Month: December 2014

What do you believe?

People find it quite easy to have beliefs and to hold on to them and to let their whole world be a product of their belief system. They also find it quite easy to attack those who disagree. The harder, more courageous thing, which the hero and the heroine, the warrior, and the mystic do, is continually to look one’s beliefs straight in the face, honestly and clearly, and then step beyond them. That requires a lot of heart and kindness. It requires being able to touch and know completely, to the core, your own experience, without harshness, without making any judgment. … [click on title to read and view more]

Saturday mellow

Avishai Cohen -- beautiful music… [click on title to read and view more]

Feeling broken?

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

If I had remained med compliant…

pharmaceuticals If I had remained med compliant...

If I had remained med compliant...I would still be on a cocktail similar to the one I began to withdraw from 10 years ago now. I’ve withdrawn from:84 mg of Concerta50 mg of Seroquel200 mg of Zoloft400 mg of Lamictal11 mg of Risperdal3 mg of Klonopin (list of other good things)

Both/And Thinking: Bridging Nature and Nurture

yin/yang tree Nature vs nurture, biological vs. psychological: how about both/and rather than either/or

The subject of biological vs. psychological and nature vs. nurture came up in one of my professional email groups. I always think in terms of both/and rather than either/or these days. Here's how I responded to the group: I see all aspects of being human as existing on spectrums of sorts.  All these spectrums interact with each other so that experience is like a kaleidoscope perhaps...endlessly varied from human being to human being and even within the life of a solo human being...no moment is ever repeated...we are new in that way in every instant.

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No escape

There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs and the tigers are getting closer and closer. When she comes to the edge of a cliff, she sees some vines there, so she climbs down and holds on to the vines. Looking down, she sees that there are tigers... Continue Reading →

Waking the Still, Small Voice Within

Learn why the body is such an important tool in spiritual practice, how to cultivate your awareness of the ‘felt sense’ to make important decisions in your life and how the power of your questions can dramatically open new possibilities. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

Yoga nidra: this is deep relaxation and healing (lucid dreaming too)

Yoga nidra or "yogi sleep" is a sleep-like state which yogis report to experience during their meditations. Yoga nidra, lucid sleeping is among the deepest possible states of relaxation while still maintaining full consciousness. Lucid dreaming is the Western practice derived from yoga nidra. The distinguishing difference is the degree to which one remains cognizant of the actual physical environment as opposed to a dream environment. ... [click on title to view more]

Saturday mellow: a guided vipassana meditation

This is a good guided meditation and is actually good for any level from beginner to advanced. I like to always keep in mind the concept of always being a beginner. Yes, the concept of zen mind, beginner's mind... … [click on title to read and view more]

Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing

I’ve continued pursuing experimentation with tibetan bowl sound healing. It’s really amazing to listen to the sounds and the woman in the below video is my best find so far.

This album is a wondrous collection of healing sounds and my favorite yet: Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing. It's a highly professional production and the sound is superb and the six tracks seem to escort me on a journey through the psyche that creates healing each time I listen in deep meditation. … [click on title to read and view more]

Alienation causes fear and fear deepens alienation

But when you look at anything as separate from you, you cannot love it for you are afraid of it. Alienation causes fear and fear deepens alienation. It is a vicious circle. Only self-realisation can break it. Go for it resolutely. … [click on title to read and view more]

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