Simple, Simple
I’ve talked before about simplicity. At its essence life is simple. It will always take the most simple, direct and efficient route to get the job done. Thus, if we are seeking the right solution …
Category: Consciousness
The Bad Ego (not)
There’s an important point about ego that came up in correspondence. In many spiritual circles, people demonize the ego. Even if the teacher doesn’t, the tendency is still there. Seekers tend to feel bad about …
Remembering Dharma
In the past when I’ve spoken on Dharma, I generally translated it as Purpose. For example, in the traditional 4 Levels of Purpose (Universal, community, life period, and personal). However, on a deeper level, Dharma …
The River Flows
Life is like a flowing river. This is because life is, in essence, the flow of awareness. The flow of attention by wholeness and all those points of focus, of us, within that. We experience …
Why Yogi’s Don’t Meditate
I’ve written here periodically about the key value of meditation in any spiritual journey. Without a systematic way to connect to our source within, our journey can be superficial and more conceptual than spiritual. While …
I am That
Please excuse the long lag. The studies continue. But i thought you might enjoy this little story. I have no idea of it’s source or validity. But it amuses. Long ago in India a mighty …
After Death
In What is Real Joy, I spoke of the discussion between King Janaka and the sage Yagyavalkya. After asking about joy, the king asks what happens at the time of death. I’ve spoken before about …
What is Real Joy?
In the Vedic literature, a number of the famous stories mention even older stories of King Janaka. He seems to be prior to stories from about 7,000 years ago but it’s hard to say. The …
Choosing a Meditation
Many people have a tendency to lump all meditations together as more or less equivalent. Even teachings will point to research on other techniques as an example of what their practice does. As a result, …
The Evolution of Consciousness
Periodically, I mention the philosopher Peter Russell. Recently I ran into an article he wrote, on the nature and evolution of consciousness. It’s an excellent article to take you into the nature of consciousness. Interesting …
Everything Happens on the Edge
Everything we experience is the edges, the surface of things. From the subtle vibration of the finest beginnings to the most violent galactic event. It is the front, the event horizon, the forward edge where …
Being with the Awake
The most important thing you can do on a spiritual journey is to transcend, to step into samadhi. The most effective way I’ve found for this is an effortless mantra meditation. In previous articles, I’ve …