0016 - I Choose Who or What I Let Into My He...

Some people make awakening a goal. They're determined to get there. They say, “I refuse to be happy until I’m awakened.” This forms an attachment and attachments are the source of suffering, which moves in the opposite direction of awakening. Enlightenment comes from a deeper awa ...  Show more

If you’re lucky and the gods are gracious or if you are gifted with divine grace - use any mystical or theological expression you like - you might one day suddenly understand who “I” is, and you’ll never be the same again. Never. Nothing will ever be able to upset you again and n ...  Show more

If we are suffering, we are believing an interpretation of reality that is limiting and untrue. At these times we are imprisoned in a painful looping of fear-driven thoughts and feelings. This talk explores the ways our practices of mindfulness, compassion and loving presence can ...  Show more

"Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside wakes." – Carl Jung / What am I, beyond the external ego presentation? / we've got layers to shed before we get to our authentic self / our relationship with our body is dream-like / our choices determine our next body / this is not ...

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." ― Proverbs 4:23 / spirituality can be understood as a practice of purifying our desires from the level of exploitation, to renunciation, to devotion / don't be so harsh on people, they're mostly good hear ...