Moving and Still
For much of our life, we’ve been immersed in movement, in activity. But after we learn to meditate, we begin to experience stillness. Then things seem to have two states, moving and still, relative and …
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The Vedic Perspective
Dr. Jack Purcell, a philosophy professor at Middle Tennessee State University, invited me to speak to his eastern philosophy class. I’m introduced by his son, Rishi. I offer a little history and a broad overview …
Others Actions
Karma means action but refers to both the doing and the consequences. It’s often described as unfathomable because it operates “in the commons.” Everything is intertwined with everything else. It’s also layered, causing action to …
Suma Interview
Suma runs a regular interview show. After exploring various new age topics, she’s shifted to spirituality. She’s interviewed some well-known teachers like Adyashanti and Tony Parsons, and many lesser-knowns too. We sat down on February …
Refined Perception With Dorothy Rowe and Andrew Hewson
Dorothy Rowe and Andrew Hewson started a YouTube channel for a series of conversations. Most have not been posted yet. Last weekend, I joined them as a guest to discuss refined perception. It was a …
The Dance
I’ve written before how the world arises with sound, vibration. Used in harmonies, we could say the world is sung into existence. Those vibrations are used in relationships, the patterns creating subtle structure, sometimes called …
On Purusha
One thing I’ve not much related to is the term “Purusha.” In the philosophy of Samkhya, Purusha and Prakriti (nature) are seen as the fundamental dual reality from which all arises. This is like a …
Gunas – Inherent and Infused
The gunas are the 3 fundamental qualities whose blend gives everything its basic characteristics. I talked about their origins here. They are: Sattva: purity or clarity of the flow (golden) Rajas: movement itself, energy or …
The Primary Contractions
Over the years on the blog I’ve talked about the primary centres for release: what Adyashanti called Head, Heart, & Gut. They’re often the primary identifications of the individual ego, what I’ve also called the …
Yoga Sutra Talk
Dr. Shelley Thomas, a language professor at Middle Tennessee State University, offers a class on awakening. They cover some of the primary world literature on the topic. Previously, they’ve invited academics to speak on the …
Steps of Unfolding Divinity
In our fourth conversation, Andrew Hewson and I touched on stages of unfolding Divinity but didn’t detail the process. I thought a list of possible steps of unfolding Divinity in our awareness would be useful. …
How We Are
What are the primary things that influence our life experience? 1) Unresolved baggage (experiences) from prior lives drives us forward into new lives to complete them. 2) Development of Atman (consciousness/ presence) and Sattva (purity, …