Emerge and See

Trees are Happy for No Reason

2012-01-27T17:23:00.000-06:00

My continuing passion is to part a curtain, that invisible veil of indifference that falls between us and that blinds us to each other's presence, each other's wonder, each other's human plight. ~ Eudora Welty ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Fear is the cheapest room in the house.I would like to see you livingIn better conditions. ~ Hafiz ------------ --------- --

Charles Eisenstein: Sacred Economics

2012-01-27T17:16:00.000-06:00

Chapter 21 http://bit.ly/zgLqNx The following is the twenty-second installment from Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition “Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the

Be Yourself.

2012-01-07T14:53:00.000-06:00

"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." ~ Oscar Wilde ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- When anybody laughs, he has no mind, no thought, no problem, no suffering. ~ Papaji ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- You impose limits on your true nature of infinite being. Then you get displeased to be only a limited creature. Then you begin

Peace, Love, Compassion

2011-12-14T12:18:00.002-06:00

Nothing I say can explain to you Divine LoveYet all of creation cannot seem to stop talking about it. ~ Rumi ******* *** ******* *** ******* *** Love is seeingthe unityunderthe imaginarydiversity. ~ Nisargadatta ******* *** ******* *** ******* *** The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one

Just JUMP!

2011-11-09T17:12:00.003-06:00

Listen! Here’s all you need to know to become enlightened: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what’s true until you know.That’s it. That’s the whole deal; a complete teaching of enlightenment, a complete practice. If you ever have any questions or problems—no matter what the question or problem is—the answer is always exactly the same:Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what’s true until you

Unraveling the Sweater

2011-10-30T11:58:00.004-06:00

When you were born into this world, you were undifferentiated consciousness. No concepts, no ideas, no words, just the Isness of awareness, pure and unsullied. And then someone pulled a sweater over your head that was knitted from their ideas and beliefs about the world, what they had been told was important and real and true, and they passed it on to you. And because you had little choice in

#OCCUPY YOURSELF - 28 OCTOBER 2011

2011-10-21T23:31:00.001-06:00

For one day, we shut the system down! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH AS MANY AS POSSIBLE...WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME! A momentum is occurring People are uniting across the world They are sending a message The next step is fast approaching On Oct 28th 2011 WE SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. For one day we peacefully protest in a symbol that will be felt across the globe. We step out of the system and step

Freedom "To" vs. Freedom "From"

2011-10-14T16:54:00.001-06:00

...And this myth that I can rest in some assuredness. That I will never again feel insecure or feel fear, or feel doubt, or feel those emotions we don’t want to feel. If I'm truly enlightened I will never feel those emotions. Forget it. That’s not it. That's the pipe dream. That is the opium that is sold to the masses. And they eat it up and they never get there and they end up disillusioned.

Take A Good Look

2011-10-10T23:09:00.001-06:00

You cannot have made the decision to look, because that would mean that reality was split between you and your decision. The present is the entirety of reality. You cannot have something that stands before it, making it happen, because the only time anything in the past existed, it existed as the present. ~ Cieran “I” does not exist. It is a referential concept only. A way to put our collected

Marked Eternal: There Is NO SELF

2011-10-06T00:14:00.006-06:00

This is the simplest, most logical; most obvious truth- there is no such entity as self. There is no self at all, no nothing, but life flowing freely, all is one reality, one life. Life just IS. It is so simple, that it's most difficult to see. Thinking that we all have a special separate self that is in charge of our lives it's nothing else, but unquestioned assumption. It's a core belief,

"There is Only Enlightenment, There is Only Unity"

2011-10-01T16:49:00.000-06:00

The Myth of Yoga or Integration

2011-09-29T11:35:00.001-06:00

The Oxford English Dictionary gives the following definitions: Yoga - System of meditation and asceticism designed to effect reunion with the universal spirit. Integration - The combination of parts into a whole. Common questions that one sees are 'how to integrate self-realization into one's day to day life?' or 'how to achieve yoga - union?'. However, both of these questions are based on a

Invitation to Liberation

2011-09-28T19:00:00.002-06:00

This is not new. People have seen this before. All that's changed is that we've broken it down to the core trigger mechanism. That means it can be spread. That means that if you're not free, reading this, you can be. In seconds. There is no you. Look. The self doesn't exist. There is nothing there. But because we assume some outside cause for reality itself, we assume there is – and because it's

