Woke up this morning and randomly opened up and read in “The Unfolding Now” by A.H. Almaas. He wrote very clearly about the truth that I have come to understand, through this blog and my life, as one of the only real truths we can experience – a personal knowing. Here’s what I read: If […]
Author: Ted Seymour
For the past couple of days, I’ve been paying close attention to why it’s hard to get to my cushion and actually meditate in the mornings. Something is happening internally which is getting in the way and I’m not really sure what it is, so I’m trying hard to pay attention and understand. Yesterday I […]
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Distance from Spiritual Core
I’ve noticed more acutely lately how dependent my spirit is upon exogenous factors. Something deep inside me knows that whatever happens in the world, that I am essentially the same and that nothing, nothing can ever change that. I have a deep spiritual belief that everything is perfect exactly as it is too, so why […]
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Perspective
Something continues to brew for me around the chasm between what is really true and what we see as true. Even as I sit here overjoyed that Barack Obama won the presidential election, others are sitting oppositely dejected that McCain lost. Isn’t there some objective truth that would become apparent after such a lengthy campaign? […]
Many of you may also be going through the same thing I have lately, a sense of dread and panic associated with the financial markets and our own financial condition. It seems like there is a chance that everything could really go to hell now as the financial / credit markets are no where near […]
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Homeless Dream – Generosity
I had a bit of a nightmare last night. I dreamed I was with some other people including Cz and we were chatting with a homeless person in San Francisco. It was a very friendly interaction and in the midst of it he was trying to get me to give him $5 in exchange for […]
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Still Grieving
I’ve been in a funk the past couple of days, feeling very low energy and having difficulty motivating myself to get things done or to take care of some of the more pressing issues in my life. I’m thinking it has to do with Hookie still and her death. The day that I buried her, […]
I had my dear Hookie put to sleep ysterday. What a difficult and beautiful process that was for me. I put off calling the vet all morning because I guess I really wasn’t sure what to do. Actually, I put off calling the vet because I didn’t want to let her go. At one point […]