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 …
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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 …
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 …
Energizing Cooperation
Over on Basic Skills, I touched on the process of intention. Getting clear on what you want to accomplish and proceed to results. As I have discussed elsewhere here, what gives an intention energy is …
Basic Skills
It is remarkable to consider how poorly our culture supports living a healthy and happy life. It is full of things to enhance the ego drama, eat poorly, and suffer. Why have we built such …
Lorn & Lucia
I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret. One of the teachers I’ve been working with had asked for no publicity. Just word of mouth. I’ve made only occasional references to their retreats or to …
How to Listen
Recently, the art of correct listening has come up several times here and elsewhere. As Nirmala observed, a spiritual teachers job is to point the student at what is already present. The student’s job on …
What do you Create?
In a discussion group, a new member said they had just watched the What the Bleep film and are looking forward to “consciously create my day“. She asked “What are your experiences with this? Have …
Life is Bliss
Life is Bliss – that may sound like a new age mantra of illusion. And in some ways it is, if it is founded in making a mood. But if you can make a deep …
Spring Cleaning
As I touched on in The End of the Person, it’s fascinating where we store our holdings. The boundaries between ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ are an artificial creation of the identity. When that passes, we can …