Aug 15 2008
Oriah Mountain Dreamer quote
“It does not interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream your heart’s longing.
Tag Archive 'spirituality'
Aug 10 2008
On joy
Go to the most beautiful natural place you know. It needs to contain plants and animals. You will need to concentrate, so sit or stand or walk, whatever helps you to concentrate. You will also need to be able to empty your mind, so if you find this hard to do while walking, stop.
Jun 24 2008
The Death Lodge
A couple of days ago Moongazy lent me a copy of a handbook called The Wilderness Quest; For Vision and Self-healing by Dr Stephen Foster and Meredith Little. It’s an extraordinary little book, quite different from any “self help” or “spiritual” books I’ve flicked through before. It takes the reader, in very concrete and specific steps, through the preparation for a Vision Quest. None of the usual vagueness that one finds in most spiritual advice.
I was very moved by a section called The Death Lodge. Here it is… Continue Reading »
Jul 31 2007
Living in the Truth: some practical steps
1. Be ready to welcome beauty.
Beauty is the human perception of rightness. It is an unconscious reference to the Truth that we all know, but have forgotten. To find something beautiful is to recognise that it is without conflict, that it is simple, and thus that it is in some way right. Every encounter with beauty is an opportunity to learn some aspect of the Truth.
Jul 31 2007
Of light and dark: paths to the Truth
I have mentioned, from time to time, the concepts of the light and dark sides of the Truth. It is time I expanded this thread.
Given that the Truth is constant and it is only the individual’s experience of it that changes, how can there be light and dark sides of the Truth? I can best sum this up with the following image: Continue Reading »
Jul 31 2007
Flesh and Illusion
First, let me say that I celebrate life. There are some philosophies and religions that do not – they say that suffering is a part of the process of living, so must find a way of altering the way we live to escape from suffering. Many thinkers and teachers have devised many ways, and they generally involve the suppression of the will and the putting of emphasis onto things beyond the visible realm. Continue Reading »
