I just had a major realization and, with it, an expansion in my feeling of adequacy. After last week’s high tragedy and comedy, I probably needed the boost. Since many of us will be assuming large assignments after the Reval, what happened may be of interest to you. I’ll have large obligations and I’ve been […]
Beginner’s Mind
I can often wait a lot more if I’m given a foretaste of what we’re talking about. Having had a foretaste of stillpoint, normalcy, and ecstasy recently, I’m now ready to … errrr … wait patiently for the main events if I have to (I hope I don’t have to). I see where we’re going […]
The Secret Awaits Eyes Unclouded by Longing
From the Tao: “The secret waits for the insight Of eyes unclouded by longing; Those who are bound by desire See only the outward container.” (1) Let me use these last waning days of “eyes unclouded by longing” and not “bound by desire” to describe what it feels like to be desireless. Pretty soon it’ll […]
Getting Out of My Own Way
My life is a workshop in awareness. My agreement is to remain aware of myself. My process involves observing, noticing, and sharing. Viewed from a cultural-historical standpoint, my notes are an Ascension ethnography – a biography or narrative of one person’s slow and gradual, and sometimes sudden, Ascension process. Right now, I’m noticing the impact […]
Layer Upon Layer of Constructed Self
A friend called me the other day on not acting very compassionately. And she was right. There is a side of me that’s superficial, uncaring, unconcerned. I’m incredibly shallow about the world and I actually don’t know what to do about it. Seeing how shallow I am brings up fresh, new levels of constructed self […]