spiritual awakening and enlightenment in today’s world

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Archive for August, 2006

Zaadz

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in Seen on the Web | 5 Comments »

Andrew did it, Zach did it, Julie did it, and I did it. We all joined Zaadz.com, a new online community created for people who want to "change the world," and especially those with a spiritual bent or an interest ...

Ineffable

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in Poetry, Quick Thoughts, Spirituality | 4 Comments »

Speak of it, and you're lying. Think of it, and you're deceived. Write of it, and you set errors in stone. Ignore it, and you bind yourself. Look at it, and you are bewildered. Realize it, and you are free.

Nonduality and Healing

Sunday, August 27th, 2006 Posted in Nonduality, Spirituality | 8 Comments »

Steve Pavlina's excellent blog brought this story, The World's Most Unusual Therapist, to my attention. It's about a Hawaiian psychologist, Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, who successfully treats criminally insane patients in the penitentiary, without seeing them. He uses a technique ...

Blog Update

Sunday, August 27th, 2006 Posted in Site log / Geek | No Comments »

Just a short update: I'm still removing Textile code—its going to take a while, and until that's finished, there will still be some strange line-breaks and paragraphing issues. Meanwhile, though, I've added a few new categories: "Music," "Bible/Sacred Texts", and ...

What Tarot card am I?

Saturday, August 26th, 2006 Posted in Humor, My Life, Spirituality | 5 Comments »

I Am (description) Which tarot card are you? Okay, I'm not one to litter my very, very proper blog with a lot of silly personality quizzes, like "What Tropical Fish are You?" or "Which Spice Girl are You?" or "Are ...

Whew. Time for a break

Monday, August 21st, 2006 Posted in Site log / Geek, Spirituality | 2 Comments »

Five six posts in five in six days. I need to take a break. Not because I'm tired or am running out of things to say, but I need to do some serious housekeeping on the blog here. It's a ...

Meditation on “Imagine,” conclusion

Sunday, August 20th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Music, Spirituality | 1 Comment »

Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world...You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live ...

One Day at a Time

Saturday, August 19th, 2006 Posted in My Life, Seen on the Web | 3 Comments »

It's been a long time since I first came across Peter Russell's excellent site. However, one of the more trivial-seeming items on it has been the one that has intrigued me most: he keeps track of his "(ext)age in days":http://peterussell.com/age.html. ...

Drag

Friday, August 18th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 4 Comments »

Isaiah recently commented about how persistent the illusion is. It's a constant. Except for those who live in a state of enlightenment or theosis, the instant you take your eyes off of the goal, off of the divine reality, the ...

Zuck’s Law of Clothes

Thursday, August 17th, 2006 Posted in Humor, Quick Thoughts, Spirituality | 5 Comments »

The proper amount of clothing to wear at any given moment is the bare minimum necessary to avoid discomfort, embarrassment, or arrest.