Andrew: Welcome. Thank you all so much for coming to this talk that Davidya and I are holding. It’s our first live conversation. Many of you have probably seen our pre-recorded talks on YouTube, and …
Dr Jack Purcell: Okay. As we mentioned on Monday, we have a guest speaker here. And I will, without further ado, let Rishi introduce him, since you’ve all met Rishi before. Rishi: Hi guys. So, …
Andrew: Peace and love everyone. My name is Andrew Hewson. I’m a spiritual teacher. I’m here with my friend, David “Davidya” Buckland. David is an author. He has a blog, Davidya.ca, where he writes about …
Andrew Hewson: Peace and love everyone. I’m here with David “Davidya” Buckland. He is the author of Our Natural Potential, someone that I highly admire and appreciate, and we’re going to chat today about various …
I’ve been a little remiss here. I write extensively about the importance of transcending. It is a foundational practice to establish true Yoga and develop enlightenment. But I’ve talked much less about the role of …
Thousands of years ago, in a higher age, there was a group of very enlightened seers known as the Saptarishi’s or seven sages. They lived much longer than we do now. A need was seen …
The Science and Nonduality 2018 conference in San Jose, CA was once again a fascinating and unique experience. I had time to catch up with many friends, meet others I’ve only known on-line, and make …
Another area where we need discrimination is in the stories we encourage and pass on. If we spend time with gossips, it’s easy to fall into the trap ourselves. I remember taking a step back …
Periodically on this blog, I mention an interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump. The host Rick Archer has been interviewing “ordinary spiritually awakening people” since 2009, although it took a few months for the …
Sometimes, good points come up in responding to questions in various forums. Occasionally, I share them here with readers of this blog. Rather than trying to rewrite them into a typical format, I save them …
The discussion has gone in other directions now so it seems this Q&A is finally done. 😉 The start Part 8 … Yes, Nisargadatta had a spontaneous awakening with no tradition. He did not see …
The conversation has shifted some…I’ve not been adding links to these responses much but a search will reveal more on most of the topics mentioned. …Are desires bad?There has been a trend to demonize desires …
