God Realization Plus
I’ve spoken here occasionally about God Realization. I wanted to add some further notes on the subject. Firstly, it’s good to know that evolution happens both ways – from the outside in and from the …
Category: Perspective
Sanskrit – Dead or Alive?
When a language is no longer spoken natively by any culture, it is said to be a “dead” language. Some such languages become lost in a few generations, like some First Nations languages of North …
The Mahavakyas
As happens with a few articles on this site, as the understanding evolves I end up editing an article a few times until it becomes a bit messy. This is one such article, now rewritten …
Profound Intention
Recently, I have heard 2 experiences describing how thoughts rise up or we follow thoughts down in meditation. They described a series of 8 spirals or whirlpools. That there’s 8 layers of resolution or refinement …
The Solid World
One of the paradigms we’re really stuck on is this idea of a solid world. Even though physicists tell us otherwise, they too are stuck in a particle model, inventing particles even to move forces. …
The Secret Powers of Time
I’ve written here a number of times on time, our perception of time and how our relationship with time influences how we experience the world. Time first arises from the process of perception itself so …
Your Whole Life Is About Awakening
“Everything that happens to you from moment to moment happens because it has the highest probability of waking you up. I know that this idea might sound crazy, but there’s no getting around it. Your …
The Hourglass Model
Recently, a model has come to mind to explain the evolution of our perspective of the way we are in the world. It relates closely to some common models used to explain meditation experiences. Picture …
The Point Value
For awhile, I’ve talked here about the three major stages of the awakening shift. What Adyashanti described as Self absorbing the head, heart and gut. What is broadly called Self realization, God realization, and Unity. …
Shankara’s 3 laws
Shankara’s 3 laws: 1st law: Brahman is real 2nd law: the world is not real (the half truth) 3rd law: Brahman is the world Thus, the world is real, but not the real we started …
The Journey of Faith
Recently, I shared some observations elsewhere about what I saw as the evolution of faith, in this context to a specific teaching. We may not consider our relationship with a teaching “faith” unless it’s specifically …
Arjuna Before and After
I continue to gradually read the Yog Vasistha. As I mentioned in the beginning, the book is a discourse between the sage Vasistha and Rama, mostly told in stories. It is told in the royal …