Layers of Perspective
The average person expects their view of the world to be accurate and reliable, even if they have doubts about certain aspects. We need a stable view so we can function in the world. Yet …
Category: Mind
Filling The Void
North America has an obesity epidemic. They relate this to what people are eating and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. But these are not what is driving the issue. These are symptoms. Food is being used …
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 …
Attachment
They define attachment as a bond or connection. Attachments functions on several levels. We have physical, emotional, conceptual, and structural attachments. Many attachments are beneficial, such as a child to its family. They’re a normal …
A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Nonduality
In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored the nature and unfolding of nonduality or oneness. Also some of the perspectives and underestimations of it’s potential. on YouTube Transcript Prior conversations with Andrew Davidya
Perspectives of Sensing
There are several ways of seeing the relationship between senses and their objects, the elements. Our perspective can change. The senses themselves are obvious to us because of their mechanisms: the eyes, ears, and so …
Styles of Stress
I’ve spoken before about our dominant guna (quality) and how this affects our emotions and the way we experience the world. A very similar model arises from dominant elements in the physiology. A dominant element …
Our Storage
When we’re not accepting life as it is, there’s two ways we respond: – grasping or attachment, trying to hold on to what we want. – resistance or avoidance, pushing away what we don’t want. …
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 …
A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Renunciate and Householder Paths
In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored Householder and Renunciate approaches to life, the masculine and feminine emphasis, the gunas, relationships, and the role of devotion. on YouTube Transcript Thanks to the generous support …
Direct Access
I’ve often talked about the layers between consciousness becoming self-aware and the physical world; how consciousness becomes the world. With spiritual practices, these unfold gradually in our awareness, unless we’ve unfolded them in a prior …