Sometimes Enlightenment Can Be a Real Kick in the A**

2011-09-28T15:19:00.000-06:00

Very Clean Enlightenment - This is More Like It DIEGO: 05:33 hey ciaran my name is diego, and i´ve been reading your work lately CIARAN: 05:33 word how you finding it DIEGO: 05:34 quite frankly i´m frustrated and angry CIARAN: 05:34 cripes DIEGO: 05:34 bc i don't seem to get it CIARAN: 05:34 yeah it can be a bugger so where are you at right now re the whole no you thing DIEGO: 05:35 there

SIT SILENTLY AND DO NOTHING

2011-09-27T17:20:00.020-06:00

ZEN WILL BE YOUR PATH. Dhyana, meditation, will be your path... and Rinzai was one of the greatest meditators. His meditation is the simplest -- JUST SITTING AND DOING NOTHING. IT IS THE SIMPLEST AND YET THE HARDEST -- because if people are told to do something, they can; even if it is difficult, they can manage to do. But when they are told not to do anything and just to sit, it becomes almost

Reality As You Know It Does Not Exist

2011-09-23T19:38:00.001-06:00

THRIVE - What On Earth Will It Take?

2011-09-11T18:15:00.003-06:00

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and

You Are Avoiding This Moment

2011-09-09T11:45:00.000-06:00

If you really look, you will see you are avoiding this moment, you are avoiding experiencing this moment. It is not that you are somewhere else and you have to get back to here, it is that you are actively avoiding this moment. If you can really be honest and see this reflex of avoiding this moment, then you can really begin to let it go and drop into this moment. You can begin to let go of

So Much Beauty.....

2011-09-06T12:47:00.005-06:00

"It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I realized there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be

Effortless Freedom

2011-09-06T12:00:00.005-06:00

Enlightenment absorbs this universe of qualities.When that merging occurs, there is nothingbut God. This is the only doctrine.There is no word for it, no mindto understand it with, no categoriesof transcendence or non-transcendence,no vow of silence, no mystical attitude.There is no Shiva and no Shaktiin enlightenment, and if there is somethingthat remains, that whatever-it- isis the only

Carl Herman - Open Proposal for U.S. Revolution

2011-09-02T14:45:00.008-06:00

Though this is not the normal fare for this blog, I thought I would address the growing dissatisfaction pervading our global consciousness as certain well-known events unfold on the world stage. Exposing the lies we have believed and been subservient to, both inner and outer, is the task of all those who wish to awaken. Telling the Truth is the strongest tool we have in order to accomplish this.

Colin Drake - The Razor's Edge

2011-08-27T18:13:00.004-06:00

It has long been held that following the spiritual life to its goal, complete awakening, is very difficult, like walking along a razor's edge. This article addresses this and attempts to show that, whilst experiencing the first awakening is very simple and easy, to live this awakening requires great vigilance like walking a tight rope. Let the wise merge the speech in the mind, and the

Keeping Quiet

2011-08-27T00:06:00.002-06:00

Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth let's not speak in any language, let's stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness. Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm whales and the man gathering salt would look at his

Thandie Newton: There Is No Self

2011-08-23T22:58:00.007-06:00

Now this is what I'm talking about! Beautiful!

Your Own Heart Is Waiting For You

2011-08-21T17:37:00.003-06:00

There are still many gifts unopened from your birthday. ~ Hafiz ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Late Ripeness Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year, I felt a door opening in me and I entered the clarity of early morning. One after another my former lives were departing, like ships, together with their sorrow. And the countries, cities,

Silence Is All I Can Say

2011-08-20T12:24:00.002-06:00

Rumi speaks: Listen to presences inside poems, Let them take you where they will. *********** *********** *********** Silence is the root of everything. If you spiral into its void, a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear. *********** *********** *********** Heart is the one who calls. The sound of Heart echoes on the mountain of body. O the one who hangs on sound,

