Enlightenment will make it Better
In a discussion in another forum a couple of weeks ago, the idea that Enlightenment will fix our broken selves came up. What you have to remember is that this business of “living up to …
Category: Practice
The Roots of Relationship, Part 2
Part 1 People thus show up in our life for 2 reasons. The first is to help us come to balance. To purify or complete things we may have held together. Perhaps we have an …
The Roots of Relationship, Part 1 of 2
Starting a new relationship can be a wonderful time. But beginnings can also be a little bumpy. Understanding the dynamics can help to avoid the pitfalls and establish a deeper connection. There are 2 aspects …
To Battle and Surrender
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian, 1892-1971 That classic …
Wisdom Intention
Intention is the driver of all things in the world. It brings everything into our life and propels us forward. But there are, we could say, 2 kinds of intention. There are the intentions that …
The 4 Immeasurables
In Buddhism, they say 4 things will make the mind immeasurable. Brahma-Vihara is the 4 apramana or Immeasurables. Also known as the 4 virtues or most sublime attitudes. They are: Metta – loving-kindness Karuna – …
Feeding Your Demons
A couple of times recently, I’ve run into references to Feeding you Demons, a process for coming to terms with your “obsessions and fears, feelings of insecurity, chronic illnesses, or common problems like depression, anxiety, …
Western Meditation
We tend to think of meditation as an “eastern” practice while prayer is the more western thing. I was raised in a Christian church. In my late teens, I became fascinated by research on consciousness. …
Relationship Threads – Part 2
There’s another aspect to our energetics that slowly becomes more clear. We not only have our internal energetic sludge but we also share it with others. This is the main reason why we seek out …
Energetic Sludge – Part 1
If you look at alternative health programs, you’ll run into stuff showing the kind of sludge that can build up in peoples bodies from years of poor diet habits. Yuck! Traditional medicine practices the world …
Layers and Wholeness
In the article intention, I observed the difference between pure intention arising out of wholeness and reactivity driven desires coming from conflict. This is a valid way of looking at it but in a follow-up …
Achieving Abundance
One of the things many people wish for in life is abundance. Having ones life needs, finances and livelihood well sufficient. Some people find abundance through simple consequence. What some call karma or past life …