We would not exist without our stories, but our true essence is more than that. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. “Preferences, attachments, and stories happen. If you identify with them, truth becomes as divided as heaven and earth. Truth is not in the attachments, opinions, and stories of the mind. The essential truth lies eternally undisturbed by beliefs of the mind.”

It happens when you and your attachments to your story end. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. “Pure witnessing, without a witnesser, is effortless when there is no self, no you with preferences and a story. It happens when you and your attachments to the story end. That is how truth reveals itself. Anything other than pure awareness is…

Suffering is what drives us on a spiritual path back to the oneness that is our true identity. — Non-Medium members can access this full article paywall-free here. Gautama Buddha began his awakening path when he saw suffering for the first time in the world. — Could awakening be the purpose of suffering in the world? — Could suffering be the motivation for us to take action toward…

[Updated Sept 13, 2020] Timeless advise on the pandemic from one of the past century’s most influential gurus from the East. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918–2008) brought the practice of Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) to the world and was the meditation teacher and guru of the Beatles and the Beach Boys, among many other celebrities in his day. I learned TM in 1974 and consider it the most beneficial life-practice that I have…

[Updated June 24, 2022] A new way to know if you are experiencing an ‘Awakening’, ‘Self-Realization’, or ‘Enlightenment’. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. CONTENTS [1] “Awakening” on Social Media — Initial Awakening & Awakened [2] Formal Definitions —[2.1] Awakening; [2.2] Self-Realization; [2.3] Enlightenment [3] The Awakening Matrix [4] Enlightenment vs. Being Psychic — [4.1] Two Pathways to Awakening [5] Dark Night of the Duality Soul [6] Stages of Spiritual Transformation…

[Updated December 22, 2021] An overview of the Chakras for meditation and energy balancing. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. Introduction A chakra (“wheel” in Sanskrit) is a major concentration in the physical body of both physical and non-physical (spiritual or psychic) energy (prana or kundalini). Some people prefer to call them “Energy Centers”. This article gives a meditator a general idea of…

[Updated June 22, 2022] Meditation is central to contemporary spirituality, but just what is it? — “I have tried meditating, but I couldn’t really get into it.” I heard the quote above, or something like it, from relatives at 2 recent family get-togethers. I have also seen similar comments on Facebook spiritual groups, along with a lot of suggestions on how to meditate. Part 1 (this article) is an Introduction & Overview

How to balance your Higher-Self & Lower-Self to be the best you and help make a better world for places like Ukraine. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. SECTIONS [1] The “Witnessing I” & The “Small I” [2] Ukraine as a Spiritual Catalyst [3] Be Proud of Your Dharma [4] Heal Yourself, Heal Your World [1] The “Witnessing I” & The “Small I” February has been an intense month.

[Updated April 3, 2022] We can go to the most religious places in the world, but they will not be spiritual until we turn inward. — by Jaeyeon Choe and Alan A. Lew Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. The pandemic has led some people to take a greater interest in religion and spirituality as a way of coping with the unprecedented changes that have taken place. …

[Updated June 26, 2022] Karma is our conditioned response to the world; Synchronicity is how we master our Karma to live an awakened life. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. CONTENTS [1] Definitions of ‘Karma’ — [1.1] In Sanskrit, Karma means… — [1.2] The 3 Levels of Karma [2] Samskaras (Conditioned Responses) Create Karma — [2.1] Good & Bad Karma [3] ‘Kriya’ is the Opposite of Karma —[3.1] Kriya Releases of Karma — (1) Sleep; (2)…

Also known as 1-Intelligence/Essence, 2-Awareness, and 3-Happiness/Energy — by any name, they are in everything. — QUESTION FROM A READER: I know that All is One, all are infinite manifestations of Consciousness. I also know that only Love is real. What is the relationship/connection between Consciousness and Love? The same? Just semantics? ANSWER FROM ME & MY ENERGY GROUP-HIGHER SELF: Thanks for your interesting question. This…

Zen Master Dogen on the difference between the world as the “illusion” we create & the world as the “awakening” inside us. — “To carry the self forward and illuminate myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and illuminate the self is awakening.“ — Dogen, in ‘Genjokoan’ I LOVE this saying from Zen Master Dogen (1200–1253 CE). I interpret these two lines as … To experience and act in the world…

Buddhist insight for a new world spirituality. — CONTENTS [1] A Lesson from Buddha — [1.1] Things That We Should Not Worry About — [1.2] Things That We Should Worry About — [1.3] Buddha Teaches Us How to be Mindful [2] A Contemporary Understanding — [2.1] “What” We Do is Not Spiritual — [2.2] “How” We Do What We Do…

The classic text of Chan / Zen Buddhism is re-interpreted from a contemporary radical nonduality perspective. — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. CONTENTS [1] Introduction [2] A Radical Xin Xin Ming [3] About Xin Xin Ming [4] Key Neo-Advaita Concepts [5] Sources [6] Related Articles Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. [1] Introduction I offer this re-interpretation of the foundational Chan/Zen Buddhism text, Xin…

Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate — That is Liberation! — Non-Medium subscribers can access this full article here. Gate, gate. Paragate. Parasamgate. Bhodi svaha! (Gone, gone. Gone to the opposite shore. Gone completely to the opposite shore. That is liberation/enlightenment. — The Heart Suttra of Mahayana Buddhism) Now is the time to go beyond. Beyond time. Beyond space. Now is…