A Milestone
A small milestone for the blog. This is the 800th post. I certainly didn’t expect to write so much. But life has a way of finding it’s way through available resources. (laughs) 6 more posts …
Category: History
One Prediction of a Golden Age
A 10,000 year golden age is predicted in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129 by Krisna. Excerpts: “On the earth 5,000 years of Kali will be sinful and sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing.” …
The Temporal Epicenter of a Cultural Earthquake
I’ve spoken here frequently about the shift in consciousness underway. How we’re awakening out of slumbering nightmare. I’ve also talked of the importance of the transition. When any system goes through a change in state, …
Olympics
For those of you who don’t know, I live right in the middle of the city currently hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver. The streets are packed with languages from all over the world and …
Dawning Now
From a discussion in another forum on the value of talking about a coming new age: I agree that a focus on the future or on the past is missing the point. However a lot …
The Dawning Age
Quite a few people have been speaking of a dawning new age, an Age of Enlightenment or Golden Age. We find the world in a curious place right now. On the one hand, unprecedented numbers …
Emergence
In a number of posts here, I have spoken of the cycles of growth. Typically I refer to balance, disintegration, growth, integration, and repeat. In a talk recently, we discussed Teilhard de Chardin’s view of …
The End of Evil
Recently, a rather intellectual comment showed up on a post from last year. In checking out their blog, a conversation ensued on the inclusive nature of unity and they brought up the ‘Problem of Evil’. …
The Future
Some would suggest that our current experience of the present is the sum total of our decisions, experiences, and actions of the past. A consequence of our thinking, feeling, and doing. However, this misses a …
The Gita
“Even a little study of the Bhagavad Gita, like a drop of the flow of nectar, is sufficient for enlightenment.” — Shankaracharya, Bhaja Govindam 20 The Bhagavad Gita translates as The Song of God. It …
Selfless, Soulless Being
Recently, Tom Stine posted a quote on Buddha’s teachings. He did not state his own position on the quote and did not open comments. In discussion on prior posts there, we’ve discussed if this is …
Levels of Power – Part 2
Chakras Caroline Myss also spoke about chakras. She called them “data banks”, observing that everything is recorded, every thought. I would suggest it’s better to suggest that its stored in the entire energy system, not …