Seeking vs. Gaining
When either a soul or a human is young, they feel a sense of connection to the whole. They are part of the unified one. As the soul or person starts to differentiate itself, the …
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Faith
In my own spiritual journey, faith has not been a strong feature. I am primarily on the path of perception, the karma yogi, with some gyan or path of understanding to guide it. In other …
The Lessons of Life
If we look at events in our life, we may notice both the consequences of choice or free will plus an element of determinism. That some things happen beyond what we intended. This can lead …
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 …
Death of a Story – Part 1 of 4
Here is the promised post(s). It became a minor epic. 😉 But I’ve not seen the new material further covered anywhere else. Part 1 – Overview In the process from before awakening through to Unity, …
Neti Neti
Neti Neti is an old Vedantic phrase meaning ‘Not this, not this’. Nothing of the phenomenal world or of experience. One describes That by what it is not. This is a useful starting place to …
Sex and Spirituality
In a discussion on the Self Realization post, one commenter raised the question of celibacy and the spiritual path, suggesting abstinence and many years of continual celibacy were necessary for enlightenment. Until recent times, there …
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 …
The Living Story
Had an interesting insight this evening I thought worth sharing. In the past, I’ve talked about the Story, the shadow story of illusion that ego uses to explain the world. But it also keeps us …
Understanding the Vedas
In another discussion, I was invited to contribute to an on-line article on Sama Veda. I thought you might find the overview useful. I would not begin to consider myself an expert on Sama Veda. …
Interconnected vs Oneness
In my post on The Proof, I commented that interconnectedness was not the same as Oneness. I thought it worth expanding on that point. Interconnectedness is about the conscious interactive relationship between all things. It …
Absolute Truth
I’ve noticed that some spiritual people have very rigid ideas on what “Truth” is and how fixed it is. This takes many forms – the highest teachings, the correct path, the idea that truth is …