You Can’t Escape
Life gives us the opportunity to grow in astonishing ways, to overcome vast obstacles, and to heal the most profound traumas. But there are some things you can’t overcome or escape. We come in with …
Category: Perspective
The Origins of Addiction
We tend to think of addiction as an uncontrollable need to repeat behaviours that are less than desirable. Perhaps by “addiction” we think of substance addictions, like to drugs or alcohol. Or to “impulse control” …
Life Joy
Here’s a couple of clips with Lorne & Lucia I’ve enjoyed. Life Joy: the most important thing to “get”. On YouTube Being the Now: it’s not personal On YouTube This second clip is from a …
Correction vs Evolution
The experience of living life after a well-established awakening is quite distinct. Not everyone speaks of this or even notices the change if it came gradually. Only in retrospect or in seeing someone else struggle …
Oneness Declarations
An interesting trend. Awhile back Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God series, established a Oneness Declaration and an organization dedicated to it. Over 94,000 people have signed it now. But without the …
The 5 Elements
Early cultures the world over described basic elements or fundamental qualities of the physical world. These principles are core to many traditional practices and understanding in health, architecture, event timing, and more. Common to India …
Action Required
Reading further in Conversations with Maharishi, Volume 2, a key point is raised. Maharishi notes that vigorous activity strengthens silence. He observes that when we use multiple senses simultaneously, it requires a centre of silence. …
The Forces
At it’s most fundamental, the field of action is the interplay of 3 qualities called gunas – sattva or purity, rajas or fire, and tamas or inertia. Sometimes these are called forces but that’s not …
What Do You Amplify?
Occasionally on this site, a post attracts the angry. Mention of a teacher someone has an issue with or a subject that pushes someone’s buttons. Recently, a 6-year-old quote got someone going. The irony of …
The (fake) Priest Who Met God
A Catholic priest from Massachussetts was officially dead for more than 48 minutes before medics were able to miraculously re-start his heart has revealed a shocking revelation that will change everything you once believed… The …
Behaviour – Before and After Enlightenment
A friend of mine raised an interesting point they’d heard in a talk. I thought it worth exploring as there’s a lot of nonsense out there about “enlightened behaviour” and such. When you wake up …
The Afterlife
This little parable has been making the rounds recently, so I thought I’d share it. In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other …