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 …
Category: Consciousness
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 …
Cosmic Stress?
The Cosmic body is the body of all bodies, the one body, and functions within creation from outside our universe. It moves into our universe (which is a part of itself) through differentiation into all …
The Edifice
Corresponding with a friend, they mentioned being a “collective edifice of our thoughts”. I responded that I see the person more like the collective edifice of the laws of nature focused here. That leads to …
Cosmic
The word Cosmic comes from the word Cosmos, a word originated by Pythagoras meaning ‘order’ and ‘adornment’. “The Pythgoreans viewed the visible heavens as an ‘adornment’ of pure principles, the number of visible planets relating …