The Third Aspect
I’ve spoken a fair bit about the dynamics of consciousness and the Shiva and Shakti or male and female aspects of unfolding enlightenment. But as I’ve also frequently described, self-aware consciousness has 3 aspects – …
The Void
One of the ways people describe spiritual experiences sometimes, even as a quality of awakening, is with words like the void, the emptiness or boundless space or cosmos. They may associate this with “source” but …
Two Billion
Periodically on this blog, I’ve mentioned that there are groups today doing Yagyas of unprecedented size in the modern age. Yagyas are an ancient science of procedures used to create specific effects. The greater the …
The 4 Paths
In a recent interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump, Rick spoke with Karunamayi. She touched on the need for patience and tolerance, blossoming from spiritual maturity. She also spoke of how everything will be …
Memory Barriers
In another discussion, the subject of memory barriers came up. We’ve all experienced these, like when we block an unpleasant past experience from recall. That illustrates an important detail. These barriers are energetic, what we …
The Divine and Attachment
The response I gave my friend, as quoted on NonDuality and the Divine, brought some further questions. In section 2 I said “Subtle beings are literal thought-forms that are entirely pliable to intention.” He wanted …
The Origin of Meaning
“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” – Joseph Campbell We’re meaning-makers. We …
Goal Setting
On her Awakened Dreamer blog, Lori Ann Lothian recently posted an article about goal-setting called The 4 Types of Goal-Setters Pre and Post Awakening: Which One Are You? “Recently someone posted on an enlightenment FB …
Solutions Before Problems
It can be very curious how things show up in life for no apparent “reason”. They may even seem disruptive or annoying. But later these things can turn out to be solutions to problems we …
The Value of Activity
In the Indian philosophy known as Samkhya, they observe that not only do we have 5 senses but we also have 5 “organs of action”. We are not just sensing beings of consciousness but have …
Rays of the Absolute
Neti Neti Films has recently released a labour of love. Rays of the Absolute is a documentary with archival footage of Nisargadatta and more recent meetings with some of his core students. Shot in 2007, …
What Does it Mean to be Spiritual?
Firstly, I’d suggest being spiritual and being ethical are distinct. An atheist can be ethical, for example. Also, if a spiritual person moves from one country to another, they may have to learn a few …