When my sons were young, I would ask, “Did you work to the best of your ability? Did you give it your all? Left nothing on the field?” Everyone’s 100% …
Spiritual Illiteracy….
If we can read something like this blog, we are what most people would call literate. When we look at literacy, we usually think of reading, language, letters, and being …
What Makes Us Human?….
What makes us human is a level of consciousness that goes beyond the five senses and a basic striving, a basic will to live. What makes us human is a …
Taking Full Responsibility….
Yes, I did that. Yes, I did it. No, I did not do that. I know what I did. I call it what it was, and I take responsibility for …
Conversion….
Our cars should not decide where we are going. Our vehicles should not be making our decisions. Our fallen existence is a turning outward from God, the Self of All. …
There Is No Easy Path….
Recently, my friend Hasan Awan was reflecting on the subject of nonduality and the Direct Path as espoused by Rupert Spira. He asked me for my thoughts. Here they are. …
The Mystical Itinerary….
We can observe the mystical journey in the levels of spiritual practice and in the lives of the great mystics. If we are to take this journey, we have to …
Love of Life….
Love of life Despair Too out there / lost in externals Self-contained When we look at this Foursquare painting of the fourchotomy “Love of life”, we can see …
From Despair to Love….
At this time of year we tend to put aside our differences and come together to celebrate the Joy of Life. We celebrate the triumph of God over the shrunken, …
Baba’s Prasad….
My Guru is Swami Muktananda. Baba left his physical body on October 2nd, 1982. At the time, I was seven months pregnant with my first son. Baba had been clear …