Category: Introductory
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The Sound of Awakening And The Cosmic Snooze Button
What is the sound of awakening?Each night before bed, we set the alarm. We enter a dream state. Then, abruptly, the sound wakes us up. Unless, of course, we hit the snooze button. As you read this, what you are experiencing is an analogy regarding a dream.Or are you dreaming of an analogy regarding a…
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Dig, If You Will, An Ego: The Shape of You
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called—self. If you have been following along, then you are aware that, from time to time, we experience mini-awakenings—momentary flashes of clarity, temporary suspensions of struggle, glimpses of authentic truth in the ongoing dance of ego and awakening. Even the smallest act of allowing…
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Micro-Awakenings: The Rhythm of Letting Go, Again and Again
Is it possible to achieve something without really doing anything? What if resolving a problem didn’t involve coming to any sort of resolution? We’re conditioned to believe effort is the answer, but what if we’re only making the problem worse? Letting go is the absence of struggle. It happens each time you stop fighting yourself. These…
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Peak Experiences: The Suddenness of Seeing
That moment when nature swallowed you whole. Breathtaking. It was more than your breath that was taken. That moment when the music struck like lightning. Timeless. It was more than time that was absent. That moment when silence became full. Beyond words. It was more than words that were lost. The Tao emphasizes the usefulness…
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Stillness And The Path To Transformation: The Butterfly Cause
Caterpillars, butterflies and transformation. This metaphor is a bit tired, a bit worn out. It needs, yes, some new life. There is a bridge between the old and the new, the familiar and the unknown. That bridge is not the movement of thoughts and emotions. That bridge is stillness. Remember this before rolling up your…
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Active Awareness: Interested In Everything
Last week, while discussing the idea of acceptance, we discovered that there can sometimes be a subtle bias hidden within it. We may feel compelled to conjure up some sort of inauthentic enthusiasm where it does not actually exist. What’s worse, we may become frustrated or unmotivated if we are unable to maintain these illusions.…
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Acceptance As Awareness: Goldilocks Gets It Just Right
In my continuing effort to simplify the teachings, today’s topic of acceptance is a familiar one, and, on face value, perhaps as simple as simple could be. That said, an incomplete understanding of the concept can lead to some confusion and, perhaps, even some frustration. I know such was the case for me early on…
