Posted in Perceptions on Nov 10th, 2011 3 Comments »
WAKE UP! To The Subtle Violence of Personality A friend (point 
commented to me once about “the bad rap eights get”. This was in response to an article on the enneagram of personality types that had appeared in a major metropolitan newspaper. The article quoted one person’s viewpoint that “eights are awful to be [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 26th, 2008 5 Comments »
I’m still reading Your Soul’s Compass and came across a paragraph I just have to share – Seeking spiritual guidance is often misunderstood as consulting a cosmic Dear Abby or a universal Google for advice on relationships, health, and illness, pathways to financial freedom, or even great car deals. While there’s guidance out there fabout [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Googling – Inner Journey – I see in the search results many people offering inner journey newsletters and inner journey workshops, but in the descriptions, I see very little that may define what the inner journey is. I guess we assume that everyone knows what the inner journey is. For the (inner) journey is essentially [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
Narcissistic injury is one of those loaded psychological terms. In fact, all things narcissistic seem to be. I think that is because the word narcissism or narcissistic is generally used to describe pathology and not the over-arching reality that everyone with an ego (everyone) is a narcissist. Narcissistic defenses are present to some degree in [...]
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. [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 12th, 2007 No Comments »
True understanding has to do with transformation. If there is no transformation at the moment of understanding, then there is no real understanding . – A.H. Almaas Last night, I heard A.H. Almaas give a talk on transformation. He began the talk by saying he had been wondering what was the most transformative experience in [...]
Posted in Poetry on Jul 21st, 2007 No Comments »
darkness beyond night emergence a precipitated full nothingness a pregnant pearly point a love feast I offer my precious tender parts you make of them a satisfying meal in the world of lies a river of love wine empties itself onto a kaleidoscopic palate here heart’s depth reveals endless fathomless true nature Always
Posted in Perceptions on Apr 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Whenever we do any work on ourselves, or engage in any way in the inner journey, we are invariably working with our soul. - A.H. Almaas Mostly the path leading us to make the decision to “work” on ourselves is littered with frustration, heartbreak and suffering. Many will say the motivation lies in more altruistic [...]
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