Unstructured, Contentless and Ineffable

2011-08-20T12:19:00.001-06:00

An Interview of Peter Fenner, Ph.D. by Alex Dijk for BewustZijn magazine .....We set standards for our physical wellbeing that place a huge cost on the environment. We spend enormous amounts of money on our appearance: wearing the right clothes, trying to look young and attractive. In some weird way we want to be in optimum health, right up until the moment of our death! Globally, we

Listen to Your Life

2011-08-18T11:39:00.005-06:00

If someone says, “To be enlightened you must fast and pray all night,” Have dinner and go to bed. If you see a sign, “This way to salvation,” run the other way. If someone says, "This book is the truth, you can buy it from me," Take your money and buy grapes and roses. If someone says, "He’s talking tonight, thousands will be saved," Go for a walk… listen to the birds and watch the clouds,

No Agenda Needed

2011-08-17T23:09:00.004-06:00

The Self is not attained by doing anything, but remaining still and being as we are. ~ Ramana Maharshi ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save: they just stand there, shining. ~ Anne Lamott ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - I think 99 times and find nothing. I

Be Silent

2011-07-16T16:52:00.003-06:00

Sit quietly and listen for a voice that says, 'Be more silent.'~ Rumi*********** *********** ***********The role you play on the world's stage has no meaning other than the clear-sightedness with which you play it. Don't lose yourself in your performance - this only blurs the vision of your inner being.~ Jean Klein*********** *********** ***********Student: How did I end up with this

Jean Klein: The Seeker IS the Sought

2011-07-03T17:52:00.006-06:00

Student: And during this stay there was a moment of enlightenment?Jean Klein: Yes, it was a total switch-over from the residual conditioned state to the unconditioned state. Awareness expanded completely and I felt myself in globality.Student: Had this ever happened before?Jean Klein: No. There had been glimpses, but this was more than a glimpse. There was no going back. I had found my real

Charisma Does Not Equal Enlightenment

2011-06-29T18:45:00.004-06:00

Selling Water by the RiverIn speaking regularly with spiritual seekers, it dawned on me one day how addicted so many of them are to the power of charisma. They swap stories about how powerful this or that teacher is and compare experiences. They get a charge from it, many mistaking charisma for enlightenment. Charisma attracts at all levels: political, sexual, spiritual, etc., and it feeds the

HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE - June 21, 2011

2011-06-21T23:06:00.008-06:00

Here are some astrological observations from Barbara Hand Clow.....Enjoy!"The Summer Solstice has arrived north of the Equator where it is time to breathe, relax, be sensual, and to become fully embodied. South of the Equator, it is the Winter Solstice where it is time to assess what you've created during the year, especially to consider your Spring Equinox intentions made during September 2010.

As It Should Be

2011-06-21T13:48:00.010-06:00

One of the ways we can know what is happening in these times is not to read channeled messages or news reports, but to extrapolate from our own experience. We are here as lightworkers and starseeds and what is happening within us, in terms of our energies and outlooks, surely reflects the intentions of those who are managing events.There is one drawback and that’s that we only know what is

The Most Important Thing

2011-06-17T12:02:00.003-06:00

Words exist for meaning,but once you understand the meaning,you can throw away the words.~ Chuang Tzu------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - "A strange passion is moving in my head, My heart has become a bird which searches in the sky. Every part of me goes in different directions. Is it really so that the one I love is Everywhere?"~ Jalal-Uddin Rumi------------ ---------

Trusting Others vs. Trusting Self

2011-06-08T22:55:00.008-06:00

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The ULTIMATE, ULTIMATE, ULTIMATE Secret of Existence!

2011-06-07T16:49:00.006-06:00

Jeff Foster - http://www.lifewithoutacentre.com

A Prayer for the Dying

2011-06-07T16:33:00.003-06:00

Life,Let them struggle to understand until there is only confusion,and in the centre of that confusion show them their inherent clarity.Make them courageous by taking away all of their hope,and let them weep until their stomachs hurt,until their tears melt into laughter.Love them by destroying them.And when they are more alone than ever,show them an intimacy they cannot imagine.Make them suffer

All is Truth

2011-05-31T12:08:00.009-06:00

The spiritual journey does not consist of arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one's own ignorance concerning oneself and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening.~ Aldous Huxley*********** *********** *********** *********** ***********Perhaps the

