In the personal arena our search for freedom gives rise to the practice of spirituality. Spirituality is the process by which we attempt to decipher our own nature, in pursuit of freedom from the nagging background discontent that most of us live with, tolerate and /or find coping mechanisms for. Spirituality can be entirely personal, but there have been various attempts at a formalization, with varying degrees of success. Ultimately, whether looked at from the perspective of the most dogmatic religion, or the perspective of the most intimate and personal, all spiritual practices share the same premise and conclusion: Within the human condition lies embedded a search for greater meaning. Which, if properly understood, will lead to some measure of freedom, even if only freedom from the search itself.
If knowledge is power then perhaps the most powerful knowledge of all is the understanding that we are all one. That human beings, and the entire universe, is unified by consciousness. Consciousness is not generated by the brain. The brain is a sender and receiver of consciousness. Consciousness extends beyond the individual and connects apparently […]
Looking at the world around us, it’s clear that something isn’t quite right. Corruption at the highest levels. Wars. Famine. Pollution. Poverty. Environmental destruction. The annihilation of complete species. Perhaps even our own demise looms on the horizon… Sometimes it’s overwhelming. To the point where I want to shout: “What can I do!? I’m just […]
Some time ago, somewhere in a long-forgotten note book, out of pure exasperation I scribbled down the phrase “Life is a constant struggle”. This was how I felt at the time. The feeling was a constant presence of nervous anticipation that I lived with for many years. Sometimes I still feel this way, but there is […]
Love is Pain. And I’m not talking about sadomasochism or a valentine’s break-up. Nor am I referring to our romanticised ideas of lust and passion. Generally our culture is at a loss for words when it comes to describing real love. I’m talking about the kind of love that is honest, accepting and forgiving, no […]
I have struggled with intense irritation, frustration and anger for a long time. I still do. But there are signs of hope. There is a way to overcome it. For as long as I can remember I would get allergic reactions that caused physical symptoms of irritation. These intensified during my teenage years and into […]
Being alone does not mean that you are lonely. And vice versa. Being lonely does not mean that you are alone. Being alone is a simple matter of physical circumstance. A statement of fact. You are not surrounded by people. This is solitude. While being lonely is a state of heart. You feel alone. And […]
How often have you heard the phrase “No words can describe…” or “Words cannot explain…”? Many people would be quick to assume that these are simply figures of speech. That actually, off course there are words to explain the experience, or the phenomenon, but that the speaker does not know these words, or that the […]
The universal consciousness field, or source field, is present throughout everything in the universe. The source field is that mysterious force that underpins the weird and wacky world of quantum mechanics. Quantum physicists tell us that all atoms are actually 99% empty space. Physical particles make up only 1% of all matter. It’s just that […]
All humans search for happiness. And all humans know that it’s an elusive state. Few of us can honestly say that we often go through an entire day being completely happy. Even fewer can say the same for an entire week, an entire month or an entire year. Never mind an entire life-time. Part of […]
Surrender to a higher power. After all this time what other choice is there? After all the ups were followed by downs, and all the downs followed by ups, and up and down and up and down, what other choice have we got left? How much longer will we fool ourselves into thinking that we […]
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