A seed from the stars
There we sat in the dark Senses consumed by emptiness Being but a seed yet to sprout An impulse of growth Hands sprout out and reach Clasping the other across the dark The spark the spark Lighting the movement of life Something is growing here…
Two Truths: The Superposition of the Ultimate and Relative Perspectives
“Everything is perfect”, she said to me. “There’s no need to worry, all will be just as it needs to be.” I sat in meditation allowing the words to wash over me. Then I heard a question arise in the room. “But if everything is…
Where is your sense of self quiz: Answer these questions to find out!
Did you know that people behave very differently, depending on where their sense of self is? Much of today’s culture wars is related to a mismatch between the self identity, and how people engage in the world as a result. If you want to skip…
From Holon to Super Consciousness
Today as I sat listening to my teacher talk, the talk took me into a vision. The vision culminated in allowing me to see how Super Consciousness comes about. When it started, It was just with the four foundations of mindfulness. Amazing how something so...
Reflections
The moon on the water is nothing other than water. Therefore the appearance of the moon is but water. What you "see" of the world around you is nothing other than mind. Therefore the appearances you see are mind. We see the world as we...
The one mistake people make trying to quit a bad habit
Have you ever tried to quit a bad habit and failed? The modern day method of quitting a habit tends to be "just power through it". This method involves expending energy to repress the pattern or behaviour that is undesired. More often than not, this...
Why anticipation is something to forget
There's a trap hidden inside the anticipation of things. We’ve all been there. While it can be exciting to anticipate something in the future, it can also cause us to waste time and energy on something that might not even happen. You know that feeling...
Out of tune
“Love is an interesting idea,” Govinda noted, “but it’s one that can imprison some minds rather than free them. Like fire, it depends on the mind using it to see how it will ultimately be used.” - A Heart Blown Open: The Life & Practice...
Spontaneity
This is how it goes My heart making prose About realization As it thumps away Connections make my day To all of reality I feel awake Buzzing making me shake And cry in humility If you want to know About this song I’ll show You...
All those flowers
I used to watch a lot of porn. Over the past year or so it started to change as an experience for me. I started seeing more of the pain and emptiness in the faces of the actresses. The paint started to wear off. The...
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