Perspectives of Sensing
There are several ways of seeing the relationship between senses and their objects, the elements. Our perspective can change. The senses themselves are obvious to us because of their mechanisms: the eyes, ears, and so …
Category: Consciousness
The Vedic Perspective
Dr. Jack Purcell, a philosophy professor at Middle Tennessee State University, invited me to speak to his eastern philosophy class. I’m introduced by his son, Rishi. I offer a little history and a broad overview …
A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Renunciate and Householder Paths
In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored Householder and Renunciate approaches to life, the masculine and feminine emphasis, the gunas, relationships, and the role of devotion. on YouTube Transcript Thanks to the generous support …
Suma Interview
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 …
The Role of The Intellect
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 …
Ocean and Drop
“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. …
Potency
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 …
Adi-Worlds
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, …
A Conversation on ParaBrahman with Andrew Hewson
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 …
A Conversation on Brahman Plus with Andrew Hewson
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 …
The Depths of Action
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 …
A Conversation on Unity Plus with Andrew Hewson
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. …