Know you’re Self not body, know that is certain!In this Realization, there’s no cause to leave home,You can strive in the city, there’s no need to roam.To change style of life would all be in vain,For mind remains with you, until it is slain.Demonic ghost ego, source and fabric of thought,Create body and world, whereby we are caught.Change of place, never changed the way we behave,Whether living at home, in a forest or cave.There are two ways by which our bonds may be freed:Either ask “to whom is this strange fate decreed?”Or surrender false “me” to be then stricken down,So praying intensely for “my will” to cease,We leave it to grace, to grant us release.—Alan Jacobs, “Know You’re Self”

The Beauty of Being Human

The human experience is full of life. The pain of love, when unreturned, and the fear that keeps us locked away from others. The heartache of watching others suffer is all part of the push into life. It’s the dark nights when we finally rest because we sense love in the room. Our bodies finally let go, and we fall asleep. When everyone is mad at you, and you feel misunderstood and unloved, you have a moment of joy and wonder how you can be happy while in such pain. The intern

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The Collective Effects of War

I woke up this morning feeling the usual heaviness I’ve had since my family moved back to Seattle. My dreams are dark, and my body is achy and just uncomfortable. I wondered to myself as I was getting ready to take my son to school, " Will I ever feel good again”? Then my mind went to how people are stricken by war right now, and about how they must feel darkness every day. I’m not talking about any one particular party, religion, or country. I’m just talking about the angui

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The Funnel of Projection

I come from a family that believes intelligence is the ability to memorize and regurgitate facts. I have never been good at remembering...

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Transcending Love

“ To be sentimental, to be emotional, is not love, because sentimentality and emotion are mere sensations. A religious person who weeps about Jesus or Krishna, about the guru or somebody else, is merely sentimental, emotional. He is indulging in sensation, which is a process of thought, and thought is not love. Thought is the result of sensation. So, the person who is sentimental, who is emotional, cannot possibly know love. ” The paragraph above is a quote by Krishnamurti th

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Sep 17, 20242 min read

Spiritual Integration

I spent much of my twenties and thirties and half of my forties looking for answers through meditation and solitude. I am a shy person and feel most comfortable when I am in my own home. Although I enjoyed my work, I was happiest when I came home to my apartment, shut the door, and left the world behind. My apartment was full of me, and it felt safe and familiar. I met my husband in my thirties at a meditation retreat. After we were married, we both loved our solitude and med

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Aug 23, 20244 min read

A World of Its Own

Different saints have advised against the accumulation of knowledge. Humans don’t need more facts; as my teacher has said, they need a different relationship with what they already know. We get stuck in beliefs and patterns, and then there aren’t any creative actions. We are just functioning from a conditioned state. I think I got a taste of this the other day. I had an experience that made me think that life is more about subtraction than it is about addition. I will try to

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Jul 23, 20242 min read

The Minds Narrative

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how our minds want to create a narrative for us to live by. Our thoughts will set a stage we then project onto our life experience. Our mind wants us to believe specific scenarios for whatever reason. For control or out of fear, I am unsure why. I say this because of an experience I had the other day. I was stuck in traffic looking at a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant. Then, all of a sudden, I realized I had been seeing McDonald’s a pa

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Feb 26, 20243 min read

Out of Nowhere

I have mostly thought I must seek you out. My look was watchful, peering to see what I did not know. Then, out of Nowhere, I became aware of your gaze on me. Once noticed gone, you saw my dream, and for a second, I witnessed god. From then until now, I have searched, driven by that spark. I realize I must follow your lead. Howbeit, there is no map. I can only stand where I am. I will try not to be confused or to confuse. Yet, confused is what we are to be.

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Nov 6, 20231 min read

The Sound of Stillness

The sun has no purpose—it just is. By just being, it radiates light and sustains life. However, it sits in silent meditation, untouched...

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The Little People

Those of us who know our place Those of us who smile and don’t take up space I see those who care and others are unaware Quiet and hidden though seen by some We don’t care that we are the little people because we are not alone Seen petting a cat looking on baby’s smile Feeling the warmth inside knowing we are alive I look to see you without you knowing My heart skips a beat as you walk and speak I sense divinity and know there must be a God For your inner silence carries with

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Nov 4, 20211 min read

The Wizard and Young Apprentice

Why are humans so afraid asks the apprentice Because they don’t remember that there is a key to life. Is the Key hard to find? It depends on who you ask. Why can’t humans find it. Because it is too simple and humans think life is very complicated. Does every human have access to the key? Yes, every human has access to the key. Does every human have their own key? Yes, every human has their own key. What does this key do for them? When there is great fear it is hard for humans

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