On Astrology
Readers know I occasionally mention astrology. Through research, I’ve found that the major planets transiting over birth positions can have a powerful effect on emotions and events (karma) that arise in life. However, I don’t …
Category: Vedic
Shakti Process
The model I use for the stages of enlightenment is a Shiva-based framework; the stages in our relationship with consciousness. It includes the stages of refinement, but more generally. Consciousness is the platform on which …
Transformation
According to jyotish, we’re ending a 60-year cycle this year. It’s a time of endings and transformation. For those old enough to remember, the last time this happened was the mid-60’s. Also a time of …
Remembering
We all enjoy the benefits of “personal” memory. We remember things by their emotional importance. Everything else is forgotten. For example, we forget what we had for breakfast yesterday, but remember our first kiss. Memory …
The Seven Aspects of Life to be Realized
Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita opens with Prince Arjuna asking Krishna questions, based on his statements at the close of the prior chapter. Krishna responds with 7 definitions that are the aspects of life …
Shankara Said…
I have frequently mentioned the quote: “The world is unreal Only Brahman is real The world is Brahman” – Shankara This statement is accurate, but Jerry Freeman pointed out that there is no evidence Shankara …
Now or Not?
Roger Penrose suggested the Andromeda Paradox because of the Rietdijk–Putnam argument from Special Relativity in Physics. 2 people are passing each other on the street. Both look up at the Andromeda galaxy at the same …
Perspectives of Brahman
Recently, I had an extended discussion with Jerry Freeman about the use of terms like Brahman and ParaBrahman. It became clear that our different use of the words was because of a different experience of …
Soma in the Soma
With this year’s study of somatic therapy, I’ve realized I’ve been using the word “soma” in 2 different ways. Looking it up online, one finds a wild diversity of definitions for soma: the physical body, …
An Evolving Perspective: Realization vs Embodiment
Over the years, my understanding of our natural potential has evolved quite a bit. Certainly, there’s the difference between conceptual ideas and direct experience, but there are many nuances as well. I originally studied Maharishi’s …
Transcend, Then Transcend Transcending
“This is ‘nivartadvam.’ Whatever we experience, transcend it until there is nothing more to transcend. Then transcend that nothingness and be active again. Transcend dynamism, then transcend silence. Then, when silence and dynamism are co-existing, …
The Trinity in Tantra
Kavitha Chinnaiyan posted about Tripura on Facebook. She is an MD and teacher in a non-dual lineage of tantra. “The primordial principle of Śrī Vidyā is Tripura – the three-fold, which refers to the supremacy …