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 …
Category: Practice
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 7
Funny – I began pasting the comments here to provide some content while life was too full to write much. But the conversation has continued. These are replies to multiple people. Still working on the …
Q&A, Part 6
The conversation has shifted some…I’ve not been adding links to these responses much but a search will reveal more on most of the topics mentioned. …Are desires bad?There has been a trend to demonize desires …
Thank You
There is a subject that’s come up in conversations several times recently. I thought it worth touching on again. That is the profound value of gratitude. Not in a fake sense of thanks or a …
Our Deepest Knots
I’ve been working though a bit of a backlog of old article ideas. A good while back I took a yoga class with an even more effortless, bliss-producing approach. They spoke about our deepest burdens. …
Choice or Fate?
I’ve spoken on the old Free Will vs Determinism debate in the past. One of the things about being human is that we’re (generally) conscious enough to see choice. We’re not driven only by “instinct” …
What is Meditation?
Regular readers of this blog know that I recommend an effortless mantra meditation to support a spiritual journey. It helps purify the physiology, bring us to source in samadhi, and culture inner acceptance. It is …
Q&A, Part 4
At this point in the discussion, I’m replying to several people. I’m not including the questions generally because this is an international discussion and some are using English awkwardly. It would not be appropriate to …
Q&A, Part 2
Afer a short pause the back and forth mentioned in the prior article continued, with some side debate on issues with my approach. Again, edited slightly for context. … As I discussed prior, it depends …
A Q&A
I’m working on a rather large article, reframing the stages model a bit. But this month has been unusually busy with family, so it’s been sitting for a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, in a non-duality …
The Time of Yoga
The Yoga Sutras are a key text in our understanding of yoga, meditation, non-violence and other spiritual practices. It underlies the various “schools” of Yoga, even to modern bastardizations like “hot” yoga. The author of …