Energetic Embodiment
In some teachings, the kundalini or energy process dominates. It is seen that awakening kundalini opens and rises, leading to awakening. They may prescribe techniques to encourage or even push the energy along. This can …
Category: Mind
On the Falling Away of Self – Adyashanti and Susanne Marie
Adyashanti and Susanne Marie in conversation with Rick Archer. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for some months. Join Susanne Marie and Adyashanti in an exploration with Rick Archer about an often misunderstood subject. …
Together
In some traditions, one child is sent for religious study, perhaps to be a pandit or priest. Sometimes, this is the oldest son, sometimes the one with the best chart – it depends on the …
Death is But a Dream
Death is But a Dream is the title of a new film expected to be released late next year. Scientists in Buffalo have been doing formal research on late life dreams and their correlation with death. …
Me or We?
Lori Ann Lothian recently wrote an article called What if Your Awakening is Not Just for You? The article is about people seeking enlightenment to get something when enlightenment is about giving, letting go, shifting …
A Case Study
I’ve talked before about winding down the shadow, teaching prematurely, and having peer support. Issues with these are important to recognize in others and groups so we don’t get caught up in their junk (as …
Conflict
It’s astonishing how much internal conflict most people carry. Yet it’s considered entirely normal to walk around under a cloud of noise. Often people don’t realize how much pain they radiate. The stories we maintain about …
Enlightened Duality
The closing of the book Halfway up the Mountain by Mariana Caplan is a chapter on how enlightenment is only the beginning. She correctly notes there is no “top end” or final state. From the …
The Matrix
Awakening can be said to happen through the non-Self being “devoured” by Brahman or through the descent of the divine. It is not something we control or manage. Rather it comes as grace. We can …
True Victory
Recently, a friend sent me a quote from Swami Brahmananda Sarawati, a famous Shankaracharya from the Shankara lineage. He was the teacher of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and some other well-known teachers. I was not able …
The Divine and The Astral
In February, I wrote an article on Astral vs Divine. The divine I’m referring to here is the expressed divine rather than pure divinity, a much deeper layer beyond polarity. I’m raising the topic again …
The Three Jewels
In the west, individuality is king. Forging our own path, beating the competition, and success. However, this approach does not serve us as well on a spiritual path. There, we surrender individuality to discover our …