Posted in Questions on Nov 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
When in Doubt, Doubt Wholeheartedly I’ve been observing the phenomenon of doubt lately. The recent elections, the economic melt down, the housing market blues, and the increasing unemployment seem to be adding to the global doubt index. I could be that behind every doubt is a cynic. A person who believes that only selfishness motivates [...]
Posted in Questions on Nov 14th, 2008 No Comments »
How Neurotic was Sigmund Freud? There’s no doubt that Sigmund Freud has made a huge contribution to the evolution and well being of mankind. Freud’s insight into human nature and his exploration of the human psyche laid the groundwork for most western psychological theory and understanding in the world today. From Object Relations Theory to [...]
Posted in Questions on Nov 12th, 2008 3 Comments »
Is a Big Penis Really Necessary? Aggression, fast sleek cars, machismo, steely eyes – 007 is back. James Bond – Quantum of Solace – and it has me wondering about penis size, phallic identification, self-esteem and homophobia – given that Prop 8 passed in California. Oh, I left out football or sports in general. What [...]
Posted in Questions on Oct 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Does massage leave you with a happy ending? I was at Supreme Foot Massage in Walnut Creek, California the other day for a 60 minute foot massage combined with a 30 minute back massage – $45 weekday special. Supreme Foot Massage is kind of a hole-in-the-wall place, but you can’t beat the price for an [...]
Posted in Questions on Sep 5th, 2008 No Comments »
A.H. Almaas’ summer retreat on Quintessence explored the subtleties of “the world of appearance,” the non-dual perspective and co-emergent reality (being/non-being). A lot of attention was given to non-doing – relaxing the attention to simple awareness and presence. Here is the title list of the 16 sessions: Inner Sanctum Treasure Trove Living Wonder Bowing Royalty Private Quarters The [...]
Posted in Questions on Aug 13th, 2008 No Comments »
When you’re being fake, you’re faking being. The ego does this all the time – it’s what it does. The ego-self cannot be real or do real. We can genuinely be our ego identity, but from that identity, we cannot be genuinely real. In the normal course of events, people are being fake all the [...]
Posted in Questions on Aug 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
What is True Knowledge? If you use Google ranking to help you understand what’s what – true knowledge is a pioneer in a new class of Internet search technology… Well, that’s not the type of true knowledge we’re talking about here. The problem with topics like true knowledge is everyone has their beliefs, ideas and thoughts [...]
Posted in Questions on Jun 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
Loss of Self – What does it mean? What is lost? Is the experience similar to being lost? Buddhism and other non-dual teachings say there is no self to lose. Others say the self is an ontolgical reality that has various levels or degrees of manifestation including those bound and confined within the world of [...]
Posted in Questions on May 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
I wrote about universal consciousness a while back and that got me thinking about universal mind. What’s the difference between universal mind and universal consciousness? Universal mind is sometimes referred to as God’s mind or the mind of God. Consciousness is not necessarily self-reflective though it contains the potential self-knowing. The url UniversalMind links to [...]
Posted in Questions on May 19th, 2008 4 Comments »
Rumors and reports from the front lines abound around universal consciousness. And yet, a quick glance into the daily world, the newspaper, the blogosphere or a few minutes on Bill O’Reilly or the Huffington Post reveals universal unconscious still reigns supreme in the hearts and minds of the masses. Most people think they are conscious. [...]
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