Our Universe
In several of the worlds philosophies, the universe exists in grand arcs of time. The Great Year, the Ages of Greece, the Yugas of India, the astrological Ages… astronomically marked cycles of light and dark …
Category: Philosophy
The Gunas in Awakening
Firstly, it’s useful to note what the gunas are. In Indian philosophy, all of the created world is said to arise from the interplay of 3 primary “forces” or qualities of Prakriti, nature. Elementally, these …
Belief or Experience by example
When you explore spiritual subjects, it’s useful to be alert to where the person is coming from. Do they seem to be speaking from belief or experience? If from experience, what stage do they seem …
Stages of Development in Consciousness
aka higher states of consciousness or stages thereof One of the most popular articles on this blog over the years has been on states of consciousness. First as an outline of the 7 states of …
The Importance of Proper Technique
In the spiritual market these days is a plethora of things people call “meditation”. We may think of them as largely equivalent but in fact there are huge differences. Practised long term, they’ll bring us …
The Kingdom of Heaven
Recently, I heard that the Kingdom of Heaven was mentioned 80 times in the Bible. It was a key teaching of Jesus, that the Kingdom of Heaven was within. Not in the sky, not “out …
Why Bliss?
In The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell said “Follow you Bliss.” In more detail: “Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there …
Metanoia
Metanoia is curious word. In psychology, it means “experiencing a psychotic “break down” and subsequent, positive psychological re-building or “healing”.” Philosophically, it means rejecting consumerism and materialism as the basis of progress. And in theological …
Oprah meets with Deepak Chopra in India
For about 40 minutes, Oprah speaks with Deepak Chopra at a palace in Jaipur, not far from where Deepak grew up. They explore happiness, death, his recent time as a monk, his family & teachers, …
The Q&A Series
In a Non-Duality forum, a discussion turned into a series of questions and answers. Because life was rather busy and there was no time for research and writing, I posted some of my responses as …
Q&A, Part 9
The discussion has gone in other directions now so it seems this Q&A is finally done. 😉 The start Part 8 … Yes, Nisargadatta had a spontaneous awakening with no tradition. He did not see …
Q&A, Part 8
The conversation degraded into discounting. I thought it might wind down. But… If comments puzzle, do search the terms here. You may also find it useful to read the conversation from the beginning as some …