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The Holy Goof

The Holy Goof by Garyji, an original contributor He was known as the Holy Goof mainly because he mostly sat around doing nothing much and he had a lot of spiritual books scattered around the cabin he shared with his … Continue reading

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Oncscathed: Of Two Minds

No journey would be complete without some wrong-way turns, some questionable outcomes, something that the hero’s superpowers don’t work with, leaving him ( or her) to rely on their personal virtues, intuition and situational/self assessment to overcome adversity. In this … Continue reading

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Spiritual Awakening: Descriptors of Experience

Spiritual awakening seems to keep getting thousands of words thrown at it each year, some of which are more inscrutable than others, some are flat-out misleading. How refreshing to find a concise set of descriptions that provides a starting point … Continue reading

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45 Days to Awakening Challenge

45 Days to Awakening Challenge ❤️ 45 Days to Awakening Challenge Closing 🎉💥⭐ Dr. Jeffery A. Martin jeffery@finderscourse.com via aweber.com  12:26 PM (6 hours ago) I recieved this in the mail recently. Dr. Jeffrey Martin created the Finder’s Course. I am in an online … Continue reading

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Finder’s Course by Jeffrey Martin, PhD

[ The following was received in an email from Dr. Jeffrey Martin. Full disclosure: I am part of the Finder’s Course Alumni Online Community, so for the last 2 1/2 years I have been hanging out with people who have … Continue reading

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After the Finish Line

Awakening sounds like a solitary event, the yearned for  goal at the finish line. Buddhist teachings perpetuate this idea. Other spiritual writers have perpetuated this idea. I have previously perpetuated this idea through this blog. Am here to correct this … Continue reading

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promised land: stories from awakeville

the promised land lacks nothing filled with food, wine, money, sex, and wi-fi the promised land the grand reward for those who persevere overflowing with the wanted and the worth-its the promised land more real than real MUST hold no … Continue reading

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ice walk: stories from awakeville

brittle splitting of frozen crystals spider veins radiate outward jagged, wild no one to fall through the thinned ice today the ice splits nonetheless some weight made the ice split whose ? who hears the brittle snapping all around so … Continue reading

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simulacrum : stories from awakeville

the wide open spaciousness of awakeville didn’t need a golem but mind made one anyway without telling anyone the golem was translucent and easy to miss he could do most things the old me could do and better secretly, the … Continue reading

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About Satori …

Oshaku Okumura, one of the foremost exponents of Dogen’s teachings, said when he was asked about Satori: “Satori is nothing but being aware of, or being alert in, whatever activity you are doing right now, right here. Any activity is … Continue reading

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