The Foundation of Belief
In our western culture, many of us were raised in Abrahamic faiths like Christianity. But most of the teachers we meet had not experienced what they preached. They asked us to believe without evidence. Have …
Category: Consciousness
The Third Descent
In this post, I’ll take little different global perspective of the process of evolution; the three descents. The first descent is what is typically called the soul. Awareness becomes aware of itself both globally and …
10 Ways to Save the World
I was reminded recently of guidance on saving the world. If we really want to save the world, first we have to save ourselves. Until we heal our own wounds and find inner peace and …
Falling Into Grace links – Adyashanti
Links to my articles on subjects in Adyashanti’s recent book Falling Into Grace. As I note, I found the opening chapters more introductory. But as the book progressed, there were more and more sections relevant …
Beyond Duality, Part 2
In Part 1, we explored how we must let go even of liberation, of Heaven, to reach reality. Now, we might well ask, why the attachment to Heaven if we’ve learned to let go before? …
Beyond Duality, Part 1
In The Endless Path, I came back to the theme that there is more than just the awakening discussed in Moment of Grace & Virgin Birth. Adyashanti also comes back to this theme in Ch.10 …
Virgin Birth
In The Moment of Grace, we talked of the profound surrender that takes place in the moment of awakening. Here, Adyashanti in Ch.10 of Falling into Grace, brings another look at the shift and how …
Why does Creation Repeat?
In a recent discussion on another forum, the nature of creation arose. In the Yog Vasishtha (from the Ramayana), the story of Bhusunda the crow is told. He is a being who has learned how …
The Big Picture
In The Grip, I talked about the sequence of 4 grips. These are key holdings or resistances that keep us “in the dark”, in ignorance of our true nature as they would say in the …
The Four Grips
After Awakening or Cosmic Consciousness, there arises a sense of descent of the divine or spirit in reverse of the rise felt prior. In Emptiness Dancing, Adyashanti talks of the “head, heart, and gut”. This …
Autonomy
During the approach to awakening, there can be the experience of the energy rising up to the crown of the head. Or there may be a sense of opening gates or removing barriers. After initial …
The Moment of Grace
On this blog, I spend a lot of time talking about the process of awakening. The steps and things we experience on the journey home. Even the means. However, it’s important to remind that awakening …