Castle of Brahman
In the center of the castle of Brahman, our own body, there is a small shrine in the form of a lotus flower, and within can be found a small space. We should find who …
Category: Divine
Our Gifts come from Our Suffering?
During a meeting with a friend of mine who’s a medium, we had a rather instructive conversation. She said that our pain and lessons bring us what we have to offer. Our gifts to others …
I Am
I am the Silence I am the ever awakeness I am the lively stirring flow I am the heart of God, becoming I am creation, God’s dream I am the seed of the universe I …
Knowing Everything
Kasminnu bhagavo vigyate sarvam idam vigyatam bhavaiti Know that by knowing which everything is known. — Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.3 Bhaga means God Vigyat I don’t know but is clearly about knowing as it repeats Sarva …
Levels of Existence
One of the things I’ve found fascinating is how the basic truths of reality can be found throughout the history of human thought: in religions, philosophies, and writings of old. Often they are encumbered with …
Denise Hagan
Friday night, I had the great pleasure of experiencing a livingroom concert by Denise Hagan. Her Irish roots brought out the story telling, giving background to her many moving songs. When I first spoke of …
Light Help
Recently, I met a woman named Karen Forrest. She was a military psych nurse for 17 years, so quite grounded. But these days, she offers counseling by “talking to angels and dead people.” She still …
Beyond I Am
Another great question, this on the basics of our existence. “My spiritual journey is driven by one main question I had from the very beginning: How and why did I and this world come to …
Do You Believe in God?
When the subject of God comes up in the west, it’s almost always in the context of belief. Do you or do you not believe in God? People tend to place themselves in one of …
Cycles of Faith
The word Faith is often associated with strong belief and religion. For me, it long meant blindness, as in blind faith. A surrender to someone else’s vision rather than our own. But that is delusion …
Unintentional Devotion
Devotion is a word often associated with such ideas as ardent love, the path of the heart, bhakti yoga and some forms of prayer. It is often tinged with thoughts of idolatry and blind faith …