Posted in Observations on Nov 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
What is the agent of transformation? I’ve often wondered how the inner experience of oneself changes with the transformation of ego identity and structure. I know how my life is freer and more fluid from the years of work and exploration, but I still have a very active subjective inner life with habitual mental activity, [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 14th, 2009 2 Comments »
Obsidian Samadhi – Diamond Approach Summer Retreat I’m at the annual summer retreat for the Ridhwan School (Diamond Approach). About 700 students are gathered at Asilomar near Monterey California. Hameed Ali, who writes under the pen name A.H. Almaas began the first session with a meditation he calls Obsidian Samadhi = clear awareness, calm alertness. [...]
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 Observations on Sep 3rd, 2008 5 Comments »
I just returned from a 10–day retreat with A.H. Almaas. The retreat was held at Asilomar near Monterey, California. The focus of the retreat was Quintessence which Almaas refers to as the Essence of the Essence. In his book, Brilliancy: The Essence of Intelligence, he refers to brilliancy as the essence of the essence. I [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jun 5th, 2008 No Comments »
If we experience ourselves in our true self-existing condition, we will see that what we actually are is a being of light. So says A.H. Almaas in his new book – The Unfolding Now. Chapter 13 of the new book is titled – Lighting Up the Now – and is available as a free download [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
What is universal love? Is it the same as unconditional love or is unconditional love a subcategory of universal love? It is my, and many others, observation that love is something experienced by most of humanity and yet it remains mostly misunderstood. It’s interesting. Everyone knows what it is, but few really know it or [...]
Posted in Questions on Feb 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
According to object relations theory, object constancy involves maintaining a lasting relationship with a specific object, or rejecting any substitute for such an object. Example of the latter: rejecting mothering from anyone except one’s own mother. Object constancy is “the capacity to recognize and tolerate loving and hostile feelings toward the same object; the capacity [...]
Posted in Questions on Feb 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Is objective reality possible from a subjective entitiy? We are using the term objective reality in contrast to subjective reality, which is reality seen through our inner mental filters that are shaped by our past conditioning. Objective reality is how things really are. – A.H. Almaas What is objective realtiy? From Scientologists, to The Matrix, [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Jan 11th, 2008 No Comments »
To find our basic trust is to reconnect with our natural state that we have become separated from. A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Dec 25th, 2007 4 Comments »
Primordial consciousness, the non-differentiated knowingness, is the freedom that is needed for a state of the mind to be experienced in its most expanded form. – A.H. Almaas
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