Awakening is without Rules
The awakening process is without rules. It happens through the grace of source. It is Self awakening of Itself, to Itself. As we are here for Self to know Itself in all possible ways, it …
Category: Waking
The Leap
Last weekend, I heard a short talk by Constance Kellough. Constance was once a management consultant with a private spiritual practice. She felt that inner restlessness, then realized she wanted a group practice or sangha. …
The Goal of Enlightenment
For many years, my top goal was enlightenment. Until I had kids, it trumped all aces, even career. And then one day, I saw that there was no such thing as the enlightenment I had …
Conversation
On the journey of awakening, many aspects of the person fall away. Here and there, we can run into unexpected and amusing consequences for a short while during adaptation. Simple things like routine conversation can …
What Changes?
When we look around us, it’s not hard to notice that everything changes. People come and go. That nice forest is now condos. Mountains slowly crumble into the sea. But what is it that’s changing? …
Within Bliss
Lots of space cowboys and the ‘spiritually positive’ out there like to make statements like “Life is Bliss”. When it’s not the experience, statements like that are just making a mood. Pretend. And pretend is …
Our Masks
We can say our story is a mask over the soul, as a I discussed in Awakening to the Soul. We can say the soul is a mask over the cosmic Purusha*. And Purusha is …
Awakening to the Soul
When we step into this world, we come with dreams and expectations designed in. Some of those dreams are the loves of the soul. Our most heartfelt wishes. Some of it is the shadow story. …
Awakening (Part 5/5)
The Soul One of the things you hear less about is the second thread. There is the white sutra coming in the top of the head, connecting you with the divine. And then there is …
Layers of OK
Many teachers speak of being OK with what is. Of being here now. Of being mindful or present. Of the present of presence. These are all ways of saying much the same thing. It is …
Thinking vs Being
When you explore subjects like self actualization and success, you’ll hear messages like “what you believe you receive” or “pretend it to be it.” This may be true for the field of action, of thinking …
Devolution
As we progress down the spiritual path, there is an interesting phenomena that occurs. While being deepens, the person become more shallow. In a way, we could say the person devolves as spirit evolves. The …