Desire vs Craving
When I was writing some notes about the recent show with Eckhart on Oprah, I realized I had not posted on this important point. How to tell when a desire arises from ego and when …
Category: Ego
Eckhart on Oprah 8
This week was the 8th of 10 classes Oprah is doing with Eckhart Tolle on his book A New Earth. They get better each week. I made notes on a few points that struck me. …
Intention requires
Just listening to the second short free workshop by Lynne McTaggart on Intention. http://www.theintentionworkshops.com/ While they are an intro to a workshop intensive series coming, they cover some great material. In the talk she suggests …
The evolving I
Tom has a great quote by Ramana Maharishi back on his blog. He talked about the difference between the false ‘I’ thought [idea] and the deeper true ‘I’ of absolute being. At first we seem …
Growing the Group
In the recent post on Groups, I observed the key role of groups in the world. The group trumps the individual. Even without that awareness, we have laws to uphold a standard for example. To …
Egos and Cults
A few days ago, I posted an article about recently published research in the American Journal of Hypertension that demonstrated meditation as a useful tool in lowering blood pressure. Frankly, I’m surprised there is still …
Stages of waking
From a recent discussion on an Adyashanti retreat in comments, here. I would say people often slowly approach waking, not really sure if they are or not, then there is the switch. The change from …
Finding a Teacher Pt 3
After speaking about a Teacher, then responding to comments about finding a teacher, I ran into some interesting pages today. Now, certainly, I’ve seen some of those guru-busting sites but they typically have a broad …
Layers of Awakening
In a recent post, More Eckhart, Tom commented about the sequence of ego loss and Adyashanti observing awakening as a two-step process. I thought it would be good to comment further on this. Awakening is …
Perspectives Overview
When I hear many speakers talk about higher awareness or expanded perception, they often talk about several different states but don’t differentiate them. The result for many people is a muddling together of ideas of …
Flow vs resistance
Recently, in the post “Be Here Now“, I wrote about how everything is either Flow or Resistance to Flow. Then I heard a CD of Marc Allen talking about the principle of Partnership, and its …
The teacher
From a discussion about a group of spiritual teachers: We may see enlightenment as a goal or end point, but its not. It is a process, like all other human development. There are certain key …