Focus Now on the Real

2011-05-29T14:03:00.002-06:00

Now you realize that the I AM can exist by itself,without manifestation,in perfect fullness, balance, peace and bliss.Experience it again and againuntil the agains blend into permanent experience,the natural state of I AM.It is existence,awareness,and unhampered joyous liberty.Nothing other than Consciousnessever was, is, or shall be.Therefore,You are That!You can never Be the

Inelia Benz - Straight from the Source

2011-05-27T14:47:00.010-06:00

This woman claims to have incarnated directly from Oneness with a clear function and mission. She exemplifies the manner in which some are now detaching from their lower vibrational 3D identities and emerging into a higher frequency state in order to facilitate the planetary awakening.Each of us has a function that becomes clear as we detach from egoic identification, a function that acts to

Why the Power of Mind Over Matter is Important

2011-04-29T13:10:00.006-06:00

Have you ever wondered how powerful your mind really is? Have you ever considered that if one human can achieve the most amazing feats then we all possess the same potential?There are indeed amazing feats of mind over matter like the Yogi in India who lives without food and water, the story of Coral Castle where one man cut and moved solid stones larger than those used

On Being Ordinary

2011-04-29T12:37:00.003-06:00

Don't try to understand what I'm saying. These are just pointers. I don't understand what I'm saying either. Pointers point to the state of direct realization but they're not a substitute for it.~ Eckhart Tolle------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - “The nice thing is that when you stop waiting for the mind to stop doing what it does, you start to realize it doesn’t

Simple Enlightenment

2011-04-23T14:15:00.003-06:00

Enlightenment is not about words and thoughts and concepts which can be doubted. Enlightenment is always Here.By "Here" I don't mean this present space. Here is somewhere within where mind cannot reach. Presence is always Here and you are always That. This Here is not the opposite of "there." This Here is nowhere, it is your Heart. When mind is still all comes back to the Heart. All the

No Thoughts, No Words - Benjamin Smythe

2011-04-15T12:28:00.004-06:00

Find your mute button. Ben calls it "find the thinker". Others might call it something else. Does it really matter? When thinking ends, all that is left is the One looking at itself in the mirror, laughing. And then the mind starts up with a discussion about the proper word to use to describe it. Too funny! Enjoy these two videos, Ben really simplifies the whole business of awakening to its

Eric Whitacre - Sleep (Virtual Choir 2011)

2011-04-07T23:40:00.004-06:00

This is beautiful...astonishing...amazing!Be uplifted and enjoy!

Dear Woman - by Consciousmen

2011-04-06T13:06:00.008-06:00

On one level we are all responsible for everything that has ever happened on this planet, either by collusion, delusion, or confusion, whether we have played the part of victim or perpetrator."I'm sorry.Please forgive me.I love you.Thank you."~ Ho'oponopono PrayerMaybe now we can co-create a planet of harmony and balance, with love and respect for all Beings regardless of gender or form.

Not For The Faint Of Heart - From the Council of 12

2011-03-28T23:12:00.005-06:00

An excerpt from http://lightworkers.org/channeling/127630/not-faint-heart"...We come to You today with this Message because it is time for the Truth and it is time that You awaken to the world of darkness You have created. There are dark forces of energy at work, playing in the realms of Your mind, and because You have allowed this to be so for so long, You have forgotten that You are only

Openhand: "Five Gateways"

2011-03-22T22:51:00.004-06:00

Beautifully done guided tour through the stages of awakening and enlightenment.More info at: http://www.openhandweb.org

The Wayseer Manifesto - ROCK ON!

2011-03-22T11:33:00.004-06:00

Just in case you've forgotten....and have been taking your role in the cosmic drama a little too seriously....Relax!It's OK to just sit back and enjoy the show!The whole thing's on automatic anyway, remember?

Some End Game Thoughts - Dr. Stewart Bitkoff

2011-03-21T14:55:00.005-06:00

By cosmic design, we are living in an age of tremendous social upheaval, technological change and abundance of destructive natural phenomena. Many are concerned that this is the end of days; an ever present fear of death grips their daily life.Travelers forget that in every moment we live and die. This moment is here and then it is gone. Is this not a small death? The secret is to make each

Another Great Video from Benjamin Smythe

2011-03-14T01:19:00.004-06:00

Who Are You?

