The Veda of Unity
I’ve been a little busy recently, partly in testing a video conference setup for a day retreat or satsang that took place last Sunday. Not as nice as being in person, but a step up …
Category: Consciousness
Back Again
Recently I’ve written about death and rebirth in Coming Back to Past Lives and What’s After and Before. Meanwhile, over on Tom Stine’s blog, he wrote a third post around this subject, this one quoting …
After Unity
Back in The Journey 3, I spoke of what happens after the 2nd realization, the dawn of Unity Consciousness. I’d like to explore that further. First, I would like to note that this is not …
Deeper than Tolerance
Over on Shilpan’s blog, he interviewed Life Coach Tim Brownson. Tim spoke of self-limiting beliefs and the value of tolerance and respect. One commenter suggested tolerance was fine but what about abuse and so forth. …
God is not Dead
Recently, there has been another wave of “God is Dead” books, like Dawkins “The God Delusion“. An earlier wave took place when it became clear that traditional churches were dying out. The rise of the …
States of Consciousness
Update: I’ve rewritten and updated this article here. It is quite common for people writing about enlightenment to mingle different distinct states of consciousness. Different views of reality. There are a number of reasons for …
Confidence
A few times recently, people have asked about or commented on my apparent confidence in statements I make here. Some of the terminology I’ve come to use is unique, so I may sound like yet …
How To
While I was drafting the post “Who Do’s“, an email arrived from Burt Harding. Burt is a local fellow from the Ramana lineage who used to do satsangs but now focuses on one on one …
Who Do’s?
One of the more curious questions on the journey of awakening is the changing perception of who is the apparent doer. At first, the experience is that we do and are done to. We act …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 4
<<Part 3 The vibration in its fundamental form is the well known “primordial sound”: Aum or Om. It is the liveliness of awareness expressed in movement and sound. A specific intention has specific qualities which …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 3
<<Part 2 One important detail in all this is Perspective. Many people discussing consciousness and worldviews talk about the highest truth or the ultimate state of consciousness. But in consciousness there is no highest or …
On the Origin of Experience and Form, Part 2
<< Part 1 At it’s most basic, reality is simply silence. It is unexpressed, so has no qualities. Thus it cannot be described. Over the centuries, people have used words to represent this, like Brahman, …