Seeing the Seer
A great new video from Lorne and Lucia. on YouTube “This talk takes you into the real Seer – the Awareness that is listening beyond the mind.” It is this conversation of Self with Itself …
Category: Practice
The Lessons of Life
If we look at events in our life, we may notice both the consequences of choice or free will plus an element of determinism. That some things happen beyond what we intended. This can lead …
Diet and Liberation
Over on Takuin’s blog, he summarizes the results of a months fast. In the discussion, the question of diet and liberation came up. Many people consider a “pure” lifestyle to be necessary for liberation, with …
Blogging Home
This blog is in many ways a reflection of my process. A write up but also a journal of a journey. Because it is written, it is more the conceptual journey that follows the experiential, …
Sex and Spirituality
In a discussion on the Self Realization post, one commenter raised the question of celibacy and the spiritual path, suggesting abstinence and many years of continual celibacy were necessary for enlightenment. Until recent times, there …
Together
In a few posts here, I have spoken of the importance of being together in a group for spiritual intent. As there is no “me”, just a we, it is together we become one. It …
Fatigue
Making progress on our spiritual journey involves many factors, often out of our control. Indeed, even the idea that we have control is a barrier. (laughs) Please note that there is nothing wrong. There is …
The Living Story
Had an interesting insight this evening I thought worth sharing. In the past, I’ve talked about the Story, the shadow story of illusion that ego uses to explain the world. But it also keeps us …
Grace
When I was young, we were involved in various summer camps and family cottage gatherings, learning a number of “campfire” songs. This was probably the basis of how I remember grace. My mother encouraged us …
Prayer of Peace
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, …
A Time for Vigilance
Lorne has recently been speaking of the importance during this time for people who are aware to be mindful of what they are giving their attention to. Awake or not, if we are able to …
Entitlement
There is a kind of disease that permeates western culture. With our up until recent stretch of prosperity, the disease became almost unchecked. That disease is entitlement. A sense of deserving, simply because of who …