2011-03-13T11:52:00.005-06:00

“It really doesn’t matter.Here goes nothing.It will be interesting to see what happens.”~ Sloan Wilson – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit******* ******* ******* ******* ******* ******* *******I mostly do not write on my own blog, because I figure everything that needs to be said has already been said a million times, and why add to the cacophony? But I’ve just come out of a rather intensive

Authentic Inquiry

2011-03-12T20:56:00.003-06:00

What is inquiry, really? This is a good question. And like most really good questions, it is very basic. Authentic inquiry is allowing yourself to care, to take on the weightless burden of caring. Everyone knows what it’s like to inquire out of intellectual interest—asking for the sake of asking or because you think you should. This is not caring. When you care about something, it gets inside of

World Freedom Day -- Pura Vida From Costa Rica!

2011-03-06T23:19:00.004-06:00

I greatly admire the work of Steve Beckow (The 2012 Scenario), especially his ability to consolidate current events with spiritual material. When he began sharing his vision of World Freedom Day, I was instantly inspired to somehow be involved, yet here where I live in Costa Rica, I wasn't sure in what manner that would present itself. Since Life always guides me correctly when I allow it to do

What Is It All About? -- by Swami Beyondananda

2011-03-06T23:13:00.003-06:00

http://www.wakeuplaughing.com In this dogma-eat-dogma world where fear is fueled by terrorism – not to mention anti-terrorism – I say it’s time to declare all out peace. Those of us who’ve been developing inner peace all these years, time to let it all out. Time to affirm everyone’s right to bear arms – provided those arms are used for hugging. Instead of giving in to “fear gnomes” – those little

"The Heart Jewel of the Fortunate" Dudjom Rimpoche's Personal Advice on Dzogchen Praxis

2011-02-28T16:56:00.004-06:00

"The Great Master of Oddiyana once said:Don’t investigate the root of things,Investigate the root of Mind!Once the mind’s root has been found,You’ll know one thing, yet all is thereby freed.But if the root of Mind you fail to find,You will know everything but nothing understand." When you start to meditate on your mind, sit up with your body straight, allowing your breath to come and go

The Agony of the Search - Benjamin Smythe

2011-02-28T12:40:00.002-06:00

The search is over. You can see it in his eyes.http://benjamintsmythe.com

World Freedom Day is Sunday, March 6th, 2011

2011-02-24T22:02:00.006-06:00

By Steve BeckowAs a sovereign citizen of Planet Earth, I invite humanity to observe Sunday, March 6, 2011, as World Freedom Day. I invite us, on that day, to join together, actually or mentally, physically or spiritually, to celebrate the desire of every man, woman and child on Earth to live freely, to live a life without oppression, anxiety and fear, a life of love, unity, and peace. I

2011-2012 5th Dimensional Shift - David Wilcock

2011-02-21T17:21:00.001-06:00

ONLY LOVE PREVAILS

2011-02-21T16:14:00.008-06:00

"Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will beThe future's not ours to seeQue sera, sera."******* ******* ******* *******The prophecy of Peter Deunov regarding the end of our old civilization and the beginning of the Golden Age on EarthAlso known under the spiritual name of Beinsa Douno, the Bulgarian Master Peter Deunov (1864-1944) was a being of a very high level of consciousness, at the same

Nothing To Be Gained From Enlightenment

2011-02-17T09:05:00.002-06:00

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?He is the one I would like to talk to.~ Chuang Tzu--------- --------- --------- ---------Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.~ Ramana Maharshi--------- --------- --------- ---------"Popularity

2011: Year Of Illumination

2011-02-11T22:53:00.002-06:00

Earth Stands on the Threshold...

2011-02-11T22:26:00.002-06:00

The excitement is becoming palpable. You are probably sensing it already.Do you feel it?We are about to enter a brave new world. A world that will never be the same again and there is no turning back. As it stands now, there is nothing that will be able to stop an array of dramatic events from occurring over and over again.We as a human species have reached the point in our history where the most

The Nature of Silence

2011-02-05T19:18:00.003-06:00

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.~Wendell Berry------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -There is a way between voice and presencewhere information flows.In disciplined silence it opens.With wandering talk it closes.~Rumi-----------

And The People Stand Firm, Unafraid, and Listen

2011-01-29T14:01:00.006-06:00

This is the essence of what is happening and unfolding, moment by moment. The only thing we can do is allow, breathe, accept, say "Yes." Life is in motion, coming into balance on its own, and we are moved by this naturally into awakening. And so it is.********* ******* ********* ******* *********In the face of rising warmth and light, a flower opens to the new day's Sun.In the face of rising

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward

2011-01-29T01:16:00.008-06:00

Awaken from your slumber, friends...Open your eyes!

