In the cosmology of Kashmir Shaivism, God (Shiva) manifests the world out of Himself in a series of 36 principles, or tattvas. The first five tattvas are called pure; it …
As we let go….
As we let go of our shrunkenness and expand, the resulting experiences cause us to have culture shock. We cannot relate with them, and so either deny them, shrink them …
Secure….
Secure At risk Dull Exciting
are you talkin to me….
o man wake up the sages say i am awake i say go in go in the sages say i am in i think i am i say the sages …
If you want….
If you want to communicate something you know experientially, the words have to come from the place of the experience.
Disappointed….
Disappointed Satisfied Woken up Unaware / oblivious
Purification….
When is a cold just a cold? And when is a cold something greater, purification? It is true that sometimes a cold is just a cold. Right now I am …
Appropriation makes….
Appropriation makes the life stories of the saints and mystics fake news, a nice fantasy.
Prideful….
Prideful Deferential / unassuming Self-possessed Ingratiating
Guest Blog by Aaron Ralby: Fluency in Dialogue….
Set dialogues have been vital tools for instruction for millennia. From wisdom dialogues in ancient Egyptian to Alfric’s Colloquies in medieval Latin, scripted dialogues constitute a practical literary form for …