Category Archives: Unusual People

Not kooks or weirdos – my unusual people are those I know persoanlly who have pushed the boundaries of individual consciousness.

Friendly Voice of Reason

I want to add a friendly voice to those clamouring at Ian Gawler – it is a sad thing when someone, who found himself at the edge of death yet is still alive 40 years later, has to defend himself … Continue reading

Posted in Conversations with the Swami, Unusual People | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Farewell Fr Sweeney

I heard the other day that Father Kevin Sweeney had died. I would have liked to attend his funeral. He brought peace to my father’s troubled soul.  He married me to my former husband. He gave me a job teaching, when I had … Continue reading

Posted in Spirituality and Religion, Unusual People | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Meister Eckhart – On Poverty

God as “God” couldn’t satisfy the spirituality of a fly. This piece of Eckhart’s is the height of mystical attainment, from a 14th century Dominican monk. I transcribed it late last century. It is Sermon 87 ‘On the Poor in … Continue reading

Posted in Spirituality and Religion, Universal Consciousness, Unusual People | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Shaivite Self-realisation – Notes on a seminar with Mark Dyczcowski

Shaivite Self-Realisation -Notes on a seminar with Mark Dyczcowski Spanda is the action of Shiva – a pulsating throb of consciousness. The tradition through which I explore Being and Reality is formally known as Kashmir Shaivism. In plain English, it … Continue reading

Posted in Meditation, Philosphy of Yoga, Sutras, Universal Consciousness, Unusual People | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment