I don’t have an ego. And nor do you. That doesn’t mean you and I don’t get caught up in egocentric thinking and behavior, but that we are mistaken in thinking of the ego as some separate individual self. some “thing” in the mind. When I observe my own mind, I notice there is an […]
Continue readingFrom Hafiz:
It happens all the time in heaven, And some day It will begin to happen Again on earth— The men and women . . . . Who give each other Light, Often will get down on their knees And. . .with tears in their eyes, Will sincerely speak, saying, “My dear, How can I be […]
Continue readingGaian Perspective on Gulf Oil Leak
The Global Brain is Watching. (This is text from video. Watch the video.) The live video feed from the fractured oil pipe a mile beneath the surface is allowing anyone with Internet access (currently more than 1.7 billion of us) to watch the plume of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. And, moreover, to […]
Continue readingThe Death of the Mouse
The mouse that sits in our hand so much of the day is on the way out. It has served its time well. But the future is mouse-free. Thanks to the iPad. Apple launched the mouse nearly thirty years ago as a way of pointing to places on a computer screen. It freed us from […]
Continue reading2012: Temporal Epicenter of a Cultural Earthquake
In recent times there has been growing interest in the possibility that the global crisis is coming to a head in the year 2012. It will be a time when we will see major changes, major transformations of humanity, perhaps an awakening of the human spirit. Most of this focus on 2012 stems from the […]
Continue readingSeek and Ye Shall Not Find
“Seek and Ye Shall Find!” In daily life this may be true; the more we search for something, the more likely we are to find it. Although, even in this realm, synchronicity sometimes plays an important role, opening us to possibilities we never could have planned for. [see: How to be a Wizard] But when […]
Continue readingThe Path of No Path
Spiritual teachers with non-dual leanings often say that there is no path to enlightenment. There is nowhere to get to; you are already enlightened, you just do not know it. There is no need for a technique or practice; they will only keep your mind trapped in the illusion of relative phenomena. Do not meditate; […]
Continue readingFalling Back Into Love
Two new short podcasts: “Falling Back Into Love”, and “Love: A Fundamental Quality of Consciousness” http://www.peterrussell.com/TV/audio.php
Continue readingPraying for Peace – A Different Take
Each of us would rather experience peace than suffering. One reason we do not experience as much peace as we would like is the result of how we see things, the interpretations we put on our experience. If we see things through the eyes of fear and anxiety, caught in judgement or frustration, wishing things […]
Continue readingForgiveness – Seeing the World Differently
The conventional understanding of forgiveness is of some absolution or pardon: “I know you did wrong, but I’ll overlook it this time.†But the original meaning of forgiveness is very different. The ancient Greek word for forgiveness is aphesis, meaning “to let go.†When we forgive others we let go of the judgments we may […]
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