Willingness
On the spiritual journey, we’ll periodically have plateaus where progress appears to have stalled or slowed. This is “appears” because there are many layers of transformation underway, a great deal of which we’re not aware …
Category: Psychology
Intuition
What is intuition? How does it compare to gut feelings or instinct? I read an article recently (not online) distinguishing different ways we get information. To summarize, with my commentary added: 1) Instinct: an innate …
Primary and Secondary Emotions
As we become conscious of our emotional dynamics, we can be a bit misled by more obvious, secondary emotions. When we have an experience, the first thing is the actual experience – what is arising, …
The Secret to Happiness
What is the secret to happiness? We do not find happiness in things or in others. We find happiness within. It is in our very nature. The liveliness and song that give rise to our …
Dreaming
Dream state is a curious place. Mainly, dreams are about processing your day. Mental digestion, we could say. It can also be processing some unresolved past. Like digesting food, it all gets mushed together. An …
In With The Bad
Our mind naturally categorizes experiences. This helps us make choices, feel safe, and in control. However, this habit of compartmentalization and labelling can become an issue when we get too black and white, too polarized. …
Frustration with a Spiritual Path
It’s quite common to become frustrated with our spiritual progress. Especially if we’re not seeing obvious results while we see others awaken or have fancy experiences. We may regret we didn’t do “the right thing” …
How We Are
What are the primary things that influence our life experience? 1) Unresolved baggage (experiences) from prior lives drives us forward into new lives to complete them. 2) Development of Atman (consciousness/ presence) and Sattva (purity, …
Meeting the Basics
Sometimes, it’s worth being reminded that the challenges I talk about here on the blog are largely “First World” problems. Issues we face only when the basics are mostly taken care of. If you lacked …
Core Fears
Recently, there have been waves of purification washing through the collective in greater frequency than usual. The current cycles of time call for healing. Life organized circumstances to turn many of us within and face …
Existential Fear
The current time cycles are bringing existential fear to the surface. Many people do not recognize this and simply feel antsy. But if they stop and look, they may well see avoidance behaviours expressed in …
The Backstory
On this blog, I’ve talked about past lives and karma many times. I started remembering prior lives back in the early ’80’s during a period of major challenges (karma). In the Shadbhava article, I talked …