Levels of Power – Part 1
Recently, I watched the film The 3 Levels of Power by Caroline Myss and reviewed some other material on her web site. The film was done over 10 years ago so has been updated a …
Category: Healing
Ayurveda and Depression
An interesting article on the origins of depression in low digestive fire and unprocessed emotions. “From the ayurvedic perspective, emotional imbalance is caused by lack of coordination of an individual’s senses, emotions and thoughts.” “The …
Auras
Auras are what we might call the perception of the light bodies or purushas, their perceptual appearance to our eyes. Such perception is easily triggered through simple exercises and practice but doesn’t serve much value …
Flavour
In Qualities and Quantities of Being, I touched on Taste or Rasa as an example of how one can understand the makeup of objects. I briefly touched on it’s importance in eating, but given the …
Ama
Ama is a Sanskrit word from Ayurveda meaning, basically, crud or sludge. (laughs) The basic idea is that when you eat poorly, too much, or otherwise compromise your digestion, the improperly digested crud is not …
Why Pain? Part 3
The Escape We tend to think of pain and illusion as something to overcome, to escape. That if we get to the bottom of it, it will finally be over. But this outlook arises from …
Why Pain? Part 1
You may hear such sayings as “All is Love” and “Life is Bliss”. While these are quite literal statements for some people, it is not most peoples experience on an ongoing basis. In fact, many …
The Excuse
Last night, I heard part of a Dr. Bruce Lipton talk for the second time. In it, he speaks of the concept of Genetic Determinism, the idea that our genetic code determines our experience of …
Unassailable
Recently, I’ve spoken about such matters as fatigue, diet, and sex on a spiritual path. The overriding message is of course moderation in all things worldly. But there’s an aspect of this I think it’s …
Diet and Liberation
Over on Takuin’s blog, he summarizes the results of a months fast. In the discussion, the question of diet and liberation came up. Many people consider a “pure” lifestyle to be necessary for liberation, with …
Fatigue
Making progress on our spiritual journey involves many factors, often out of our control. Indeed, even the idea that we have control is a barrier. (laughs) Please note that there is nothing wrong. There is …
Entitlement
There is a kind of disease that permeates western culture. With our up until recent stretch of prosperity, the disease became almost unchecked. That disease is entitlement. A sense of deserving, simply because of who …