Presence
One of the key qualities of spiritual progress can be a growing sense of presence, of being in the moment rather than in the mind. The mind alone brings us anxiety about the future or …
Category: Mind
Karma is the Blind Spot
In articles here, I’ve occasionally mentioned that karma comes with a blind spot. This causes us to walk into circumstances we otherwise wouldn’t and do things we may later regret. We may even ask ourselves …
Prayer of Gratitude
In the past, I’ve written several articles on the subject of prayer. In Deep Prayer I discussed the difference between the Petitionary prayer of asking for something and an Intercessionary prayer of surrender; the prayer …
States of Consciousness redux
aka 7 States of Consciousness, aka Stages of Human Development See Update: Stages of Development in Consciousness Periodically on this blog, I write a reference article for background info on key subjects. I can then …
Conceptual Barriers
I have seen over and over how important right understanding is. Much as we may have cultured our physiology with meditation and other spiritual practices, our beliefs about what awakening or enlightenment is will be …
Creation, in a Nutshell
Recently, someone asked me to describe Narayana in creation. This is a level that is difficult to describe. It is seeing prior to form, in a space prior to space. It is beyond eternity, beyond …
Co-Creation
You may think of “co-creation” as another one of those New Age nonsense ideas, another entitlement trap. And indeed, concepts like that can certainly be degraded into such use. But the basic idea is sound. …
Non-Dual Confusion
There are some pernicious ideas that arise out of non-dual thought, like dualistic denialism. “There is no one here to be angry”, etc. It can be very difficult to discuss anything with someone in that …
Vasanaaaa
The best way to understand “Vasana” is impression. Some experiences make an energetic impression that’s held in the mind and stored in the energetic physiology. We could call them unresolved or incomplete experiences, some of …
Specialness
An interesting discussion in another forum brought together some points discussed here before. I’ve talked about the 3-layer nature of the ego: the mental concept of a me, the emotional/energetic drivers of that, and the …
The Flower of the Heart
There are a number of ways we might experience the heart. The feeling of love or the more profound flow of divine love. As an open space. As a flame. As containing a being the …
The Liberation Code
Nancy S. Rubin mentioned an interesting idea during her workshop. The idea that each of us has a unique “liberation code,” a feeling, word, or vision that will trigger our awakening. This is how all …