Words Fail
There is a curious thing about writing about the journey. Like a trip to a foreign land, we may struggle to describe the experience at times. But then, at a certain point, words will simply …
Category: Writing
Where Hope Ends
Last summer I wrote an article called Deeper than Tolerance. It became one of the most popular posts here. I spoke of how Tolerance was not acceptance. Tolerance is conditional and thus still contains resistance. …
Awakening and Motivation
As readers of this blog know, I like to explore different ways of seeing the awakening process. Although the process is broadly consistent, how it is experienced and the terminology one might use varies widely. …
Messages of Passion
In the move to quiet the mind and release ourselves from the grip of emotion, there is the tendency for spirituality to turn off our passion. To see it as somehow unspiritual. This can be …
Control Your Mind, Control Your Life, or not
When we first begin to become aware how powerful the mind is at creating our reality, we often will take the ego’s perspective. If I can control this mind, I will control my life, my …
The End of Your World Overview – Adyashanti
I ended up writing a number of posts around points raised in Adyashanti’s new book, The End of Your World. If you’re interested, here are links to the related articles. The End of Your World …
The Flower of Awakening
Right after I wrote Grace or Practice, a friend of mine sent me an article by Nirmala touching on the same subject. Using the analogy of a flower, he asks what is involved in it’s …
Abide some More
Back on Abide with Me, I discussed Adyashanti’s concept of abiding and non-abiding awakening. I thought it would be worth exploring this a little more. As people have a need to verify and understand their …
Grace or Practice
In chapter 10 of Adyashanti’s book The End of Your World, he touches on an interesting debate. If you explore various spiritual traditions, you will find some that will tell you awakening happens by grace. …
The Journal
In my 20’s, I discovered Buckminster Fuller. He had a profound effect on me, partly because he was modeling the universe the same way I was but had taken it further. His focus was different …
Without Meaning
When I say something like “without meaning”, a few things may come to mind. A common one might be that place in depression where life looses meaning and motivation. A dark place. Another might be …
Abide with Me
Adyashanti’s new book continues to raise interesting topics, yet I’m still only half way. (laughs) One of the things about the awakening process that most fascinates people is descriptions of the stages of awakening or …