Memory
I’d like to go a little more abstract for a moment. (laughs) I’ve spoken before about how consciousness is always shifting and adjusting. Tuning our awareness so we respond in the right way at the …
Category: Perspective
Bindings Be Gone
The experience of the “bottom falling out” in a person’s life is common enough on the spiritual journey that some people speak of it as a part of the path. I would not say that’s …
Mind and Consciousness
There’s a notable detail about mind that’s useful to understand. I’ve touched on this before but it’s worth going into in a little more detail. You may need to read this slowly to get it. …
Senior Moments
There’s a curious flaw in the ego story we develop to try and control life. We avoid writing an ending as that would mean an end of control. When the inevitable end begins to approach, …
Chakra Symbolism
At a writers group last night, we used chakra imagery and themes for writing exercises. I responded with this article to review the symbolism in the imagery used. Edited for the scenario. I thought it …
The Evolution of the I
What is this sense of self, I-ness? How does it evolve? For most people, their sense of I is this body-mind. I am this person with this name who has these thoughts and feelings and …
Why Intention Doesn’t Have to be Big
If you understand that intelligence is prestructured into everything we experience, there is an interesting aspect that is revealed. If we can attune our lives to our purpose, our intentions don’t actually have to be …
The Mirrors of Life
I’ve seen a few talks by Gregg Braden that I found tiresome. The way he uses science is way too sloppy. It was much the same last week while a group of us watched his …
When Karma Ends
There is an experience that sometimes arises after awakening or Self realization – that the karma or obligatory experiences from our past have ended. That awakening totally roasts our mountains of karma and now we …
What is Compassion Without Passion?
There is a tendency in many spiritual circles to focus on the positive. See the light and give no attention to the dark side. After all, what you give your attention to grows. Beware the …
Waking Down
In several of the awakening interviews on Buddha at the Gas Pump, they mention the role of Waking Down to Mutuality. Where their long practice of meditation brought them close to waking, but their process …
Ask and Receive
Many times Jesus is said to have taught “Ask and ye shall Receive.” This is also the essential message of The Secret and ideas like intention and the Law of Attraction. But are you ignoring …