Life is so intelligently organized and self-organizing that it is only the habit of un-awareness that causes us to think and behave as if we could improve on its design, or ignore or resist it! Yet, when we yield to it – the experience of enlightenment – living becomes effortless. We’ve got out ot the way and allowed Life to live us! Magnificently. Joyously. Limitlessly.
The mind is everything. You become what you think. Buddha Who are you? We all know the *right* answers: I’m spirit having a human experience I’m God’s creation I’m a manifestation of Love… But I’m asking you, How do you really think about yourself? Because how you really think about yourself, is, as the […]
Rip off that garment you’re wearing, it’s just not you! Read More »
I know it’s immediately obvious to you the absurdity of fighting a shadow. And yet, that’s what we do in life. Let me explain. Have you ever felt the need to overcome your *laziness*, your *inertia*, your *lack of motivation”, your *guilt*, your *anger*, your *fear*, your *forgetfulness*, your *procrastination*…? And yes, that is exactly
If you knew you were fighting a shadow, would you continue? Read More »
True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline – Mortimer J Adler There was a time when the word ‘discipline’ evoked resistance in me. For one thing, i believed it inhibited my creativity and cramped my style. Besides, my lack of it led me to believe that I was deficient, lacking will power
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No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. Mathew 6: 24 I am curious about my relationship with the Masters of Truth and Deception. I might refer to them
So you don’t think you’re serving the wrong Master? Read More »
There are only two things you have to do in life. You have to live until you die. The rest you make up. Source Unknown When I was a high school teacher, I would tell my students: Don’t live down to other people’s expectations of you. What I didn’t realize then and what I
Whose Expectations are you living down to and what Certainties do they demand? Read More »
I hate it when I plan a conversation with someone in my head and they don’t follow the damn script so-relatable.tumblr.com Not so long ago, I happened to observe a situation where a carer of a 14-year old boy was at her wit’s end. The teenager had been in a dark space for some time and had
Change the damn script already! Read More »
Let’s look at this objectively: What assumptions do we live by? Let me suggest a few: We have to earn a living We have to work in jobs that we don’t necessarily enjoy or are passionate about We have to constantly upgrade our possessions By upgrading our possessions, we are upgrading our lives There is
Get off the frickin’ treadmill called ‘Normal’ already! Read More »
Instead of waiting for this moment or hour or day to pass, or dreading the next moment or hour or day, why not raise your level of consciousness to ‘effortless and enlightened’ right now? And why not maintain it throughout the day? You don’t need any fancy equipment or tranquil environment. Well, actually you do
5 Extraordinarily Effortless ways to live Enlightened today! Read More »
OSensei (Founder of Aikido) instructing. Image from the book Enlightenment through Aikido NOTE The following, and indeed all posts in this category, reflect my personal impressions and understandings. They are not intended to represent the views of my instructors, something which I am neither qualified nor given permission to do :). Harmonious ki is in
Breathing in, breathing out Read More »
*I wrote this a few years ago while I was doing a course with Jean Houston (a super human being!) My early rolls I started training in Aikido about a year ago. Prior to that, I hadn’t even heard the word! Not long before I started, I’d been considering taking up some form of martial art.
On the mat and in love Read More »