In my last blog post, I wrote about how we can know we are off track in our practice. Once we realize we have wandered from the path, though, we …
How To Know You’re Off Track….
Baba always said to be vigilant, because we can go off track spiritually in a heartbeat. And we do. We so easily slip into habitual consciousness, which is really unconscious …
Guest Blog By Jim Condron: Graced….
In 2004, Rohini told me to accept an invitation to Amsterdam for an artist residency. I didn’t go, and it was the worst decision of my life. I would have …
Emoting the Practice….
In the world around us, we see people believing that whatever comes up within them is an expression of their true, authentic self, and that they need to act out …
Thinking the Practice….
There is a difference between thinking and listening to the letters that arise from a vibration. This is true whether the vibration is yours or you are empathizing with someone …
Sādhana Is Not Magic….
Sādhana is magical; it is not magic. This cannot be emphasized enough. In the course of spiritual practice, extraordinary experiences can be everyday events. I have seen this in my …
Tending Our Garden….
When I was a child, my parents worked in our yard. We lived in Waban, Massachusetts. Lots of rock. We had rock walls and rock gardens, with a very …
What Is a Fourchotomy….
The world appears to us as we choose to see it. Most of us see the world in binary terms, framing our experience in pairs of opposites. These pairs of …
Notion-Building….
If you are identified with your idea of the “way to be”, then you are not practicing. You are not being with your experience, letting whatever comes up from that …
Guest Blog by Aaron Ralby: The Hoop of No Hoops….
Taller than a mountain and wider than the sea, As heavy as iron and lighter than a breeze, The ultimate challenge, the final task, Distilled difficulty filled in a flask; …