I’m not sure I can say “all martial arts exercises,” but I can say “all karate exercises” begin with a defensive move, never an offensive move. Always with a block, never with a kick or punch. Besides not being taught how to attack, a karate student is taught only to use the minimum force needed […]
This “Me” Does Not Exist. But “I” Do
I’ve just had the clearest example of someone on the other side sending me an urgent bulletin. Both the bulletin and the sending are interesting. I was wrestling with what caused inner turmoil and turned my attention to the “personality.” And then came a moment of clear, heightened seeing when I said to myself: I […]
Ascension is like Changing the Channel
I am a day closer to reunion with God. By “Ascension,” I don’t mean to suggest we’re going anywhere. The nearest physical comparison is to say we’d be changing channels on the TV. Just as all television signals are simultaneously in the room I’m sitting in, so are all dimensions. They co-exist in the same […]