Suma runs a regular interview show. After exploring various new age topics, she’s shifted to spirituality. She’s interviewed some well-known teachers like Adyashanti and Tony Parsons, and many lesser-knowns too. We sat down on February …
I’ve been working on a translation of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Ran into a point I thought worth expanding on. First, let’s review Samkhya. This is a dualistic philosophy from the Vedas that enumerates …
“Outside is the joy of the drop. Inside is the joy of the ocean.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Outside, we enjoy the world. Inside, we transcend into wholeness. This is the secret to spiritual progress. …
I’ve written before about the dynamics of consciousness and of healing. The key with healing is to make conscious our contractions and just experience them. Then the unresolved and resisted experiences complete. Our ability to …
I’ve spoken before about three-worlds models like physical, mental, and spiritual. Or the Gayatri version. (I favour a 7 worlds model, the koshas.) I’ve also talked about the 3 aspects of consciousness model: seer, seeing, …
In our recent conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage and Brahman stage with their Refined versions. In this conversation we’re discussing …
In our last two conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage with Refined Unity. In this conversation we’re discussing the Brahman stage …
Action: why is it unfathomable? Partly the complexity of all the interconnected threads of interrelated doings. What we each do affects many others in vast ways we’re usually unaware of. For example, we buy a …
Andrew and I have been having a series of conversations on the stages of enlightenment. Our prior discussion was on Self Realization and GC. In this conversation, we explore Unity stage and it’s related refinement. …
I’ve used the above model many times to illustrate the primary dynamic in consciousness. Awareness becoming aware of itself. That then leads to all expression. However, this is a considerable simplification of the dynamics in …
Over the years on the blog I’ve talked about the primary centres for release: what Adyashanti called Head, Heart, & Gut. They’re often the primary identifications of the individual ego, what I’ve also called the …
After the Yoga Sutra talk, I did a Q&A with students. These were on the broader implications of Yoga philosophy. To simplify the permissions process for making this public, I’ve placed a graphic over everyone …
