I think for most, westerners especially, there is the initial awakening, then a burning process where conditioning, thoughts-emotions, come up into the forefront. If we resist the conditioning, it persists and will com
Almost daily, I receive an inspirational e-mail from AHAM (Association of Happiness for All Mankind), a NC group dedicated to sharing the teachings of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi. This particular post caught my attention and prompted a deeper contemplat
"If you are a person this world will seem full of persons. When you are the Being you will not feel bound. You will know every Being, look in the eyes of every Being, and you know, you will recognize yourself. These things are not poetry. They are si
How the Mind supports Enlightenment
At the risk of being ostrocized by this Beloved Community focused on tuning into the Oneness of Life within All Being, there is something I would like to share in support of this endeavor.
Mind has it's place.
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Is anybody in this group familiar with Dan Siegel and interpersonal neurobiology? also, is anybody aware of and/or interested in Sri Aurobindo's "integral psychology"? If so, please drop me a line (donsalmon7@gmail.com). Thanks!
There are many people who are interested in ‘getting off the wheel’ so to speak and engaging in spiritual inquiry. Questions such as ‘Who Am I?’, “Who is having this experience?”, What is True Here, Now?’, ‘What is Changeless Here?’ abound.
As the c
"It has nothing to do with effort. Just turn away, look between the thoughts, rather than at the thoughts. When you happen to walk in a crowd, you do not fight every man you meet, you just find your way between. When you fight, you invite a fight. Bu
"Without story, only direct experience remains - which means no more bracing against life, no more hiding our hearts, full embrace, full experience only ever now - whatever that may be. Without the barricade of mind we are left only with the undefend
I just moved here in early June but it has been a busy summer. I moved here from Michigan after 56 years and I am still gettting settled. I did bodywork (massage,energy work) for 25 years and I was a on call chaplain at a hospital for 5 years. W
I just moved here in early June but it has been a busy summer. I moved here from Michigan after 56 years and I am still gettting settled. I did bodywork (massage,energy work) for 25 years and I was a on call chaplain at a hospital for 5 years. W
I just moved here in early June but it has been a busy summer. I moved here from Michigan after 56 years and I am still gettting settled. I did bodywork (massage,energy work) for 25 years and I was a on call chaplain at a hospital for 5 years. W
I just moved here in early June but it has been a busy summer. I moved here from Michigan after 56 years and I am still gettting settled. I did bodywork (massage,energy work) for 25 years and I was a on call chaplain at a hospital for 5 years. W
"Secretly we spoke, that Wise One and me. I said, tell me the secrets of the world. He said, Shhh, let Silence tell you the secrets of the world." ~ Rumi
Hi Everyone!! I AM so excited to be here! I have just started a whole new path in my journey in this life having moved to Hendersonville NC. Im looking for positive, openminded people to surround myself with so that I may continue my ascention and gr
"The primary cause of unhappiness is not the situation, but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is." ~ Eckhart Tolle
Everyone is a normal human being, on the one hand. And also the Unborn Beingness, on the other hand. The Unborn Beingness that resides within all creation and all human beings, is the One Beingness. Often, the human side covers over the Unborn Beingn
"The moment I started to trust more in this natural presence, something happened. Most of all I became more at ease by the day, and additionally books and teachers of a more direct nature started to cross my path that 'confirme