Of Black Hats, White Hats, and Mad Hatters

2011-01-27T16:10:00.003-06:00

Excuse me while I slip outta this old paradigm and into something more comfortable. The first law of wingwalking is: Never leave hold of one branch before taking hold of another. I now declare the first law of wingwalking null and void. Again, the first law of paradigm shifts, as Thomas Kuhn suggests in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (or did he not suggest it and I just made it up?),

Be Still and Know Thy Self

2011-01-14T10:14:00.002-06:00

"A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live."~ Thomas Merton------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -“The dawning of Self-recognition is the end of isolation, the end of separation, the end of feeling cut off from life, from others. It’s to know the heart of all beings.”~ Adyashanti------------ --------- ---------

What is Beyond Consciousness?

2010-12-29T14:57:00.003-06:00

The water of the mind, how clear it is!Gazing at it, the boundaries are invisible.But as soon as even a slight thought arises,ten thousand images crowd it.Attach to them, and they become real.Be carried by them, and it will be difficult to return.How painful to see a person trapped in the ten-fold delusions.~Ryokan------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -Watch yourself

I Salute You

2010-12-26T23:38:00.003-06:00

I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing I can give you which you have not. But there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take. No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant. Take peace! The gloom of the world is but a

Real Life Begins With Self-Realization

2010-12-21T14:40:00.005-06:00

As long as consciousness experiences itself as limited with a particular body and mind, it needs some method of interiorization, such as Yoga, to extricate itself from the world of appearances in order to realize the true nature of its own Self. Yoga practice prepares for the awakening to take place from the inner Self.Only by this awakening or rebirth is the deeper realm of Being realized. Thus

WHAT'S NEXT?

2010-12-18T15:54:00.003-06:00

All We Can't Possibly KnowPerhaps our collective situation at present -- of waiting for the new to emerge -- is analogous to a kind of planetary Cloud of Unknowing during this apparent planetary Dark Night (of the World Soul).Many of us can't help but sense ourselves to be waiting for something to happen that will usher in evidence of a radically new world from the ashes of the old, which

A Christmas Reflection

2010-12-14T19:49:00.006-06:00

"Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ has come uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is with those others for whom there is no room. His place is with those who do not belong, who are rejected by power because they are regarded as weak, those who are

BODIES SEPARATE, MINDS OVERLAPPING, AND SOULS ARE ONE

2010-12-14T19:44:00.001-06:00

THIS MIND THAT YOU ARE CARRYING IN YOUR HEAD HAS ARISEN OVER CENTURIES, MILLENNIA. Your small mind carries the whole experience of humanity -- and not only of humanity: of animals, of birds, of plants, of rocks. You have passed through all those experiences. All that has happened up to now has happened in you also. In a very small nutshell, you carry the whole experience of existence. THAT'S

IN SILENCE

2010-12-11T08:45:00.001-06:00

Be stillListen to the stones of the wall.Be silent, they tryTo speak yourName.ListenTo the living walls.Who are you?WhoAre you? WhoseSilence are you?Who (be quiet)Are you (as these stonesAre quiet). Do notThink of what you areStill less ofWhat you may one day be.RatherBe what you are (but who?) beThe unthinkable oneYou do not know.O be still, whileYou are still alive,And all things live around

We are the Same One

2010-11-26T17:15:00.004-06:00

If the only prayer your say in your entire life is"thank you," that would suffice.~ Meister Eckhart------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -To Meet in the PlayI am officially no longer an 'Advaita teacher' or 'Nonduality teacher' - if, indeed, I ever was one. Life cannot be put into words, and however beautiful the words of Advaita/Nonduality are, they must be discarded in

