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 everything [...]
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 a journey [...]
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 all [...]
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 [...]
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 his [...]
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 spheres, [...]
