More on Stages of Witnessing
There are many nuances in the approach to awakening and in awakening itself. Self Realization is a watershed moment in the history of our soul. A new birth into a new way of being. I’ve …
Category: Divine
What is a Soul?
The topic of souls came up in conversation with friends. In the west, we debate if animals have souls and talk of loosing one’s soul, splitting the soul, and so forth. A lot of that …
The Side Effect
There is irony in the modern idea that consciousness is an accidental side effect of brain complexity. Actually, it’s the other way around. The impression we are a body comes from identification with the appearance …
An Avatar of the People
On a recent retreat with Lorne and Lucia, we discussed the embodiment of divinity. They observed that nobody alive today fully embodies Divinity. If they did, we’d be in a different age. Lucia mentioned Kalki …
The Gender of Divinity
Many religious and spiritual traditions describe God with a specific gender. For example, although there are those who worship Mother Mary, Christianity is dominated by a Father God. A lot of modern Hinduism is also …
Shiva’s Inertia
From a Brahman perspective, the world was never created in the first place. And yet here it is, appearing to the senses. As we shift into ParaBrahman and notice the Divine Shaktis, we can gain …
What is Silence?
When we settle into deep meditation or find ourselves deep in the forest, we may experience a moment of deep silence. Not just silence outside, but silence within, a quieting of the monkey mind. This …
Our Choices
Over the years, I’ve explored my family tree and done DNA testing. It’s fascinating to see how a family evolves and what changes things. For example, my father was born in New Zealand and spent …
The Structure of Divinity
The unfolding of the ParaBrahman stage could be said to be a progression of embodiment. I’ve touched a little on the 7-layer structure of Divinity. The trick is – the “structure” of Divinity reflects the …
Once You Know
There is a curious dynamic in being human. Once we know, we know. For example, a DNA test. They can reveal some fascinating detail about your makeup and origins. But what about the genetic markers …
Intervention
We are currently in an upward cycle of time, so evolution is naturally moving things along. But we often get distracted from dharma by the vagaries of karma, ego, and so forth. What really keeps …
The Absolute In Form
It’s very curious to consider how the absolute could be found right on the surface in form. Form is relative, changeable. As it is expressed progressively, the surface is seen to be quite a distance …