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Spiritual Light
2008-06-02 17:29:00 Spiritual Light , the Light of God, Universal Light ? on the spiritual path, search or journey, we hear many things about spiritual light. It seems that light is part of the fundamental nature of the manifested. Some paths say sound (OM). You could argue both in the form of vibration arise simultaneously as the first arising ... More About: Spiritual
Universal Mind - Mind for Everyone
2008-05-25 19:35:00 I wrote about universal consciousness a while back and that got me thinking about universal mind. What?s the difference between universal mind and universal consciousness? Universal mind is sometimes referred to as God?s mind or the mind of God. Consciousness is not necessarily self-reflective though it contains the potential self-knowing. The url UniversalMind links to a web application ...
Conceptualizing the Non-Conceptual
2008-05-23 04:55:00 Think about it ? conceptualizing the non-conceptual. Not only is that wild, but also mysterious and incredibly fantastical! If all of reality is based on space, nothingness, emptiness, or the void ? it seems unfathomable to be able to wrap the mind around the reality of the material world. And yet, we constantly hear this assertion ... More About: Conceptual
Universal Conscioiusness
2008-05-20 03:26:00 Rumors and reports from the front lines abound around universal consciousness. And yet, a quick glance into the daily world, the newspaper, the blogosphere or a few minutes on Bill O?Reilly or the Huffington Post reveals universal unconscious still reigns supreme in the hearts and minds of the masses. Most people think they are conscious. Even ... More About: Universal
Holding Environment
2008-05-17 02:41:00 How much holding do you need in your environment? Winnicott wrote a great deal about the importance of the holding environment for psychological development. When doing individual or group work with a therapist or spiritual teacher, the holding environment is a major concern. Issues of basic trust are a concern for individuals involved in deep psychological or ... More About: Environment , Holding
Your Soul?s Compass by phrasr
2008-05-09 14:35:00 Your Soul ?s Compass ? What is Spiritual Guidance? by phrasr see it here
The Diamond Approach by Phrasr
2008-05-09 02:51:00 These images represent the following sentence taken from the home page of www.ahalmaas.com - The Diamond Approach is a path of wisdom, an approach to the investigation of Reality and a method of working on oneself that leads to human maturity and liberation. …and interpreted in images by phrasr. See the show here What do you think? I ... More About: Perceptions , The Diamond
Resonant Enigma Tag
2008-05-04 18:51:00 It’s been quite a while since i was memed, but today Resonant Engima tagged me. Here is the meme guide: 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you. Since I am still reading ? Your Soul?s Compass ? I ... More About: Enigma
Fakeness - Being a Fake
2008-05-04 18:02:00 How do you respond to fakeness? What does it mean to be fake? When I think of fakeness and being fake, the first thing that pops to mind is insincerity followed closely by inauthentic and not real. In the normal world, fakeness is often used to describe someone who seems too caught up in image and superficial living, ... More About: Questions , Fake
Ipseity
2008-04-29 03:57:00 Ipseity according to the dictionary is: selfhood; individual identity, individuality. [from L. ipse, self, himself] The absolute is both my nature and my identity. Is the nature of the soul and her very identity. It constitutes her manifestations but it is also her depth and deepest essence. Alternatively, we can say the absolute is our true ...
Timelessness - All Time - No Time
2008-04-25 15:18:00 Timelessness is NOW. Timelessness includes no time and all time. It is the moment that is always now. The ordinary meaning of being in the now usually means pay attention to what is happening in this moment of time and space. It is usually directed at the content of one?s experience. Most of us probably had parents ... More About: Time
Sense of Identity
2008-04-19 15:35:00 What gives us our sense of identity? Some of the components of our sense of identity include: Personal History Body Image Familiar Sensations Thought Patterns Patterns of Reactivity Name Beyond the basic need for a sense of control, we are deeply driven by our sense of identity, of who we are. ‘I’ is a capital letter, denoting the importance we place on our sense of individual self. As Descartes said, ‘I think, therefore I am.’ Many social theories are to do with creating or preserving our sense of identity. – Changing Minds Of coures there is always the number of cards, accounts, bills, mail, and the like that are connected to our identity. But is all of this, in part or total, who we really are? What is our fundamental identity and how does that sense of identity differ from our day-to-day sense of identity? One of the most significant characteristics of the soul is that it can identify with the content of experience. It can take any impression, ... More About: Sense , Identity
Self-Portrait vs Self-Image
2008-04-14 04:44:00 The reified mind operates in the world on self-images and the conceptional. The true artist is able to step into another dimension to produce a true self-portrait. More About: Image , Portrait , Self Portrait
Good and Evil
2008-04-13 17:55:00 Came across this today in Your Soul?s Compass: We?ve defined the Soul?s Compass as an intelligence located in the heart that?s capable of perceiving and responding to the good. In Hebrew there?s a concept called yetzer ha-tov ? the urge to good. Sometimes yetzer -ha-tov is imagined sitting on one shoulder, and yetzer ha-ra? ? the ... More About: Evil , Good , Good and Evil
Disidentification
2008-04-10 15:39:00 I came across this post while looking into disidentification. The post, in part, has an exercise in disidentification. There are a lot of ?I? statements in the exercise and then this paragraph: Through the process of disidentification you become more and more your own manager. You find yourself becoming more free from concerns about the expectations ...
