Welcome!

My name is David “Davidya” Buckland.

The spiritual journey brings rich rewards but also deep challenges. Our unhealed trauma can confront us. We may have mysterious experiences that threaten our sense of self and the world. Our friends can fall away when we no longer relate to them. Many changes can come on the path. But many benefits, too.

If you have questions about your experience, the nature of reality, consciousness, and the journey of life itself, you’ll find lots of articles here. I explore what it means to live life approaching, transitioning, and living in post-personal stages of development; what we often call enlightenment.

I also offer guidance if you need personal support. 

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This site began in 2007 and contains over 2,400 articles. These are not correct concepts or “truth” but ways of seeing the spiritual journey, oneself, and the world. Use them to support your journey, but don’t confuse a map with the road. Let your direct experience guide you.

Davidya

 

 

 

And now, the latest blog posts…

The Range

First a brief review of the natural ranges of each level of experience, the koshas or energy bodies: a) physical, etheric b) energy, emotional c) mental, sensory d) intellect, Buddhi, intuition, fine feelings e) bliss, …

Energy Healing Viruses

Dorothy Rowe posted a fascinating video of her experience using energy healing to explore her relationship with a significant viral infection. Much like our relationship with stress, most of us resist an arising flu, don’t …

Levels of Simplicity

Recently, I saw a 2010 recording of Lorn Hoff called “Zero.” In it, he talked about levels of simplicity. I enjoyed the approach, so am sharing the principle here. 3: Diversity, our usual waking state, …

Saoirse

No, not the actress. What she’s named for. “Of all the treasures a person can possess, she says, the most valuable is saoirse [pronounced sear-sha “like inertia”], the Gaelic word for freedom.” Andrew Nikiforuk, interviewing …

Mind and Cognition

A question came up I thought would be useful to share here. How do we give words to cognitions if they arise from beyond the intellect? First: what do I mean by cognition here? A …

Bhedābheda Vedānta

Vedanta means the end of the Veda or final knowledge and is the last of the 6 systems of Indian Philosophy (Yoga is the 4th). We also know these systems as the Vedanga or subordinate …

Mental Activity

One of the curious features of being human is that we assume others experience the world the same way we do. We may expect people to see things the same way also, considering them mistaken …

Wu Wei or Flow

I ran into a Zen quote the other day and thought about how flow unfolds. But first, some background. I’ve only studied a bit of Zen in my time, so am not an expert. But …

Divisions

In the unfolding of creation, awareness becomes self-aware in every layer. This leads to spaces within spaces as the process steps forward into the world of form and phenomena. Like a set of Russian dolls, …

Guilt

I’ve previously discussed the importance of truth. How can we expect knowledge and understanding if we distort the truth or favour stories and delusion? There are diplomatic ways of being truthful. We need not use …

Mind and Intellect

A reader asked me to speak more on the distinction between our mind and our intellect. Basically, mind is a field that processes sensory input, gives meaning and words to experiences via memory, and contains …

Types of Vasanas

I had a recent insight into Vasanas I wanted to share. Let’s define some terms as we go. The “pain body” is our unresolved emotions. The vasana are more subtle than this. After we’ve resolved …

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