Grace or Practice
In chapter 10 of Adyashanti’s book The End of Your World, he touches on an interesting debate. If you explore various spiritual traditions, you will find some that will tell you awakening happens by grace. …
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The Journal
In my 20’s, I discovered Buckminster Fuller. He had a profound effect on me, partly because he was modeling the universe the same way I was but had taken it further. His focus was different …
Without Meaning
When I say something like “without meaning”, a few things may come to mind. A common one might be that place in depression where life looses meaning and motivation. A dark place. Another might be …
Abide with Me
Adyashanti’s new book continues to raise interesting topics, yet I’m still only half way. (laughs) One of the things about the awakening process that most fascinates people is descriptions of the stages of awakening or …
Accepting Our Humanity
On the journey into wholeness, we go deep within and discover our transcendent nature. We discover the joy, peace, freedom and love that association can bring. We come to see some of the resistance and …
The End of Your World
Just reading Adyashanti’s new book, “The End of Your World“. While it’s written for the awake to assist them through the changes and learn to ask the right questions, it is applicable to anyone on …
The Quantum Activist
Dr Amit Goswami was one of the scientists in the film What the Bleep? He spoke here at the Bleep conference a few years ago. He was also in Dalai Lama Renaissance. Recently, he published …
Isira
Today I came across an Aussie teacher named Isira Sananda. She is part aboriginal and clearly awake. In this blog post, she talks about the process of awakening. She speaks of the falling away of …
Isha, the Movie
Being a fan of spirituality and film, I’m always interested in new films in the genre, even if a bit lame. One that looks to be anything but lame is the upcoming film, “Why Walk …
Soul and Self
I’ve spoken of the process of awakening quite a bit on this blog – everything from the 7 states of consciousness and Perspectives to the Veda of Unity. Recently, on Models of Awakening, I mused …
Models of Awakening
When I first began exploring the nature of consciousness, I was fascinated by models of higher states of consciousness. I latched on to a model of 7 states which fortunately was one of the better …
It IS Bliss
Back on Jed or Jedi, I touched on Tom Stine’s recent posts on the books of Jed McKenna. In a further post by Tom, a readers email suggested Jed makes enlightenment sound empty and boring. …