Lost Purpose
Spiritual writers often talk a lot about subjects like ego identification and the suffering that results from it. We may get the sense that ego is bad, but this is a misunderstanding of its role …
Category: Psychology
Disasters
When a disaster strikes, either natural or man made, we may find ourselves feeling helpless and at the mercy of chance. We may feel compelled to act, perhaps through donation. But we may also want …
The hidden influence of social networks
An interesting TED talk by Nicholas Christakis on the influence our social network has on us and we on others – even people we don’t know. He discovered that the “widower effect” was not exclusive …
Processing Grief
Recently, I looked up some writing I’d done on Grief and discovered I’d never posted it. While I’ve touched on the subject itself on a number of occasions, I’d not posted about the process of …
Healing Intentionally
I’ve mentioned Adam the Dreamhealer in several articles on this blog now. I’ve also mentioned the biologist Bruce Lipton. They recently both spoke at a local forum, It’s Time to Heal. Notably Adam has begun …
The Shadow Effect
Last summer, I mentioned the new flick by Debbie Ford, The Shadow Effect. Basically a film leading you to take a look at your dark side. In our culture, we tend to take the Star …
Bindings Be Gone
The experience of the “bottom falling out” in a person’s life is common enough on the spiritual journey that some people speak of it as a part of the path. I would not say that’s …
Resistance
The following comments are edited from a discussion in another forum: Resistance is so pervasive in most peoples lives, such a habit, that we don’t realize we’re doing it. We can point to concepts or …
The Evolution of the I
What is this sense of self, I-ness? How does it evolve? For most people, their sense of I is this body-mind. I am this person with this name who has these thoughts and feelings and …
OOOPs
From Vasistha’s Yoga (translated by Swami Venkatesananda) IV:39 Valmiki is speaking: “..if he is not enabled fully to understand the truth, his mind will not find rest. As long as the mind is swayed by …
The Mirrors of Life
I’ve seen a few talks by Gregg Braden that I found tiresome. The way he uses science is way too sloppy. It was much the same last week while a group of us watched his …
What is Compassion Without Passion?
There is a tendency in many spiritual circles to focus on the positive. See the light and give no attention to the dark side. After all, what you give your attention to grows. Beware the …