God Realization Plus
I’ve spoken here occasionally about God Realization. I wanted to add some further notes on the subject. Firstly, it’s good to know that evolution happens both ways – from the outside in and from the …
Category: Divine
The Neo-Advaita Fog
Neo-Advaita is a kind of popularized or “new age” version of non-duality and Vedanta that’s based in concepts rather than being. Vedanta is the end of Veda or knowledge, the understanding we arrive at late …
Yoga Limbs
When I first began on the spiritual journey, I studied a number of eastern texts outlining aspects of the path. One common understanding was that there was a series of Yogas, each suitable for different …
Awake in Heaven
Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven; see yourself in your Father’s Palace; and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as Celestial Joys: having …
Deepak Chopra in Vancouver
Last week, through a curious circumstance, I won a ticket to see Deepak Chopra speak here. It was a good seat too, up front and center. The talk was to cover the content of 2 …
The Knowable Future
Is the future knowable? Certainly lots of people build models to try to predict economic trends, population growth, and so forth. And we can say that the future is built of the consequences of the …
The Reality of the World
In a number of spiritual texts, you read that the world is an illusion, that apparent form is just a mirage, a Maya. Yet Maya itself comes in 3 forms, not just as illusion. What …
Sinking in a Dream
The Cosmic dream bubble broke, and I sank in the sea-heart. The little bubble of my perception sank in the Infinite. I bounded over creation’s dream waves; my bosom heaved in the sea; I breathed …
The Barn Dance
Recently, my writing group had the opportunity to get pre-release copies of James Twyman’s upcoming book The Barn Dance. (September release date) I have mixed feelings about Twyman’s work. His film Moses Code was a …
Practice after Awakening
In reading the Yog Vasistha (slowly), I have come to the part where Rama has awakened and Vasistha is telling him the next steps. He does so by relating a story from a time he …
Oh My God
This evening, I watched the Peter Rodger film Oh My God. The film is said to be a journey through 23 countries asking one question, “What is God?” He did however venture into some other …
Senior Moments
There’s a curious flaw in the ego story we develop to try and control life. We avoid writing an ending as that would mean an end of control. When the inevitable end begins to approach, …