Thanksgiving Prayer

2010-11-25T13:43:00.003-06:00

GREETINGS TO THE NATURAL WORLD!Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People.Now our minds are one.We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need

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2010-10-21T16:56:00.006-06:00

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Neither Nothing Nor Something - Robert Adams

2010-10-18T23:54:00.002-06:00

What do you have to be to become nothing? What do you have to know to be nothing? To be nothing is a misnomer, for you make the nothing into some thing. If you're trying to be nothing, then you're trying to be something, aren't you? Because the nothing is something, that you're trying to become. Consequently, you should never strive to be nothing and you should never strive to be something, for

Two Different Dream Worlds - Robert Adams

2010-10-18T23:27:00.003-06:00

Look at the world like bubbles on the ocean, bubbles and waves on the ocean. Look at people that way too. They keep disappearing. They keep coming back. The bubbles, the eddies, the waves come and go continuously, constantly. Yet the ocean understands that the bubbles, the eddies, the waves, are part of the ocean. They’re not separate from the ocean. Yet the bubbles come and go. The waves

The True Master

2010-10-12T21:10:00.002-06:00

The world is full of half-enlightened masters. Overly clever, too “sensitive” to live in the real world, they surround themselves with selfish pleasures and bestow their grandiose teachings upon the unwary. Prematurely publicizing themselves, intent upon reaching some spiritual climax, they constantly sacrifice the truth and deviate from the Tao. What they really offer the world is their own

Deepened Entrenchment

2010-09-27T21:22:00.001-06:00

It seems like it would be very easy for someone you’ve given some sort of authority to (even an unintended, projected authority) to say all the right words to you, all the right things to you, all the most comforting, ideologically satisfying terms and conditions when it comes to what you want to hear about spirituality. And the marketplace is geared for that. There is just about every

Quotes from Adyashanti

2010-09-25T20:58:00.003-06:00

Ego is basically the movement of the mind toward objects of perception in the form of grasping and away from objects in the form of aversion.This fundamentally is all the ego is.This movement of grasping and aversion gives rise to a sense of a separate "me," and in turn the sense of "me" strengthens itself this way.It is this continuous loop of causation that tricks consciousness into a trance of

HAPPY PEACE DAY!

2010-09-21T17:26:00.003-06:00

Generosity

2010-09-15T13:31:00.005-06:00

"You are the sky. Everything else, it's just the weather."~ Pema Chodron------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------"You can measure the depth of a person's awakening by how they serve others"~ Kobo Daishi (774-835 CE)------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------The end and the sum total of all mysticism, philosophy, and meditation, of everything one learns and

The Simplicity of What IS - Joan Tollifson

2010-09-11T20:32:00.002-06:00

Liberation is not about having the answers or having an experience. It has nothing to do with belief, but is rather the absence (or transparency, or seeing through) of belief. Waking up does not happen in the past or the future, only Now. Liberation or enlightenment is not something you find or acquire like a new car. It is not some dazzling or exotic experience like being permanently high

The Wisdom of Nisargadatta Maharaj

2010-08-19T14:41:00.006-06:00

"Either you remain forever hungry and thirsty, longing, searching, grabbing, holding, ever losing and sorrowing, or go out wholeheartedly in search of the state of timeless perfection to which nothing can be added, from which nothing - taken away.... In it all desires and fears are absent, not because they were given up, but because they have lost their meaning."------------ --------- --------- -

THE POWER OF EMPTINESS

2010-08-05T16:28:00.002-06:00

This excerpt from Elijah Crow's Silence of the Mind is just a taste of a tome so absolutely clear.....well....you'll just have to read the whole thing yourself. Beautiful....The book can be downloaded and read here:http://www.scribd. com/doc/34607176 /Elijah-Crow- The-Silence- of-the-MindEnjoy!The Power of Emptiness The "void" or " psychological emptiness" is a strange phenomenon, It appears

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO RELAX, NOTHING CAN DISTURB YOU

2010-08-04T13:49:00.002-06:00

Osho:LIFE WITHOUT IS A CYCLONE -- a constant conflict, turmoil, struggle. But it is only so on the surface -- just as on the surface of the ocean are waves, maddening noise, constant struggle.BUT THIS IS NOT ALL OF LIFE. Deep down there is also a center -- soundless, silent, no conflict, no struggle. In the center, life is a noiseless flow, relaxed, a river moving with no struggle, with no

