It’s a joy to step out of the fog of consumerism. These days, with global warming and pollution, it is easy to think that consuming things, buying things, is the biggest problem for the environment. But the biggest problem is the fact that we’re all consumers of life. We are consumers of happiness, consumers of …
Short is Good
Published: Sat, 06/10/23
Short is Good
I was really busy this week so I was sort-of embarrassed to start putting the newsletter together this morning. For my Youtube videos I had to grab little awkward moments inside the rush. I thought the content I was producing was really lame. But now that I’m putting together this week’s newsletter… it’s not really all that bad! So please enjoy this week’s offerings.
Most of the videos are short... but short is good!
This week I am inspired by readings about Sam Lewis from "In the Garden." I've also been studying some Eckhart Tolle material and love it when stuff like that pops out with new interpretations. We went to a very sweet dance up in Hamilton Montana and discovered a super simple Kirtan leader who is doing Kirtan in Hamilton and Missoula. On top of that there was a "quick" drive to Lava Hot Springs to find a place to set up our dance tent for a coming event... and we'll
be having our 4 day dance event here in Salmon Idaho in a few days.
It's like there is a rush towards awakening eveywhere.
Stop Praying to the Universe
Stop praying to the universe. The universe is cold and dark and very far away. It’s like we’ve turned the universe into our new God… our new far away, way out there God. Instead pray to the Earth. The Earth is right here. We’re on the earth. We are part of the Earth. You look …
Come to a Place of Wholeness
How do we most easily come into a place of wholeness; a place of surrender? It’s a place where you’re solid. You know who you are and you don’t get swayed by small things (or large things for that matter). So the question is… how do we come into this place? This place where the …
We Get to Make Our Own Mistakes
On a quote from Sam Lewis. One of the treasures of life is that we all get to make our own mistakes. You gotta wonder. Would you want to live a life with zero mistakes? Zero risk? We do it globally as well as individually. All of us together make mistakes. We all get to …
Unity Experiencing Unity
Sufism talks about quieting yourself down to the place where only Unity exists. Unity experiencing Unity.
My new book!
Zen Stories & Mulla Nasrudine
Zen helps us explore ourselves with stories. The human mind operates on stories. We are all crazy because we have been given ridiculous stories since birth. So, one of the best ways to wake up is to rewrite the story.
You are a Force in this World
You are a force in this world so it’s important, it’s vital, that you are awake: as awake as possible. Totally awake would be a good idea… because all of us are either contributing to the insanity of the world around us or we’re contributing to the awakening of humanity. You can’t contribute awakeness if …
Undescribe Ourselves
What we’re trying to do with non-duality is “undescribe ourselves.” Like… who are you without a description? Who are you without a title? Who is the one?
When the Words Calm Down
Maybe a good way to describe the non-dual state is to say that it is learning to trust that the largest part of your perception doesn’t use words. The part of our consciousness where words reside is the smallest part. When the words calm down, you’re still you. You’re still there. When the words calm …
Ganesha Sharanam
This is a traditional song from the Hindu tradition.
The Best Reason to Pray
So what is the best reason to pray? Have you ever thought about it? I would like to suggest that the best reason to pray is because you’ve been told to do it. “Oh no!!!!” (I can just hear our modern narcissistic minds freaking out over that.) “You can’t tell me what to do!” Right? …
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