Tag Archives: reality
Still-mind meditation – Outcomes, Not Philosophy
Where does still-mind meditation come from? Who was the original teacher? Continue reading
Handling Christmas Stress
Four hacks for handling Christmas Stress – and change your life: When you begin to feel stressed – particularly Christmas stress – and you feel frustrated, put upon, rushed, angry, remember these fours simple truths that will change your Christmas … Continue reading
Physical Body, Spiritual Body
Your physical body, spiritual body… can it be so, or do you suppose that the body is totally matter, perishable and not at all spiritual? That the mind is spirit while the body is only the vehicle?. There could be something quite back-to-front … Continue reading
Uncertainty, Control, Stress
Uncertainty is a major stress factor for most people. It goes hand in hand with lack of control, which often freaks people right out. We can face uncertainty in a strong and empowered way, or we can be irrational, inept … Continue reading
Unchallenged Assumptions Lead to Poor Outcomes
Here is a conversation I had recently with a student: Nothing external can cause an internal response What causes our emotional reaction is the black box full of assumptions (in the mind) by which we make inferences about how we … Continue reading
Comfort, Discomfort, Both OK
View Post Generally we choose comfort over discomfort, and that seems wonderfully reasonable, doesn’t it? But just consider, whenever you choose comfort you are pushing away about 99.9% of what is available. Reality is vast, while your comfort area is … Continue reading
Hurting and Growing
I owe much to guru and lineage. Without having had a guru, I would not have discovered this yogic path, nor ventured far upon it. Without his guru, I would not have met him. Without the great Nityananda, none of us would … Continue reading
End 2014, Year of Changes
Changes – some painful, some joyful or even ecstatic, some that come simply with the turning of the Earth.This time last year, somehow I had a feeling that 2014 would be a year of changes… and I was right. Maybe,on … Continue reading
Sit with your anger, dive deep through pain
Some years ago now I sat with a spiritual community in trauma. Their spiritual leader was in disgrace from allegations of sexual impropriety. The hall that is normally full was half-empty, and of those attending, half were quietly weeping. The … Continue reading
Surrender: True, or False?
A question that vexes yogis – when is surrender true abandonment of the ego, and when is it only an ego-hijacking of spiritual aspiration? Let’s think about some examples of both…