What’s Real?
Responses to a few questions on reality… What’s Real? When we answer questions about reality, we can look at it 2 ways. Firstly, there is reality that is unchanging, absolute, omnipresent silence. That which cannot …
Category: Truth
Exploring Cognition
In a discussion forum with several experienced and awake people, we explored the nature of cognition. This is what I derived from the results. Cognitions are a specific form of experience characterized by a sense …
The Fifth Agreement
In prior posts, I’ve spoken about The Four Agreements, an excellent book by DON Miguel Ruiz. Released in 1997, The Four Agreements taught: to be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make …
Not Nada
Recently, in a discussion over on Takuin’s blog, I was reminded of an issue to be alert to on the journey. It is not uncommon to go through a nada phase, a place where much …
Perspectives on the Past
Over on The End of Evil, LiberatedSelf asked about past lives. The feedback that emerged is worth sharing, edited for this scenario. “I’m kind of interested (why wouldn’t the ego be?) in getting to know …
Seeing without Believing
There is a famous saying – “seeing is believing“. When it’s our experience, we know it’s true. And this is true on one level. But it is the mechanism of illusion on another – the …
Knowing Everything
Kasminnu bhagavo vigyate sarvam idam vigyatam bhavaiti Know that by knowing which everything is known. — Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.3 Bhaga means God Vigyat I don’t know but is clearly about knowing as it repeats Sarva …
Stages of Understanding
In a long discussion on various esoteric traditions and belief, the question of what is true arose. What came out of my mouth was interesting, so I thought I’d share it here. I’ve touched on …
Levels of Existence
One of the things I’ve found fascinating is how the basic truths of reality can be found throughout the history of human thought: in religions, philosophies, and writings of old. Often they are encumbered with …
The Colour of the Dream
Recently I ran into another quote from the Isha Upanishad, part of the body of work known as Vedanta or end of the Veda. Veda means knowledge so Vedanta is the end of knowledge, the …
Unmasking Brahman
Recently, I’ve spoken of how the experience of source as emptiness or nothingness is a phase. It seems you take everything away and you’re left with nothing. But this is only due to the habit …
Beyond I Am
Another great question, this on the basics of our existence. “My spiritual journey is driven by one main question I had from the very beginning: How and why did I and this world come to …