When — twenty years ago — the grace of awakening revealed itself to me, it happened so effortlessly and naturally that it took me by surprise. And yet the impact of this awakening on my everyday perception and relationship to life was radical in every way.
MASTERING THE ART OF BEING AWAKE AND BEING HUMAN
WHAT HAPPENS TO "DOING" AFTER AWAKENING?
THE LUMINOSITY OF BEING PRESENT IN THE BODY
EMPTY YOUR VESSEL
THE SACRED MARRIAGE
There is a tendency on the spiritual path to focus on the mind-qualities of illumination—such as clarity, insight, and wisdom—and to perpetuate the idea of an all-seeing, all-knowing God-like state as the pinnacle of self-realization. This emphasis on mind-illumination is prevalent in both old and new spiritual teachings of enlightenment. But a great error is made when supreme wisdom is upheld as the most precious prize.
POLISHING THE CRYSTAL OF YOUR UNIQUENESS
There’s a question that is often bothersome on the seeker’s path …
Does awakening erase the personality? Do all personal traits, tendencies, and idiosyncrasies get wiped away in one fell swoop? Does our astrological imprint become obsolete? Do we transcend our conditioning completely? Do we return to some kind of innocent tabula rasa?