True Law
Also in a recent discussion, a consideration of law I’ll share here. When people are out of touch with who they are, they act from unfulfilled desires and reactivity rather than sense. They put their …
Category: Psychology
The Lift
Chatting with a friend, it became apparent there is a common experience after the death of someone close to us. That is, the lifting off of an energetic load we’ve been carrying of theirs. While …
True Purpose
I’ve written here a number of times about purpose. Everything from the Vedic idea of dharma (that which sustains) to living life purposefully. One hazard is an endless search for an abstract perfect purpose. Why …
On Vedic Astrology
This came in a newsletter from jyotishi David Goldstein Ph.D.. As I mention jyotish occasionally, I thought it worth sharing. Every year, I try to set the record straight in my newsletter, in regard to …
Yoga in the Schools
India has recently announced they intend to teach Yoga in schools to celebrate their heritage. That is a beautiful thing. Yoga is one of the 6 darshanas or systems of knowledge. Broadly, they can each …
The Prison of Knowledge
Any teaching can be a prison – for the teacher or the student. Teachings are meant to be pointers, ways to guide the attention so that what it lands on flowers. A teacher may use …
The Blessing of Grief
Grief is a natural response to loss, particularly the death of a loved one. While primarily an emotional experience, it affects all layers of our being. Grief is “the total response of the organism to …
The Common Enemies
Recently, there was a death in the family and a friend and Jyotishi, Phyllis Chubb, did a punya or death chart for her. This brought the unexpected realization that my relationship with the departed had …
Shankara – Before and After
Adi Shankara was a renowned Indian sage who consolidated Advaita Vedanta or non-dualism. He lived from roughly 788 to 820, travelling throughout India and re-establishing non-dualism and the value of monasticism. He wrote extensive commentary …
Happiness Matters
You’ve undoubtedly seen and heard the Pharrell Williams song Happy. Here’s some quotes from a recent article of his in the NY Times. “Happiness is a human right. It’s neither a luxury nor a triviality. …
On Bliss
I’ve spoken here before about how Life is literally Bliss – the very flow of life itself is profoundly blissful if we’re open to that. The Upanishads tell us we’re born of bliss. I’ve also …
Clarity
Sometimes you have a light-bulb moment. Perhaps as an aha! Or a forehead-slapping duh! And then quickly it seems obvious – why didn’t I notice this before? It was staring me in the face! Even …