Published: Sat, 09/16/23
To become an ever more sane person in an insane world... that's the purpose of non dual teachings. We are taught from birth that we don't really exist, that what exists is our thoughts, desires and emotions. Breaking free from that is leaping into reality. Reality. A place where other things besides our little self exists. A life where we have a place because we are blended into everything. A place where balance can begin. So many spiritual teachings have us thinking that this would be a
solemn place, with long faces and not-moving meditation. But it's really a place of laughter. Mostly laughter at ourselves! So this week we have a little snark, some jokes about the Pope, and face-plants about shamans... all for a little fun and balance.
:) Zareen
One of the ways that white people prove that we're just freaking idiots, is how everyone wants to be a shaman. I mean, as soon as Carlos Castaneda came out, however long ago that was, everybody started wanting to be a shaman. I know a white gal over in Colorado who's self-declared herself as a …
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Reaching into the inner depths... it's actually a very useful way to think about spirituality (although technically it's backward). But the idea of reaching into the inner depths gives us, gives us an opportunity to stop for a second, take that breath. Here we are. It's habitual for us to live on the surface - …
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So, the Pope seems to be making a big stink these days, and that's pretty amazing. First of all, it shows how radical some spirituality can get. How fixed and mean a teaching about love can become so that even the Pope has to speak up against it, against his own people. That's pretty radical. …
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Little-known secret: when you unhook from the logical, critical mind, it actually starts working better and becomes a fabulous tool.
How do you tell if someone is truly awake or not? This is a question that comes up a lot in groups. The reason people are always asking this question is because they want to find somebody that's not going to suck them into a cult, or steal their money, or fool them in some …
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We all know the saying: "You can't create a new paradigm using the same thinking that created the old paradigm." But what do you do? You're stuck in your paradigm, and the number one thing that keeps us in that paradigm is our language. Like right now, I'm writing and I'm using English. It's the …
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The entire universe does not filter itself through your perceptions, so ultimately, it doesn't matter what you think.
Balance. It's not a solid thing that you can create. Balance is always a movement, like riding a bike. That's how I like to explain it. You know? You get that feeling when you're on a bike of how the forward motion keeps the back and forth sway from falling over. Balance is something that …
The best way to come back into harmony is to get in a circle and dance. It only makes sense... Being in harmony by yourself is not possible because there is nothing to harmonize with. Being in balance by yourself, the same, is not possible. And besides, it's being in harmony with other human beings …
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