What is the Subconscious Mind?
In a recent Embodied Processing class, the instructors described our body as the subconscious mind. While I find this a little imprecise, they went on to explain that this is because our body is an …
Category: Consciousness
What is Embodied?
When I talk about the move here to more physically embody the opening, it’s useful to ask – what is being embodied? We can embody our identity, drama, and/or suffering. We can embody various levels …
The Duality of the Heart
While we may experience the heart as unitive, its fundamental nature is a polarity, a relationship. Love flows from one to another, uniting duality. This reflects the nature of consciousness to flow from observer to …
The 26 Qualities Discussed
Gareth really liked my The 26 Qualities of the Liberated post, so he and Eva had a 2-part discussion about them. Remember that awakening itself is instant: the Self recognizing ItSelf. However, the integration and …
Dead or Alive
We can imbue things around us, including objects, sounds, thoughts, and emotions, with other qualities. We can read their natural qualities, like produce in a grocery store or the flavours of emotions rolling through us. …
Who Am I?
Stephen Chang has written a 3-part series on “A Journey into Awakening,” ‘Who Am I’ in the different stages of the process. While he frames some things slightly differently from how I do, he writes …
Where Are We Speaking From?
In the ancient Vedic tradition of India, they described 4 levels of speech: Vaikhari: Spoken or voiced Madhyama: “middle one”, mental speech, the monkey mind Pashyanti: the first impulse, fine feelings, intuition, flow Para: being, …
Delusion
Delusion is a byproduct of the ignorance of our true nature. When we don’t know who we are, we build our discrimination on an identified ego. The ego has an agenda to be right, even …
Spiritual Lunacy Interview
In this podcast, I’m interviewed by Nandita. We discuss terminology, transcending, karma, integration, awakening, enlightenment, subtle beings, and the collective. On Spotify She tells me it’s also on Amazon, Google, Reason, and more. Enjoy! Davidya …
Perspectives on Maya
I recently saw a reference to six ways maya is described and experienced. I thought this was worth exploring. First, maya is defined as the appearance of the world. It comes from the root ‘to …
The Guru
Guru is a Sanskrit term meaning remover of darkness. It’s often translated as teacher. Rishi means seer, someone who sees reality. A rishi may or may not also have the skills of a teacher. As …
The Magic
I’ve spoken before about the dynamics of consciousness. How the Divine quality of Liveliness stirs Alertness to become aware, flows within itself until it curves back on itself and becomes self-aware. In self-awareness is a …