Action and Bliss
Another conversation brought out further points around action. They mentioned the “Law of Reversed Effort” in this short article*. “The harder we try the less we shall succeed.” “The harder we try with the conscious …
Category: Psychology
Awakening Attitude
Recently, I saw an excellent article by John Welwood in Tricycle magazine called The Psychology of Awakening. Too often, awakening and psychological health are seen as different worlds even though they’re closely entwined. “…even among …
Offering Back Everywhere
Previously, I wrote about Offering it Back, then Offering Back Everything. When we shift from being a “me” that wants to control into recognizing ourselves as wholeness, we can directly experience the benefits of …
Nature’s Support
I wrote about Nature’s Support last spring but the topic has come around again from a different angle. There is an idea in eastern philosophy known as the support of nature. As we stop …
Depression
The heavier emotions are “heavier” because they’re more tamas, more inertia. This doesn’t make them bad – inertia gives us a consistent physical form, for example. The key is balance. Life is a continual dance …
Layers of Stages
The stages of development in consciousness are not just linear nor are they exclusive. Just like the stages of development studied in psychology, we are prominently in one stage and there is a progression. But …
Self Actualization
About 70 years ago, Abraham Maslow proposed a theory of self-actualization and helped found a new branch of psychology. He suggested that if you meet more basic needs like physical and safety, you can address …
The Inner Child
After we wake up, we become conscious of remaining shadows more quickly. Often we’ll uncover challenges around fear, anger, and a wide assortment of contractions from unresolved experiences. In time, we’ll find they get more …
The Hard Nuts
As we shift into a greater awareness of our energy and feelings, we can find all sorts of contractions and resistance. But over time, simple awareness allows us to experience, release, and resolve whatever we …
Spinning or Seeing
There is a simple principle to understand about our life experiences. If there is an experience showing up in our life, it’s there for our benefit. The difficult customer, the meeting going sideways, the crazy …
Kristin Kirk on Surrendering and our Heart
After the SAND conference, Kristin Kirk gave a talk in Berkley, CA called Surrendering and Embodying the Awakened Ecstatic Heart. This is a good one to share. On YouTube A few notes: Meeting in the …
The Past is Sticky
In discussing some points that came out of the Unbalanced Masculine article, I’ve noticed how sticky memory can be. For example, when we’ve had a long relationship with someone like a family member, we fall …