Once…
A little joke i got today: Ego says: “Once everything falls into place, I will find peace.” Spirit says: “Find peace and everything falls into place.”
Category: Consciousness
The Origins of Addiction
We tend to think of addiction as an uncontrollable need to repeat behaviours that are less than desirable. Perhaps by “addiction” we think of substance addictions, like to drugs or alcohol. Or to “impulse control” …
Life Joy
Here’s a couple of clips with Lorne & Lucia I’ve enjoyed. Life Joy: the most important thing to “get”. On YouTube Being the Now: it’s not personal On YouTube This second clip is from a …
Correction vs Evolution
The experience of living life after a well-established awakening is quite distinct. Not everyone speaks of this or even notices the change if it came gradually. Only in retrospect or in seeing someone else struggle …
Oneness Declarations
An interesting trend. Awhile back Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God series, established a Oneness Declaration and an organization dedicated to it. Over 94,000 people have signed it now. But without the …
The 5 Elements
Early cultures the world over described basic elements or fundamental qualities of the physical world. These principles are core to many traditional practices and understanding in health, architecture, event timing, and more. Common to India …
Action Required
Reading further in Conversations with Maharishi, Volume 2, a key point is raised. Maharishi notes that vigorous activity strengthens silence. He observes that when we use multiple senses simultaneously, it requires a centre of silence. …
The Upanishads
While I don’t generally talk about books I have not seen yet, I wanted to share about an upcoming book. In my last post I spoke of the 3 primary books of Vedanta: The Brahma …
Why Is There Pain?
This one requires a bit of an introduction. In the ’60’s and early 70’s, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi worked on translations and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutra. While he was urged to continue …
Behaviour – Before and After Enlightenment
A friend of mine raised an interesting point they’d heard in a talk. I thought it worth exploring as there’s a lot of nonsense out there about “enlightened behaviour” and such. When you wake up …
It’s A Beautiful World
When I was in grad school a few years ago, I saw a late edit of a film by Richard Beymer called It’s A Beautiful World. It was a sort of Making Of film, following …
The Kingdom of God
“Someone who does not take a trip to the Kingdom of God (Transcendental Consciousness or samadhi), he remains searching for it – all pursuits, this and this, and greater pursuits. But unless totality is fathomed …