Adyashanti comes to town
This week, Adyashanti was in town for 2 evening satsangs. Although I talk about him fairly often on this blog, he is one of the few such teachers that I’ve not actually met. At one …
Category: Perspective
Sheldrakes Habits
Last week I got a chance to hear Rupert Sheldrake speak again. He spoke of 2 competing paradigms of science in recent history – the model of fixed laws and the evolutionary model, giving examples …
Divine Relationship
In a number of spiritual and religious traditions, there is the role of Bhakti or devotion. The path of the heart. Usually, it is presented as a devotion to God or a representative of God …
Intention vs Allowing
Intention is directed awareness. We use it all the time. But are we forcing? Pushing something? Or resisting? Or is it simple focused attention? Allowing can seem to be it’s opposite yet it is much …
What is Yoga?
Yogasthah kuru karmani ‘Established in yoga, perform action.’ “Today, yoga is a household word and practiced by millions of people, yet few people know what yoga really is. The Sanskrit word yoga means ‘union’ and …
The Spiritual Ego
This last spring, I had a correspondence with Katie Davis. It was a little awkward, it turned out to be because we use some terminology very differently. I’ve spoken in the past about the spectrum …
Awakening is without Rules
The awakening process is without rules. It happens through the grace of source. It is Self awakening of Itself, to Itself. As we are here for Self to know Itself in all possible ways, it …
Within Habit
In Mind and Belief, I touched on how the habit mind works, the nature of belief, and the way of illusion. But there is a deeper understanding we can explore. The mind stores data “in …
5 Step Prayer, or so
Recently, a friend described the “5 Step Prayer” from Science of Mind. 1) Recognition – there is only God 2) Unification – you are One with God 3) Realization – the affirmative statement of change …
The Keys to Abundance
“When we unify, we are embracing the fullness of the present moment. Ironically, when we start to experience this inner completion and no longer feel previous desires, we start to create what we have always …
The Leap
Last weekend, I heard a short talk by Constance Kellough. Constance was once a management consultant with a private spiritual practice. She felt that inner restlessness, then realized she wanted a group practice or sangha. …
The Perfume of God
“Peace is the perfume of God. When God is close to you, you smell this perfume. And this perfume is exquisite.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjVpQaDbgs0 “Peace needs to be in everyone’s life. The peace we are looking for …