Pearls before Breakfast
An interesting article in the Washington Post on perception, expectation, and context. They took one of the world’s most famous musicians, playing one of the most valuable violins in the world, and had him busk …
Category: Philosophy
Suffer No More
Here’s an Aussie with a little different approach. Went to India but didn’t find a teacher. No tradition and doesn’t pull any punches. “I suffer because I think and because I am true to my …
Oneness Perceived
Dr. Jeff Eisen, the author of Oneness Perceived, A Window Into Enlightenment, recently said the following in an interview: “Traditionally philosophers have espoused philosophies that basically consist of words. But I feel that we are …
Amit Goswami
Dr. Amit Goswami taught physics at university for many years. In the summer of 2005, I saw him speak on physics and consciousness. Recently, he published a book, The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the …
Transformation
The cycle of growth and transformation is fascinating to explore. Back on Digesting Genpo, I spoke about the way I describe the cycle of growth: balance, disintegration, growth, integration, and repeat Genpo Roshi had described …
The Waking Dream
Here and over on Tom Stine’s blog, we’ve discussed the subject of past lives a few times. Recently, I read some further Yog Vasishta (or Vasistha) that may shed some more light on the subject. …
One Way
“The exclusivism of there being only one way in which we can be saved, the idea that there is a single religious group that is in sole possession of the truth–that is the world as …
Final Bleep
In the summer of ’05, there was a What the Bleep conference here. I got a chance to meet a number of speakers that I have continued to follow like Bruce Lipton and Adam the …
The Cyclic Path
One Soul Media is a local spiritual cinema club focused on non-dual teachers. They used to have a book club subscription model like Spiritual Cinema Circle but focused on teachers, distributing a couple of DVD’s …
Deepak on Jesus
Deepak Chopra is a man who was raised in India and educated in the west. He was a senior doctor for many years, becoming increasingly involved in the TM movement. He helped them develop an …
God is not Dead
Recently, there has been another wave of “God is Dead” books, like Dawkins “The God Delusion“. An earlier wave took place when it became clear that traditional churches were dying out. The rise of the …
White Raven
There are rich legends in these parts about the Raven. How he stole the sun, moon and stars and put them where they are now. I have a copper engraving of Raven stealing the moon. …