The Four Grips
After Awakening or Cosmic Consciousness, there arises a sense of descent of the divine or spirit in reverse of the rise felt prior. In Emptiness Dancing, Adyashanti talks of the “head, heart, and gut”. This …
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Yukteswar’s Yugas
I’ve occasionally mentioned the Yugas here. Basically, it’s a Vedic understanding of the cycles of time. Just as we have a cycle of hours, days, years, and centuries, the Vedas also chart ages (as in …
Self Value
Recently, I wrote of Core Values and their usefulness in being conscious of our drivers. What’s important to us and how that can help us make decisions. Today, this lead to an interesting discussion on …
The Bad Ego (not)
There’s an important point about ego that came up in correspondence. In many spiritual circles, people demonize the ego. Even if the teacher doesn’t, the tendency is still there. Seekers tend to feel bad about …
Remembering Dharma
In the past when I’ve spoken on Dharma, I generally translated it as Purpose. For example, in the traditional 4 Levels of Purpose (Universal, community, life period, and personal). However, on a deeper level, Dharma …
Choosing a Meditation
Many people have a tendency to lump all meditations together as more or less equivalent. Even teachings will point to research on other techniques as an example of what their practice does. As a result, …
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 …
Knowing Death
One of the curious things about some spiritual communities is that while they speak in great detail about higher states of consciousness, they barely touch on death. While they consider exalted states of being highly …
Processing Grief
Recently, I looked up some writing I’d done on Grief and discovered I’d never posted it. While I’ve touched on the subject itself on a number of occasions, I’d not posted about the process of …
What is Compassion Without Passion?
There is a tendency in many spiritual circles to focus on the positive. See the light and give no attention to the dark side. After all, what you give your attention to grows. Beware the …
The Roots of Relationship, Part 1 of 2
Starting a new relationship can be a wonderful time. But beginnings can also be a little bumpy. Understanding the dynamics can help to avoid the pitfalls and establish a deeper connection. There are 2 aspects …
The Sevenness
I have spoken before about the mechanics of becoming. How the 1 unfolds into the 3, then into the 7. We see this in all sorts of aspects of experience and existence. Chakras, primary states …