience, and through being. I’ve also talked about how our dominant sense can inform our experiences. But there’s another way we might distinguish …
Peace Comes
Inner peace is a two parter. The first part is connecting to who we are within. Destroying the ignorance of our true nature with the light of consciousness. The second part is calming the storm, …
Revealing Brahman
In a recent conversation, Rick Archer noted that Maharishi Mahesh Yogi used to say “The world reveals Brahman.” Another detail that illustrates a perspective beyond “the world is illusion.” Maharishi spoke of Brahman having 2 …
Self Sufficiency
In our western culture, we pride our independence and self-sufficiency. While aspects of that have eroded with economic stratification, it is still a strong cultural meme. While India today is being strongly influenced by western …
Perceiving Brahman
The title of this article is invalid. It’s designed to point to one of the paradoxes of Brahman. Brahman is a total unification that is inclusive of everything, including such subtle dualities as consciousness and …
Ideas make Stairs and Walls
Concepts can be very supportive of day-to-day living. We don’t realize how important they are until we see them being lost in the elderly or brain-injured. As energetic and physiological functioning breaks down, the ability …
The Shadows of Awakening
Recently, I made a point to watch the Craig Holliday BATGAP interview. It’s something I’d intended prior but after meeting him at the panel discussion, became a greater priority. He’s both a Nondual teacher and …
In Humanity
An ongoing discussion has continued with many of the Sofia panel participants. You may have noticed a few spoke of our humanity and the importance of not abstracting ourselves away from that, even if there …
Chasing Demons
I ran into this quote online: “Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön… describes how Milarepa reacted when he came home to find his cave filled with demons. First Milarepa tried reasoning with the demons. But they ignored …