365 days later
Monday, January 22nd, 2007 Posted in Mind, My Life, Nonduality, Spirituality | 8 Comments »It was a year ago that I had that "glimpse" that I posted about as "the suck." I remember it as one of the most significant spiritual experiences of my life—up there with my "born again" experience in my youth, ...
No one is better than me!
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 4 Comments »OK, this is a thought that's been with me recently, and boy, I guess I need to explain! The mere fact that that statement sounds arrogant shows that we really have problems with the things we claim to believe, from ...
I resolve…
Monday, January 1st, 2007 Posted in Bible / Sacred Texts, Language, Mind, My Life | 13 Comments »Not to assume I know who I am. Yes, there's other things, too, relating to exercise, meditation, etc. All the usual stuff. And, I made the "guilt resolutions" very, very light... There's a reasonable chance I can keep them. But I ...
Ice Cream Truth
Monday, October 30th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Millions of voices of the world clamor for belief. You are asked to believe that 123 is a better cable channel than 234, that Sandscrape™ is a better toilet paper than Scratchroll™, that M.T. Promisiz is a better ...
Fingernails and Fast Food
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 Posted in Mind, My Life, Spirituality | 1 Comment »I bit my fingernails from as early as I can remember, until early September 2001. I usually wasn't conscious of it... only when I looked at my ragged nails, or spat out a "trimming," was I aware of it at ...
Steve Pavlina on Nonduality
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Nonduality, Seen on the Web | 7 Comments »Although its over an hour, this is worth listening to. Steve Pavlina uses the freedom of the podcast format to explain his idea of the "Law of Attraction" at length, and in the course of doing so, nonduality as well, ...
The Magic of Permission
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006 Posted in Mind, My Life, Spirituality | 3 Comments »I am who I am, and have the life I have, because I was given permission to. This fact has been high in my awareness for the last couple of weeks. We are bundles of permissions and restraints, mostly received ...
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 ...
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 ...
At peace in a world of conflict
Monday, August 14th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Peace and Justice, Spirituality | 7 Comments »So much drama in the world! The strange thing is that, other than a very strong wish for peace, I'm very unmoved by it. I feel in a way, almost like Ashtavakra: The world and all its swirling storms are ...