Posted in Questions on Mar 9th, 2009 3 Comments »
Survival Instinct Explored in Berkeley, CA
This past weekend, I attended A.H. Almaas’ winter retreat in Berkeley. The retreat focused on the survival instinct and most agreed it was a timely presentation.
Two years ago we worked on the social instinct and last year we explored the sexual instinct. Almass explores the instinctual drives in relationship to [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Survival Instincts and Survival of the Fittest cannot excuse character and personality distortions. Greed and competitiveness are not survival instincts. The survival instinct, as I understand it, arises out of the brain stem, the reptilian brain.
Modern Humans Retain Caveman’s Survival Instincts – Like hunter-gatherers in the jungle, modern humans are still experts at spotting predators [...]
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 [...]