Deep Love Lives On
2008-04-08 03:47:00 From an email that has probably been forwarded to millions… These two guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up. They took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary. A year ... More About: Love , Deep , Lives , Perceptions
Rapprochement
2008-04-05 18:05:00 In Googling rapprochement, 3.3 million results are returned. In scrolling down the page, it appears that more than 90% of the returns elate to rapprochement in its use in diplomatic relations. A rapprochement, which comes from the French word rapprocher (”to bring together”), is a re-establishment of cordial relations, as between two countries. In the political ... More About: Questions
Stroke of Genius
2008-04-04 18:26:00 This is a video that is worth every minute of your time and more. It is a must see for those who have an interest in the Eckhart Tolle - Oprah online presentations and all others interested in spiritual development. What is not addressed in this video is how one’s being can synthesize these two ... More About: Stroke , Genius
The Unfolding Now
2008-04-03 04:11:00 A new book by A.H. Almaas – The Unfolding Now – will be released 6/10/08. With all the interest generated in the NOW by Eckhart Tolle and Oprah, it will interesting to see if Almaas’ works become more widespread. I have a manuscript copy of The Unfolding Now and I think it is one of Almaas’ most useful books for people interested in presence, the now, and spiritual development. The Unfolding Now goes into great detail about the barriers and issues that keep us out of the now. I love The Unfolding Now! Almaas’ clarity never diminishes, yet each book brings an increasing simplicity and gentleness. As I worked with this latest material, I felt like I was receiving a transmission of pure compassion. His strong, true voice reminds us that beyond the endless self-improvement projects and idealized mystical states with which the spiritual path is strewn lies the simple but exquisite taste of our own being. Cynthia Bourgeault, author of Mystical Hope, The Wisdom Way of Knowi...
Suchness - Suchness of Being
2008-03-31 23:19:00 What is suchness? Suchness – as it is. The flower as a flower. Almost everyone will believe they see the flower as it is, but in fact there is very little perceived by the normal mind that is appearing in suchness. This is due to all the filters, projections and reification happening from the normal everyday ... More About: Observations
Ego Development
2008-03-29 14:23:00 Development of the Ego ? sounds like a constuction site project and in many ways it is. There are foundations, structures, images (facades) and much more that seem similar to a housing project ? and why not ? when all is said and done a person lives within that structure ? most are shut-ins, fearing ... More About: Google , Development , Google Search
How Easy is it to Be in the NOW?
2008-03-27 16:41:00 Source: WikipediaIn 1971 Ram Das entreated us to Be Here Now. It is currently in its 37th reprinting and has sold over one million copies. In 1999 Eckhart Tolle told us about the Power of Now. The Power of Now gained power from word-of-mouth, the New York Times ? Bestseller List and Oprah Winfrey ?s Book Club. The continuing ... More About: Easy , Perceptions
Google God for Guidance
2008-03-27 03:44:00 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 ... More About: New Age
Fantasy vs. Imagination
2008-03-25 18:53:00 My friend Gordon, co-author of Your Soul?s Compass, was attending a workshop with Hameed Ali (A.H. Almaas) recently. According to Gordon, people were using the the words “fantasy” and “imagination” interchangeably. I commented that in fact these were opposite concepts. “Fantasy ” is a mental construct–a substitute for reality. Imagination , on the other hand, is ...
Ego Functions
2008-03-24 03:19:00 Is your ego functioning? What are ego?s functions? Do they serve you or entrap you? The granddaddy of psychology, Sigmund Freud, said the ego functioned to manage the instincts and defenses against them. According to Carl Jung, the four ways of interpreting reality are the four ego-functions - Sensation, Thinking, Feeling, and Intuition. These consist of ... More About: Functions
Inner Terrorist
2008-03-21 22:34:00 Are you being abused and violated by an Inner Terrorist ? Terrorism is a hot topic these days. I am constantly reminded as I walk through this world how many people live in fear. It is fairly common, or so it seems, that many people don?t know their neighbors ? and don?t want to. Many people seem afraid ...
Your Soul?s Compass
2008-03-19 19:02:00 My buddy, Gordon Dveirin, and Joan Borysenko have a new book out ? Your Soul ?s Compass which examines the question: What is Spiritual Guidance? Many people feel guided. Some talk of angels, other spirits, some the heart and others their gut. This book examines spiritual guidance from the seekers perspective offering insight from some of today?s ... More About: Perceptions
Survival Instincts
2008-03-14 00:22:00 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 ... More About: Survival
Ego Identity
2008-03-10 01:39:00 Identity ? Ego Identitiy ? True Identity What?s the deal with identity anyway. I remember my parents challenging me with ? who do you think you are? At the time I was just a kid ? I didn?t have a clue who I was and they didn?t seem to be helping me found out much either. What ... More About: Identity
Inner Journey
More articles from this author:2008-03-07 13:43:00 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 ... 1, 2, 3 |
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