Writing on Spirit
What is the value of writing about spirit, something that cannot be described? What is the value of words about reality when each of us has a unique one? When words are dead things, symbols …
Category: Mind
Choices
Today while I was at a street vendors, I had a chat with a fellow in his ’60’s who lives off the streets. This was not obvious as he was clean and carried new shopping …
Allowing to Clear
On the recent Fear post, Uzma asked about allowing vs going into fear. It seemed useful to share the response and go into it a bit more. Many in fields such as psychology advocate going …
Fear
The mechanism of suffering is quite simple. We experience a shadow or cloud that obscures the experience of love. There is no change in the flow of love, only in our awareness or perception of …
Endings
On the journey, there are typically a series of openings that either follow or produce a falling away. The end of the old. Periodically, such falling away has a profound effect on one’s world view …
Beauty
Some of the more profound experiences many people have are triggered by beauty. A remarkable sunset, an incredible artwork, a profundity of form. Our senses give us a glimpse of the underlying intelligence, the flow …
The War is Over
If you read the papers and watch TV, you might be inclined to think we’re going to hell in a handbasket. Or maybe just a plastic grocery bag, like the ones that have gathered in …
Seeing Stuff
In posts like Seeing with the Heart or Is God Real?, I talk about some stuff that may sound pretty ‘out there’. God in form, light beings, angels, devata… I also talk about personalization, how …
The Yogas or Paths
I regularly mention the various paths here and realized I’d not covered this here. There are as many paths to Oneness as there are people. People exist to experience Self or source in different ways, …
Soul and Self
I’ve spoken of the process of awakening quite a bit on this blog – everything from the 7 states of consciousness and Perspectives to the Veda of Unity. Recently, on Models of Awakening, I mused …
Seeing with the Heart
There’s an interesting phenomena that takes place in the evolution of perception. One that may not make sense in our typical understanding of how the senses work. But if we understand that senses and their …
Seeking vs. Gaining
When either a soul or a human is young, they feel a sense of connection to the whole. They are part of the unified one. As the soul or person starts to differentiate itself, the …