Style of Being
I’ve talked before about how the Yoga Sutra describes our tendency to grasp at what we want and to avoid what we don’t. It describes this resisting life as the roots of suffering. This response …
Category: Psychology
Our Natural Self
What is the Natural Self? First, let’s explore the words. Natural: a state of being relaxed, with no resistance to the present moment. We discover we are the present. Self: our sense of who we …
What is Happiness?
If you ask the average person about happiness, they may describe excitement or thrills. Perhaps they know satisfaction from accomplishment. But this is only a glimmer of happiness. Short, passing experiences. Often, we have a …
On Compassion
We were exploring compassion in a class recently. Like mindfulness, many people have ideas about compassion and what it looks like. But often this is cognitive; compassion as a concept. Many spiritual approaches dismiss the …
Fulfillment
“Integrated is the expression of knowledge, an assembly is significant in unity, united are their minds while full of desires. For you I make use of the integrated expression of knowledge. By virtue of unitedness …
Archetypes
An archetype serves as a prototype for other things. In Jungian psychology, they describe archetypes as patterns in the collective we can draw from. For example, the hero, the maiden, or the wizard. Many personality …
The Power of Attention
There is the old saying: What you put your attention on grows stronger. This may seem abstract or New Age, but it’s a fundamental principle. If we consider that the world arises from and in …
Embodiment Post-Brahman – Interview
In my first interview with Maggie on Humanising Awakening, we discussed the stages of enlightenment and the unfolding here. In this second interview, Maggie and I discussed the process of embodiment unfolding here over the …
Embodied Enquiry
Inquiry is a practice from non-dual teachings, a practice of self-discovery. It’s used to question our minds‘ habits about reality. For example, we can observe that our thoughts are experiences and are therefore content. They’re …
Disidentification vs Disassociation
While studying how to bring new services out, I’ve also been studying the second level of Embodied Processing. This includes Embodied Enquiry, a more somatic and embodied form of inquiry. And this study leads to …
What’s the Point?
Sometimes, we might wonder what’s the point of spiritual practice? Isn’t that all about me? What about all the suffering and drama in the world? How am I going to make any difference? The answer …
Trauma Remaining Post-Enlightenment
Jerry Freeman felt the message about the need for healing trauma post-enlightenment was very important. He asked Nancy Benda to compile parts of our conversations from comments here on the blog and in another forum …