Once we feel separate, once we believe ourselves alone and insignificant, once we have the slightest inclination of fear, when we think we are dwarfed or disillusioned, or especially separate from god/awareness/being/that which is the eternal sea of consciousness, then the greatest lie has overtaken us and we’ve forgotten our latent, indisputable connection with everything. […]
In Indian cosmology the Sanskrit language has immense power. It is a magic and divine force of creation, preservation, and destruction. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a divinity. In Vedic times, the ritual, performed in Sanskrit, was believed to uphold the entire cosmos. There was even a class of priests who oversaw the […]
People are so stuck in the form world. They are hypnotized by it and believe it to be the only thing important, the only thing that is real. It is all that matters to them. The only place that has any substance in their perception. And, in reality, this is the only place that actually […]
Many people have a misconception that the spiritual path is about nothing other than always feeling good, of only having “positive” experiences, of never allowing our anger to show. This is simply not the case. The spiritual path is about not identifying with that anger, sorrow, joy, or other form of suffering. These are emotions […]
It is extremely possible to establish a way of life that is conducive to being spiritual, mindful, and compassionate in our daily lives. However, this requires vigilance. We must make spirituality, mindfulness, and awareness our priorities so that we are not otherwise distracted by everything that samsara throws at us. This world of form can […]
One of the primary teachings in Buddhism is that our thoughts are integral in the generation of our realities. Our experienced reality is largely shaped by what we think and how we perceive the world. Each one of us sees things differently from the other and these different way of thinking are not intrinsically “good” […]
Changes in one’s train of thought produce corresponding changes in one’s conception of the external world…. As a thing is viewed, so it appears. To see things as a multiplicity, and so to cleave unto separateness, is to err. –Padmasambhava We could have just about anything we want if something wasn’t blocking us. Many of […]
Mindfulness is an ancient idea that stems from India’s wisdom traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. It really began making its way to the West in the 60s. Its popularity has grown so voraciously that today it is an almost unavoidable concept. It can be see on magazine covers, books, TV, it is being taught in places such as schools, the […]
When the word yoga is mentioned, most of us in the West think of a physical and mental exercise wherein the practitioner places his or her body in a series of poses (asana) while controlling the breath and focusing the mind. This type of yoga is known as hatha yoga (properly pronounced as haata). Studios that teach various […]
The totality of reality seeks to shower you with experience. All experience –“good” or “bad”. They’re the same. It’s your perception which distorts them to be “positive” or negative”. You, yourself are this totality. Nothing more. Nothing less. And this totality seeks to know itself through you and the eternal, sublime dance of experience. Relinquish […]