I am happy to share the news about Bart’s (my spiritual teacher) newest book — now available on Amazon. I’ve already ordered my copy and it sounds like a page-turner. I am sure this book will fuel deep and earnest discussions in self-inquiry groups. Here is a book blurb from Bart’s website RealFacePress: This is a book about spiritual enlightenment—what it is, how it happened for me, and how you might live in such a …
Suzanne Segal (1955–1997) was a writer and teacher about spiritual enlightenment, known for her sudden experience of self-realization which she wrote about in her book Collision With the Infinite: A Life Beyond the Personal Self. Two years after her shift into a “sense of unity,” Segal relapsed into the uncomfortable state of constant anxiety she had first experienced. At this point she returned to exploring psychological themes from her childhood which included recovered memories of abuse and persistent migraines. …
What is contemplation? Typing the word contemplation here eases my muscles a bit and slows my breathing. Being still has a profound positive effect on our human biology and being still with a focus on a specific word or object slows our breathing, relaxes our muscles, and our blood flows more easily through the body. What is contemplation? The act or state of contemplating. Thoughtful observation or study. Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a …
Wei Wu Wei is one of my favorite Perennial Wisdom teachers. Getting straight to the point, he wastes no time on frills. “Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn’t one.” ― Wei Wu Wei “Disciples and devotees…what are most of them doing? Worshipping the teapot instead of drinking the tea!”― Wei Wu Wei “THIS which is seeking is THAT which is sought, and …
A personal identity accumulates slowly, influenced by family, culture, religion, and societal norms and begins to gel as young children. Most of us are taught to be separate by family, society, educators, and the traditions of using a dualistic language. Society and religions continually reinforce we are separate from each other. Nearly 95% of humans on planet believe they are separate beings. Since 2012, the numbers of the awakened have increased as technology makes the …
A Course in Miracles – often abbreviated ACIM or simply called the Course – is a complete self-study spiritual thought system. As a three-volume curriculum consisting of a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, it teaches that the way to universal love and peace—or remembering God—is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy. A Course in Miracles also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of …
Do you notice the internal commentary and chatter zipping through your mind? Your head? Most of us do notice this incessant chatter and wish it to be quiet. We meditate and practice yoga or walk to lessen our stress of listening to the constant chatter. We have deep habits of internally commenting, critiquing, judging every thought stream, every moment, according to our preferences, emotions, opinions and desires. We begin to see the thought stream is …