ALONE IN ENLIGHTENMENT

2010-08-01T21:44:00.005-06:00

"I'm nobody.Who are you?"Are you nobody too?-Emily DickinsonRealization is a very misunderstood. ..I was going to write achievement, but it's not an achievement, just a happening. It is like making a long, steep, tough climb up a mountain, only to get to the top and go, "mmmm, nice view." Then you walk back down. That's it, nothing special, but it revolutionizes everything. Enlightenment is the

BALANCING ACT

2010-07-21T10:04:00.002-06:00

Beloved Master,The peaks are getting pretty wonderful, but the valleys are deeper and darker than ever. Finding balance seems impossible. What to do?Osho: There is no need to do anything. YOU ARE NOT TO FIND BALANCE; BALANCE WILL FIND YOU. You simply move. When the valley comes, you go into the valley. WHEN DARKNESS SURROUNDS YOU, ENJOY IT; feel blissful in the velvety touch of it. Move

The Myth of "Doing Nothing"

2010-07-15T14:02:00.003-06:00

Colin DrakeI recently was talking to a friend who was complaining of existential anxiety; which was dispelled by reading a good book on nonduality or attending an inspiring satsang, but which always returned. So I asked him what he 'did' on a daily basis to establish himself in nondual awareness, whereupon he grinned sheepishly indicating that he did nothing. Which made me ponder the

The Lost Satsang - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

2010-05-06T14:48:00.004-06:00

Watch the Trailer: http://netinetifilm s.com/films- satsang.shtmlExcerpts from Nisargadatta' s Lost Satsang:The whole manifestation of this world is an expression of the same Consciousness that you are.You should not love anything other than your true nature, Consciousness. Deep desires, deep expectations: How can that be love?Your body identity is attracted to objects. It creates desires and

A Course in Consciousness

2010-04-21T17:00:00.001-06:00

The following is from A Course in Consciousness, by Stanley Sobottka:http://www.faculty. virginia. edu/consciousnes s/Chapter 18. Practices and teachers18.1. Why practice?On p. 8-9 of Mindfulness in Plain English (1994), Buddhist teacher Bante Henepola Gunaratana says,"Go to a party. Listen to the laughter, that brittle-tongued voice that says fun on the surface and fear underneath. Feel the

OSHO - On Meditation

2010-04-05T13:32:00.003-06:00

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -My whole life I have been talking about meditation. There are one hundred and twelve methods of meditation; I have gone through all those methods—and not intellectually. It took me years to go througheach method and to find out its very essence, and after going through one hundred and twelve methods I was amazed that the essence is

Enlightenment is Irrelevent

2010-03-04T11:06:00.001-06:00

Here are some entries from the blog of Jacqueline Hobbs:http://jacquelinehobbs2.blogspot. comNo-one thereIf there is no-one there, enlightenment is irrelevant. We spend so much time searching for the right thing to do, to make realization happen, that we neglect to think about who it is doing all the searching. Who is this that wants enlightenment so badly? A false sense of an existent self.

The Connection Between Lifestyle and Disease as Related by Two Medical Doctors

2010-02-15T19:50:00.014-06:00

This is such important information, so supportive of the Truth of the actual workings of the body and how to take care of it and heal it. Your body has natural protection mechanisms built into it to protect it from harm, and your primary emotions are meant to signal you as to whether your choices are leading towards complete physical, mental, and emotional health or disease and addiction. Your

Be at Peace

2010-02-12T22:22:00.007-06:00

I have been reluctant to write anything for a long time....so many are so much more articulate than I and I am a horrible typist as well. Every time I have a revolutionary thought, it is swept clean so quickly, and I am back to no-mind before I know it...If there was anything of value that I could say, it would be that whatever you are thinking is true, let go of it as quickly as possible and

Channeling by David Wilcock

2010-02-12T21:53:00.007-06:00

READING -- JANUARY 5, 2010 -- "BE AT PEACE WITH THE COMING CHANGES" The reason you are up in the middle of the night asking yourself these questions is very simple. We have an agenda to perform. The simplest requests are often not heard by you, so it takes diligence and patience to perform some of these operations. You know as well as