Unmasking Brahman
Recently, I’ve spoken of how the experience of source as emptiness or nothingness is a phase. It seems you take everything away and you’re left with nothing. But this is only due to the habit …
Category: Presence
Do You Believe in God?
When the subject of God comes up in the west, it’s almost always in the context of belief. Do you or do you not believe in God? People tend to place themselves in one of …
Going Cosmic
“Lord, said David, since you do not need us, why did you create these two worlds? Reality replied: O prisoner of time, I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity, and I wished this …
More God Realization
Understanding God Realization was largely a perspective piece. Where it fits into the scheme of things. But what of experience? How does it show up? This is not something anyone can describe as it is …
Understanding God Realization from a Western standpoint
Each major change in state of consciousness tends to have a lead up, an actual shift, then a process of integration. Disintegration, growth, integration, and balance. The same process happens with all of the smaller …
LLL Retreat 5
I’m back. But not really. As is not uncommon, the person who arrived back was not the same person who left. There was a deep enough perspective shift that reality has once again changed. (laughs) …
Amazed
It’s startling how incredibly amazing life is. Our very existence. If you’re not noticing that, it’s time to take a step back. Step out of your story, your drama for a moment. Take a pause …
Practical Oneness
Recently, I heard another talk by Constance Kellough. In this talk, she spoke of Oneness, a term exemplified by the heartfelt name of her company, Namaste Publishing. She spoke of how karma was not retribution …
Why Tell a Story?
Recently ran into a great article on Why Tell a Story, by Gina Lake. “Every experience we have ever had is in the past. It’s gone, and will never be here again. All we have …
Tat Tu
Tat tu samanvayat — Brahma Sutra 1.1.4 That is through it’s unifying nature. In other words, That exists because it is together, one. Existence arises and continues due to self-referral oneness. Most simply, we exist …
Seeing Death
In a discussion over on Takuin’s blog on Oneness, the subject of death came up. As an example, it was suggested death was unknowable. I suggested otherwise, which lead to this: On Death after Awakening: …
The Keys to Abundance
“When we unify, we are embracing the fullness of the present moment. Ironically, when we start to experience this inner completion and no longer feel previous desires, we start to create what we have always …