The Dark Night
Recently during an off-line conversation, the subject of the “Dark Night of the Soul” came up. I touched on this subject once when talking about The Rapture. It is mainly a Christian idea although similar …
Category: Waking
The Song of the Brain
Many people associate their mind with their brain. Their thinking self with the physical mass in the upper skull. But the physical brain is more like a receiver. Like a portable radio, tuned to your …
Seer and Seen
In a discussion on Reframing Emotions, personal vs. impersonal perspectives arose. Seeing with the heart vs. seeing with the intellect. I’ve spoken of this a number of times, both on it’s role in the awakening …
Untethering Perception
In a discussion over on Shared Vision, some questions came up that drew out an answer worth posting. Is attention tethered perception? Does having an intention also create a tethering…? Can there be layers of …
Reframing Emotions
For many people, there are “good” emotions and “bad” emotions. Good emotions “make” us feel better, bad emotions “make” us feel worse. (“make” only because we identify with them as “mine”) As we’ve been discussing …
Success vs. Control
In a recent correspondence with a reader, I was asked how it is that some “spiritual” teachers talk of success, mastering the mind, and motivation, while others like Tom Stine speak of having absolutely no …
An Infinite Crash
Awhile back, I wrote about reading an except from the book Collision with the Infinite by Suzanne Segal. Until now, the book hasn’t been available to read but I used the excerpt as an example …
One Prediction of a Golden Age
A 10,000 year golden age is predicted in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129 by Krisna. Excerpts: “On the earth 5,000 years of Kali will be sinful and sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing.” …
What’s the Point?
Recently, I had an off-line discussion with a reader I thought was useful to share here. “If this world is nothing more than a dream, why would a person still care about the rules of …
The Temporal Epicenter of a Cultural Earthquake
I’ve spoken here frequently about the shift in consciousness underway. How we’re awakening out of slumbering nightmare. I’ve also talked of the importance of the transition. When any system goes through a change in state, …
Who Speaks?
In the recent post The Power of Speech, I touched on the power of the voice and value of speaking from truth rather than stories. After awakening, this dynamic becomes more conscious. It becomes clear …
The Power of Speech
In both spiritual circles and popular expressions, we find a number of sayings that suggest something important about our voice. Always speak the sweet truth. Sticks and stones… Never speak ill of another. Thy word …