The Enlightenment of Yoga
In the Yoga Sutra, the description of enlightenment sounds a lot like clear Cosmic Consciousness or Self Realization. But the “perfections” in book 3 and 4 that come with it are from another age when …
Category: Consciousness
The End of Suffering
Patanjali mentions the causes of suffering in the Yoga Sutra 2v15 Suffering is caused by change, anxiety, impressions, and by opposing the activity of nature. Indeed, discriminating persons know that everyone is suffering. 2v3-11 The …
True Yoga
In my neighbourhood, there are quite a few yoga studios. Only most of them don’t actually teach yoga. Some teach a form of asana or posture, but in many cases it’s about fitness. In fact, …
Nothing Seen yet it Remains
“Although the seen has disappeared for one whose purpose is accomplished, still it is not destroyed because it is common to others.” Yoga Sutra 2v22 In Unity, the seer and seen merge, leaving only the …
Chasing Experiences
One of the hazards of the spiritual journey is chasing experiences: looking for flash or the return of something good experienced before. Thus you see people using techniques to push kundalini, taking hallucinogenic drugs, or …
The Shadow Drives
This came up in another forum. I thought it worth sharing here, editing for context. Humans are human. It is very rare for someone to have no shadow, even a great guru. Much can be …
Skills vs Consciousness
There is a distinction between level of skill and level of consciousness worth exploring. This is an important distinction. It’s one thing for spiritual awakening to unfold. It’s another for us to make skilled use …
Meaning, Life and Karma
This came up recently in a non-duality forum. I thought it worth sharing here. In the philosophies around non-duality, they indicate that all life has meaning and that the principles are simple. However, due to …
Top ‘o the Charts
What does it tell you when the top of the charts song is Happy? #6 is Let it Go. #11 – Best Day of My Life. Of course there’s still lots of angry and pain …
Einstein’s Equations
Albert Einstein was a great physicist with a profound insight into the workings of the world. But he also had deep insight into the human condition. “Still there are moments when one feels free from …
Family Charges
Recently Adyashanti, the Zen based teacher, appeared on Oprah around his book, Falling into Grace. A little more advanced than Eckhart’s approach. One of the interesting details when touching on the pain body was how …
The Pain Body
I recently saw a piece of the ’08 conversation between Eckhart Tolle and Oprah, talking about the pain body. He also associated this with the ego. I wrote several articles on the series back at …