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Tag Archives: spirituality
Garyji’s Stages of Enlightenment
[Guest post from Garyji, a balding self-professed sage from somewhere upstate … ] Just because things are a little slow on Facebook today and my opponent has yet to make a move in Scrabble, and since I have a few … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightenment, Garyji, Guest Post, Human Experience, humor, satire, spiritual humor, spirituality, Stages of Enlightenment
RASA Transmission
Posted in awakening
Tagged awakening, enlightenment, loc 1000, nonduality, Ramaji, RASA, Religion and Spirituality, spirituality, Stages of Enlightenment
The End of The End of Seeking, or Is It ?
We have all heard it. Nowhere to go. Nothing to do. Depending on your disposition, this may elicit either a yawn ( of boredom, tedium or indifference ) or a scream. ( of frustration, exasperation or some such similar ) … Continue reading
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Tagged awakening, end of the path, God, lucid dream, lucid dreaming, maya, Religion and Spirituality, seeking, self awareness, spirituality
Forgiveness: The Missing Link of Practice
Why is Metta / Lovingkindness so ” hard ” ? How is it even a “thing ” for practitioners ? Practitioners are self-selected, other-interested, motivated. There is born the wish to broadcast loving energy to the world, and to everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality
Tagged Bhante Vimalaramsi, clarity, forgiveness, letting go, love, lovingkindness, mental hygeine, Metta, secular spirituality, spirituality
RASA, Ramaji, shaktipat
At first, spiritual practice felt like increasing control. Morality. Ethics. Sila. This lasted for years, and it felt good. I am a good person. I can trust myself. Others can trust me. Etc. Then the first break came. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry & Free Verse, Shaktipat
Tagged fear, free verse, poem, poetry, Ramaji, RASA, Shaktipat, spirituality
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
Posted in Poetry & Free Verse
Tagged awakening, dark night, free verse, PNSE, poem, poetry, spirituality
no land in sight
everyone is looking for a lighthouse, a beacon, a buoy, s o m e t h i n g to tell us we are going the right way …. it helps to imagine we have friends along the journey especially … Continue reading
Posted in Human Experience, Poetry & Free Verse
Tagged free verse, guru, poem, poetry, sangha, secular spirituality, seeker, spiritual poetry, spiritual search, spirituality
transpersonal
meeting apparent others across far scattered time zones views and traditions locations of mind bearing witness to pain of experience subtle confusion distinct imbalances of vision, emotion, and body each in turn standing naked speaking bare-hearted simple, plain unencumbered by … Continue reading
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Tagged distant healing, free verse, Lester Levenson, love, nonlocal healing, poem, poetry, quantum entanglement, secular spirituality, spirituality
What is Water ?
A humble , honest look at the actual day-to-day, moment to moment experience of one person. Sound familiar ? A big part of the spiritual journey, told in less than 10 minutes. This video comes from here: https://vimeo.com/68855377
The One Process
The One Process Worksop This extraordinary One Process Workshop helped deepen current experience here, clarifying some questions about post-awakening life through powerful direct inquiry and focused contemplation. Ken Kelly and Brigitte Hansoul lead the practices through a highly … Continue reading