The Soul’s Past
When I was reading When the Soul Awakens, they mentioned that past lives become remembered after soul awakening. I had not considered this before but it was true for me and a few others I …
Category: Practice
The Good Story
As we move through the spiritual journey, who we are changes several times. This means that what we perceive changes and thus what we choose. The choice we make. For example, our relationship with the …
Shaktipat
Shaktipat is a Sanskrit term referring to energy transfer. Typically, it’s understood around a guru giving a students energy a kick. The classic illustration is the teacher tapping the students third eye. Kazap! But Shaktipat …
Isha, Ishaya
One of the hazards of a public forum like a blog is that some articles bring out the disappointed and the angry. People with a story to tell/vent about this or that teacher or system. …
Where Hope Ends
Last summer I wrote an article called Deeper than Tolerance. It became one of the most popular posts here. I spoke of how Tolerance was not acceptance. Tolerance is conditional and thus still contains resistance. …
Isha on Duality
Isha speaks about duality vs Love consciousness, from her recent film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApwcH6XkvT4 Some notes from the release conference. The first movie clip and info about the film Her web site www.isha.com Her blog www.ishasystem.blogspot.com
Waking the Child
I was thinking about the awakening process and realized there was another idea that may be useful in understanding the process. In the journey, much of the construct of “person” falls away as it is …
Fierce Light, the film
This evening I saw Fierce Light, the second in a trilogy by Canadian filmmaker Velcrow Ripper. The film is about spiritual activism, subtitled “When Spirit Meets Action“. Fierce light is what Gandhi called soul force …
Musings on Passion
In feedback I’ve gotten from friends, on Without Meaning, and on the Secrets of Success series, it’s apparent many people have trouble catching passion. I’d like to explore this a little from my own struggle. …
Secrets of Success – Addendum
Lists from part one. Richard St. John found 8 common factors: 1) Passion – for love, not money 2) Work – it’s hard work but fun when in passion. “Workafrolic” 3) Good – get good …
Secrets of Success, Part 4
The Past And finally, the big one in the closet, our past. Consciously or not, we are intending all the time. Dreaming, wishing, desiring, and craving. All of this is programming our life experience or …
Secrets of Success, Part 3
Obligation There’s another detail here that can get in the way of our seeing or living to purpose. That is obligation. For example, if you have a child or elderly parents, this creates certain obligations, …