Posted in Perceptions on Oct 1st, 2011 5 Comments »
Self-Realization – Beyond Concepts, Beliefs, Attitudes & Attacks I got on the spiritual path at age 19. The experience that precipitated my interest in spiritual development, self-realization, God-realization, enlightenment and such was, at that time, just mind boggling. Today, I realize that the experience involved a descent of essence into my consciousness and body, and [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Sep 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Some Thoughts on “The Moment” We know reification is at work when we think of it as this moment or the next moment. The moment is actually out of time. Time is rushing at us From everywhere From all directions From inside and outside From the past and future Physical time Emotional time Psychological time [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Sep 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Night Came silently into my house Illuminating dark spaces The hidden, the forgotten, the not-known Night Put the mind to rest And bedded the heart In the still-point of rapture Night Kisses my face Until I am no more Than it Mystical Poets
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Most Minds are Common Thieves Well at least mine is and has been. Part of the natural state of my mind and mental activity seems to be nothing more than simple, endless theft – always stealing someone else’s ideas and utterances. I offer no apology for my stealing activity, I understand it as part of [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 12th, 2011 No Comments »
Moving Beyond 6 Senses – Awareness & Consciousness As a continuation of my thoughts on Sensing, Looking & Listening, I must consider the senses. Seems obvious, but Sensing, Looking & Listening, if practiced and explored with sincerity, quickly leads beyond the senses. The beginning practice of Sensing, Looking & Listening is associated with sight, sound [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 11th, 2011 2 Comments »
Does Reality Add Up? In the August issue of Scientific American, Mario Livio explores – Why Math Works – Is math invented or discovered? A leading astrophysicist suggest that the answer to the millenia-old question is both. Here’s what Mario offers in brief: The deepest mysteries are often the things we take for granted. Most [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jul 20th, 2011 No Comments »
How Many Stars will My Friends Give My Life? Chris Colin has an article in the new edition of Wired magazine titled – Rate this Article. A funny thing has quietly accompanied our era’s eye-gouging proliferation of information, and by funny I mean not very funny. For every ocean of new data we generate each [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jun 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Would You Choose Your Parents? Some think we choose our parents, some think it’s the luck of the draw or even misfortune or bad karma. My eighty five year old father and I have been sharing living space for almost two years now. In that time, I have seen and learned a few things that [...]
Posted in Perceptions on May 9th, 2011 2 Comments »
It All Comes Down to Sensing, Looking & Listening I was meditating. My mind was restless. As I worked on concentrating my attention, I naturally began sensing, looking & listening. It was early morning, about 5am. Quiet with just a bird or two. [/caption] As I worked with sensing, looking and listening, I realized that [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Apr 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Grief, Sorrow & Loss – Working through Attachment The other night, I reengaged a piece of work and exploration that had begun about 8 to 10 months ago. At that time, I was reviewing the manuscript for A. H. Almaas’ new book, Diamond Heart V – Inexhaustible Mystery (release date 7/12/11). Chapter Titles: Poor in [...]
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