Resisting Resistance
Over on Albert’s blog, Urban Monk, he wrote of how we secretly want to suffer. In a discussion in comments something came out I thought was interesting. If we understand that the ego-identity structure is …
Category: Ego
What is the Illusion?
Over on Soul Awakens, Kris raised an important point that needs to be recognized. The illusion of self The illusion of self is not that your existence is an illusion. The illusion is the idea …
The Good Story
As we move through the spiritual journey, who we are changes several times. This means that what we perceive changes and thus what we choose. The choice we make. For example, our relationship with the …
What Do You Want?
During the Monday morning discussion on Adyashanti’s August ’07 retreat (file 1-14), they get into false dilemnas life appears to present. Seemingly impossible conflicts or decisions. “Should I be at my mothers deathbed?” “In the …
Meaning, More or Less
In various discussions of Adyashanti’s new book, The End of Your World, the points raised around the loss of meaning drew the most feedback here. I’ve begun listening to the audio of the retreat from …
Emotional Style?
Recently I read an overview of Emotional Alchemy, a book by Tara Bennett-Goleman. The review was rather poor, simply listing the “emotional styles” without any further background or links. “Emotional styles” are essentially styles of …
Where Hope Ends
Last summer I wrote an article called Deeper than Tolerance. It became one of the most popular posts here. I spoke of how Tolerance was not acceptance. Tolerance is conditional and thus still contains resistance. …
Awakening and Motivation
As readers of this blog know, I like to explore different ways of seeing the awakening process. Although the process is broadly consistent, how it is experienced and the terminology one might use varies widely. …
Musings on Passion
In feedback I’ve gotten from friends, on Without Meaning, and on the Secrets of Success series, it’s apparent many people have trouble catching passion. I’d like to explore this a little from my own struggle. …
Control Your Mind, Control Your Life, or not
When we first begin to become aware how powerful the mind is at creating our reality, we often will take the ego’s perspective. If I can control this mind, I will control my life, my …
Without Meaning
When I say something like “without meaning”, a few things may come to mind. A common one might be that place in depression where life looses meaning and motivation. A dark place. Another might be …
Abide with Me
Adyashanti’s new book continues to raise interesting topics, yet I’m still only half way. (laughs) One of the things about the awakening process that most fascinates people is descriptions of the stages of awakening or …