In order to be in the Zone, the small self has to be willing to lose. Consciousness is the performer.
Neurotic wreck….
Neurotic wreck Accepting of what is Caring Indifferent
The Guru Stone….
Many people have read my story of being given the Guru stone in my book Walking Home with Baba. For those who have not, I will give a short summary and continue from there. Over my years with Baba, he gave me various semiprecious stones. There were several citrines; they are lovely but only resemble the Guru stone, which in …
The practice is not….
The practice is not an idea. It is an action, an internal action. You literally redirect your attention into the Heart.
Recalcitrant puke….
Recalcitrant puke Willing learner Strong willed Shapeshifter
I Am No Fun….
I am no fun. Throughout my life I have heard this. I have even believed it and felt bad. Being identified as a no-fun person means the activities and interests I enjoy are no fun. Some of those activities and interests included dancing at age six and becoming both dedicated and disciplined from the time I was eight. Neighborhood bicycling, …
The Guru is….
The Guru is not an electric fence.
No fun….
No fun Fun Responsible Irresponsible
The General on the Hill….
Some commentators on the Yoga Sutras speak of the Witness as a General on a hill overlooking the troops. From this metaphor many people come to understand the Witness as distant and unengaged; a being who watches but is completely uninvolved. The troops are left to their own devices and therefore to fate, wandering the field without the guidance of …
Practice means….
Practicing means boring inward toward a point. When you reach that point and rest in it, it expands.