Julian of Norwich
Imagine having profound spiritual experiences at a time when religion was used to control people. Where speaking differently than the church line was heresy, perhaps punishable by death. Most people lived as serfs, beholden to …
Category: Waking
One walking man
One walking man, walks through many forms many times, many places only to know who he always was. Davidya This popped out right after the first. Reminds me of this: We shall not cease from …
One Man
One man devotes his life to the world as real and solid, worthy of his confidence. Another man devotes his life to the world as illusion, a mirage or waking dream. Yet another man devotes …
Transformation
Conflict is an appearance. It arises due to our relationship with and response to circumstances. Often in retrospect we can see that the challenge was a transition underway, an emergence of a new way of …
Brahman Unfolds
Recently, I was on another retreat with Lorne and Lucia. It was a profound exploration, brought about by a young woman who had recently had a clear shift into Brahman. This only a few months …
Identification is not the Problem
On this blog, I’ve discussed how the demonization of the ego and mind as the barriers to enlightenment was false. I’ve suggested it is actually the identification with them that causes bondage. Both remain after …
Gradations (and Styles) of Awakening
We can say that there is ‘not awake’ and ‘awake’. Like waking from sleep, we are sleeping or we’re awake. But we can notice that there can be gradations in the waking process. A point …
Understanding Shakti in Awakening – Pt 3 of 3
<< Part 1 << Part 2 What We Notice The primary factors that influence a subjective experience are the clarity at the time, the existing general development or overall perspective, and where the awareness is …
Understanding Shakti in Awakening – Pt 2 of 3
<< Part 1 Awakening Because the physiology is what supports the direct experience of awakening, it must be purified and refined to handle the new experience. That process is said to be done through the …
Understanding Shakti in Awakening – Pt 1 of 3
Several months ago, I discovered my understanding of the energetic process underlying enlightenment was flawed and incomplete. While it corresponded to a number of traditions, it did not address how everyone experienced the process. This …
3 Levels of Non-Dual Reality
One of the things I harp on here and in a few other forums is stages of enlightenment. Like all other human development including puberty, it is a process marked with distinct stages. There are …
Householder and Monk
We’ve been slowly rising out of a dark age spiritually. For some time, real spiritual progress was best achieved by withdrawing from the heaviness of the world. Thus, for hundreds of years, the most illustrious …