Posted in Perceptions on Mar 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Sin isn’t the breaking of divine commandments,
it is the breaking of one’s own integrity.
D.H. Lawrence
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Naked Courage
UnCurb Your Enthusiasm
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Posted in Perceptions on Mar 4th, 2010 No Comments »
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.
An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
G.K. Chesteron
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Discovering Food Again
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Posted in Perceptions on Feb 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Celebrate the Weather Every Day
Some people walk in the rain. Others just get wet. - Roger Miller
Posted in Perceptions on Feb 9th, 2010 No Comments »
The Present Moment Contains Insight & Wisdom
I was reading an editorial in Newsweek that contain this quote from Marcus Aurelius:
If you’ve seen the present then you’ve seen everything – as it’s been since the beginning, as it will be forever. The same substance, the same form. All of it.
Very few of us really seem to [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jan 14th, 2010 No Comments »
Friendship is Deeper than an Open Mouth
Is communication needed for friendship? Do we need to know our friends thoughts, feelings and history to be friends?
The dictionary defines FRIEND as:
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard
a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter
a person who is on good terms with another; a [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jan 6th, 2010 No Comments »
All Thought & No Action or Prisoner of Belief System
Saw this tweet from @CoachDeb – Growing up under the Protestant Work Ethic, I thought “sweating” was pious & the key to success. Then I realized I was slave 2 theory.
It seems to me that being a slave to theory can take a couple of forms:
A [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Dec 7th, 2009 No Comments »
You Too, Can Be the Creator of YOUR Life! For only $249.95
I have always been more than curious about the concept of “creating the life I want.” The whole notion of “terraforming” my life so I can healthy, happy, wise, have the perfect mate and the perfect job seems a little – well, narcissistic to [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Oct 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Thoughts & Phrases from Holy Perfection
I attended part of the weekend on Holy Perfection. Here are some phrases I overheard and my thoughts.
The Missing Dimension:
Most don’t realize it is missing from their experience
Most would say their experience already includes it
Many believe if it’s missing, they can/can’t find it
Most are seeking it through misunderstanding
The Unthought Known
Knowing [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Resolving the Paradox of Being vs. Non-Being
The annual retreat for the Ridhwan School focused on The Fulcrum, a term A.H. Almaas used to explore the point or interface where one’s consciousness can hold being and non-being (duality & the non-dual). A couple of central question for the retreat were – What is the interplay between [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Egoic Self is a Recycled Self
Yesterday, in his afternoon talk at the Ridhwan School’s summer retreat, A.H. Almaas referred to the recycled self. This is our normal sense of self – a false identity based on self-images and history. This self is engaged in constant ego activity which includes mental, emotional and physical patterns of [...]
