Life — at once a terrifying prospect and a wondrous gift.
Get out of your mind and into your direct experiencing.
I’ve always been interested on the creative process itself as much as artistic outcomes. It’s the magic of something from nothing. The mystery of that. The spark of inspiration that calls us to follow where it leads – one trusting step after another. The unpacking and unfolding the tender seed of an idea. In this…
At the heart of matter of being human is the problem of suffering. What are we to do with it, how do we contend with it? If suffering cannot be accounted for at our current level of understanding then we might ask, as a starting point, if we can at least *admit the possibility* that…
Good Friday What must die? All forms, identities. What is Risen? Life itself, triumphant. Because there is no death, ultimately. Life Eternal is enduring by definition. Today is the sacrifice, the surrender of all for the sake of Truth. Do I believe in Jesus? Not as such. But it’s impossible to deny the sacrifice that…
Our trouble starts when we privilege thinking over direct experience. When this becomes an ingrained habit of relating to the world and ourselves even the suggestion to drop out of the mind and into the non-conceptual being can be violently resisted. But for the sake of our peace and freedom we must learn to let…
Silent mind! Holy mind! All is calm, all is bright 🌟🎄🎶