Bury the Dead
In many of the worlds traditions, we bury the dead or cremate them and bury the ashes. This is a good practice for several reasons. It returns the elements to the earth. But it also …
Category: Mind
The Common Enemies
Recently, there was a death in the family and a friend and Jyotishi, Phyllis Chubb, did a punya or death chart for her. This brought the unexpected realization that my relationship with the departed had …
Shankara – Before and After
Adi Shankara was a renowned Indian sage who consolidated Advaita Vedanta or non-dualism. He lived from roughly 788 to 820, travelling throughout India and re-establishing non-dualism and the value of monasticism. He wrote extensive commentary …
Clarity
Sometimes you have a light-bulb moment. Perhaps as an aha! Or a forehead-slapping duh! And then quickly it seems obvious – why didn’t I notice this before? It was staring me in the face! Even …
Karma and the Awake
A few weeks ago, I posted an article on Karma Post-Enlightenment. Since then, it’s become a very popular article but also the subject has come up several times in life events. I thought it worth …
Healing the Past without Being the Past
When looking at healing modalities there’s an important distinction to be made between practices that help you become conscious of unresolved emotions and those that take you into them. Becoming conscious of them helps you …
Empath and Unity
In a forum I mentioned the distinction between Empath gifts and Unity Consciousness. I was asked to clarify further. I updated the response here. An empath will experience one or more ways of what it’s …
Dance of the Mystery
This Sunday, I heard a talk that put a lot of emphasis on “The Mystery”. This, out of the rising tide of interest in mysticism in New Age and New Thought circles – even in …
Progress & Embodiment
Several times recently, the subject of embodiment has come up. That is, not just spiritual awakening or enlightenment but living that in the world. I’ve spoken before about the masculine and feminine aspects of the …
Stages of Clearing (Part 5)
In prior articles, I’ve outlined the stages described in the Bhagavad Gita on how we become conscious of karma, the energy of action and how we’re responding to events. At first, we become aware after …
Calling Grace (Part 4)
One of the more interesting aspects of Nancy Shipley Rubin‘s recent workshop was on Grace. In most spiritual traditions we are essentially culturing the ground (body, emotions, mind) and waiting for that moment of grace …
Judgement vs Discernment (Part 3)
In our culture we often confuse Judgement and Discernment. During Nancy Shipley Rubin‘s workshop, she discussed their distinctions. I wrote the prior article on Our Protectors. This is when we’re in judgement with a closed …