Call and Response
If you’ve ever been to a Kirtan, you’ve experienced call and response. They sing a Sanskrit phrase and you repeat it back. If this is unfamiliar, a kirtan is chanting in a group, done in …
Category: Consciousness
Passing Shadows
Recently, the subject of being shadowed, veiled or overshadowed has come up a few times. We all have places we avoid going that will become more conscious. This is a wonderful opportunity to heal and …
The What and How of Subtle Perception
I thought it would be useful to clarify the nature of subtle perception. First, what we experience is created in layers as part of the process of experience itself. The very act of experience gives …
Asana Is
There were 5 yoga studios within a few minutes walk of my old place. Did any of them teach actual yoga? Nope. Most of them were about fitness rather than union. Fitness is a good …
Astral vs Divine
Most people are oblivious to anything but the physical because of the unresolved charges in their emotional and mental arenas. This baggage creates both static noise and aversion. This is what Eckhart Tolle called the …
Ignorance
Ignorance is a lack of clarity. It is not something, it is its absence. Just as darkness is the absence of light, so too is ignorance the absence of clarity. And just as a shadow …
Pranas and Chakras
I’ve talked before about the Purushas (body) or Koshas (shealth). Also the koshas and the chakras. But its worth looking at this yet another way. While the 5 primary pranas (life force or chi) function …
What Is – Distinctions between Unity & Brahman
Fundamental to all is qualities we might call Alertness and Liveliness. From a Unity perspective, that liveliness stirs alertness and it begins to flow as Consciousness. Consciousness becomes aware of itself and aware of its …
Some Influences on Experiences of the Subtle
This came out of correspondence with a friend of mine, seeking understanding of newly flowering experiences after a move. Edited for context. Firstly, the environment. Some places are more “pure” or sattvic than others. This …
Existence in Brahman
English has a major lack of terminology for certain stages of development. One of the key aspects of spiritual development revolves around our sense of being. Early on, we recognize I Am. I exist. More …
Pure Devotion
On a recent retreat, Lorne Hoff spoke on pure devotion. This isn’t the devotion of earlier stages of development in the awakening heart. Rather there is continuous devotion when all of creation has become recognized …
Enlightenment isn’t Personal
When we first hear about enlightenment, we may be inspired. But we’re likely to see it as something we can achieve or get. Perhaps we think “I can get enlightened, then all of my problems …