Surrender
When we are in the world, we are in the field of action, of doing. We need to think and plan and act and accomplish. On the spiritual path some of the same attention is …
Category: Consciousness
The Pill
Over on Beyond Happiness, Kaushik asked: “The question: What is the red pill of awakening? I can now see why I’ve lived in the “dualistic” mind for most of my life. Let’s call this the …
Moving
What moves? What changes? There is only silent awareness, moving within Itself. Appearing as this aspect or that form due to how it is perceived, by the mind we perceive through. It is mind that …
Who’s really doing all this?
Over on What do you Create?, I talked about how the world is formed, how we create our world. This invited further questions from Ariel and Jacob. To get a handle on questions of doership …
Embodiment
Gradually, I’m reading Adyashanti’s book, The Impact of Awakening, a series of excerpts from prior talks. There was a few notable quotes in a recent read. It is of course addressed to the awake. Embodiment …
What do you Create?
In a discussion group, a new member said they had just watched the What the Bleep film and are looking forward to “consciously create my day“. She asked “What are your experiences with this? Have …
Do It Yourself?
One of the hallmarks of a strong sense of individuality is self-sufficiency. An internal sense of completeness that grows into what Maslow described as Self Actualization. This has served our forebearers well as they moved …
Highest First
In a discussion over on You Are Truly Loved, Ariel was talking about teleportation and the nature of illusion. Marko emphasized putting Oneness first and how exotic experiences may be mistakenly substituted for deep peace. …
Layers of Witness
There is only one witness, one observer, one ‘person’. “The witness doesn’t just witness the person, it witnesses all persons as there is only one person. The cosmic person.” “It just has to be seen …
The Group
Sangha, some call it. Community. The group following a common path. On the second day of the retreat, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks of the importance of this on establishing the path. Indeed, people are far …
Fullness of Emptiness
In a number of posts here, I use the term Fullness. I say things like “Everything is either fullness or resistance to fullness.” But what of emptiness? Teachers like Adyashanti describe reality as an emptiness, …
Seeing the Story
One of the key steps in getting out from under the story of the ego is seeing it. If we cannot see that we are living in a story, it will continue to hold us. …