Posted in Observations on Nov 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
The ego-self’s foundation rests on nine pillars. These pillars are cognitive errors on the part of the ego mind.
The soul patterned by these errors lives a life of partial cognition, perceiving a veiled reality instead of the abundance of its true nature. The ego’s partial view of reality is basically delusional since it is an [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Many spiritual teachings pick on the instincts equating them with temptation and “the Devil’s work.” The instincts are seen as antithetical to spiritual development and enlightenment.
In non-dual awareness, one sees how everything is part of presence, a unity.
Self-centeredness, inherent in the ego, is oriented around me first and what’s in it for me. At more [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 20th, 2007 No Comments »
Yesterday, A.H. Almaas began his lecture with:
We are all engaged in an interesting endeavor – to actualize something invisible in our lives, something not seen by the ordinary senses. This something transcends the biological imperatives of life. Our purpose transcends the simply biological.
The lecture went on to explore the phenomena of sexual desire and its [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Yesterday A.H. Almaas mentioned that essential presence is what transforms the consciousness.
One’s practice becomes how to stay in touch with essential presence and not about achieving any particular state of consciousnes.
Almaas said that there are very few people who can actually live from, move from, and act in essential presence though many think they do. [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 8th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m attending an intensive 10 day retreat on space/emptiness/absence. It is intense. Yesterday, we were exploring absence – non-being, the aspect of reality that underlies all manifestation of reality.
There are many levels and gradations of space leading to the void, emptiness, sunyata and ultimately – absence.
Last night, someone in a more social context said to me [...]
Posted in Observations on Jul 29th, 2007 No Comments »
How about those times when something totally unexpected arises? You think you have an idea of where your life is going and – whoosh – you’re left standing in front of the unknown. Does your mind, like mine, scurry to understand, to get things back on track – or do you observe, also like me, [...]
Posted in Observations on Jul 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Reticular Activators Going Nuts
Do you know what your Reticular Activator is?
Your reticular activator is that part of your brain that heightens your awareness of certain things.
You buy a red Volkswagen and suddenly you start seeing them everywhere. Pregnant women notice other pregnant women. That’s the sort of thing your reticular activator makes you aware of.
What [...]
Posted in Observations on Jul 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
This photo reminds me that human beings are three-centered beings. Our three centers are: head, heart and belly. Each center is an organ of perception, intelligence and action.
Many humans live lives dominated by one center. It is the rare individual that has integrated all three into a single functioning center.
The movie, The Baron Von Münchhausen [...]
Posted in Observations on Jul 20th, 2007 No Comments »
The human organism, like most living systems, has a great capacity for adaptation. The human mind and nervous system adapts to many constant stimulations by moving them to the background or out of awareness altogether.
Imagine you begin wearing prescription lenses with a very slight vision distortion. you wear them all waking hours. Your mind adapts [...]
Posted in Observations, Questions on Jul 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Life is journey, or so they say. I tend to think of it more as a process of understanding that is fueled by revelation and discovery.
What is Life – a big question many have pondered, debated, argued and fought over. Let’s leave that one for another time. What is our life? What is our life [...]
