What Does it Mean to be Spiritual?
Firstly, I’d suggest being spiritual and being ethical are distinct. An atheist can be ethical, for example. Also, if a spiritual person moves from one country to another, they may have to learn a few …
Category: Perspective
The Illusion of Consciousness
In the process of shifting from being a me, identified with a body-mind, and becoming Atman, the cosmic Self, there is a series of stages. I typically describe this in terms of stages of development …
The Risen Christ
I heard a talk last Sunday on Palm Sunday and Easter. The talk of the risen Christ reminded me of how some people use the term Ascension. It’s a word I generally avoid as people …
The Inward Stroke
Life moves in cycles and seasons – sometimes it’s obvious and sometimes more quiet and gradual. There is even the larger arc of a life from youth to old age. If we’re in an outward …
NonDuality and the Divine
A friend of mine raised a series of reasons why he felt someone who considers themselves a “nondualist” in modern thinking might object to the Guides and Awakening video done by Kristin Kirk that I …
InterSpecies Communication
When we communicate with animals and plants, it’s not about about the physical. It’s not the body language and it’s not the words. Other species don’t use English or Spanish and body language can have …
Four Kinds of Happiness
In a recent article on Huffington Post, they mention: “In his book Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman, a leading authority in the fields of Positive Psychology and resilience who studies emotionally successful lives, identifies three distinct …
Memories Are Made Of
“When you remember a past event, you are actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the actual event. ” (unknown) As various experiments have shown, our memories tend to evolve over time. The …
On Guides and Awakening
In this talk on Guides and Awakening, healer and spiritual teacher Kristin Kirk talks about their role in her own shift and how this is not contrary to non-duality. She uses the word “Guides” in …
The Value of Context
This came up in another forum and I thought it worth sharing here. Edited slightly for context. While they raise excellent points (referring to another source), the 2 or 3 worlds framework used is incomplete …
Intimacy Requires a Division
When exploring the dynamics of Unity and devotion, there’s a key concept in the Vedas known as Lesha Avidya, the faint remains of ignorance. They use the analogy of a ball of butter. After you’ve …
Witnessing vs Awakening
There is an important distinction between when someone starts to witness and the Self Realization of awakening. I spoke to this prior on Stages of Witnessing but its worth exploring in various ways. The witness …