The path of spiritual transformation is difficult. Perhaps that is why it is valuable. Easy things rarely hold much worth. And to make its value even greater, it is not only difficult but also long. A difficult, long road. Yet, we walk it anyway. Perhaps because it is the only possible way—forward. Then comes the […]
How Change Happens
"If the state of your mind at this moment determines the future, then what determines the state of your mind? The degree of presence. So the only place where real change can happen, where the past can be dispelled, is the present."
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30.03.2012
Osho on “the way of the sly man”
Below is an excerpt from a talk by Osho. In it, he answers a question from a man who says that he moves between anger and sadness and doesn’t know whether he should express anger or let it explode inside him. Osho answers this question thus: “Anger and sadness are both the same. Sadness is […]
28.03.2012
The problem is the solution
Following my post on identifying the “real” problem, here is a sequel in the same spirit. It is this: if we manage to find what that problem is, we soon discover that the problem itself contains the solution to our truly “real” issue. Sound a bit confusing? Let me give you an example to make […]
1. Identify the Trigger Think about what is currently causing a problem in your life: Is it your parents? Your partner (or the lack thereof)? Your children? Your boss? Your job? Politicians? Global warming? People’s rudeness? Your health? Death? Or perhaps it is yourself and your own imperfections? Look at this as clearly as possible. […]
This is the seventh and final habit of highly effective people from Stephen Covey’s book of the same title – Sharpen the Saw. At its core lies the principle of creative self-renewal, expressed in our capacity to take care of ourselves so that we may continue to grow and develop. In other words, if we […]
15.02.2012
The Sword of Discernment
*”You are all brave warriors. Your very presence in a physical body on Earth today speaks of your immense courage and readiness to face the darkness—within and without—and to bathe it in your light, the light of your consciousness. You are warriors in the spiritual sense of the word, and your equipment consists of compassion […]
08.02.2012
The Secret of the Path
“I would like to say something about the secret of the path. You advance on your path by leaving everything from before behind, even your old insights. But there is something more about the path. You reach the goal with the last step. Everything before that is simply preparation.” — Bert Hellinger I love this […]
“However, it is our Souls, not our Egos that create our lives. For instance, our Souls may choose to experience sickness or other kinds of loss or suffering as a way to be initiated into deeper wisdom so that we might grow. Such choices are anathema to the Ego, whose function is to help keep […]
Howard Sasportas, in The Dynamics of the Unconscious: “The True Self is the deepest part of your individual nature — who you are beneath all your frills and trimmings. It is your own personality: who you are as a separate, individual being. Discovering your True Self is a process of freeing yourself from the false […]
-“Life, it seems, has an irritating way of doing this in those areas where we are unbalanced. This is precisely what Novalis meant when he said that character and destiny are two names for one and the same principle.” — Liz Greene, “The Dynamics of the Unconscious” This is the commentary Liz Greene offers in […]
23.11.2011
The War Within: Facing the Core of Evil
“As we peel away the layers one by one, we move closer to our true essence. Purity. Every removed layer reveals sadness, dissatisfaction, and resentment. The process is not easy, and most people unconsciously feel a strong resistance. Through cynicism, hatred, contempt, or mockery, they deny the need for true inner conscious work and refuse […]
15.11.2011
Zorba–Buddha: The Union of the Two Truths
This is a continuation of the theme of the two truths from the previous article, “Depression and the Truth of the Body.” It begins with an excerpt from Nikos Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek, which Petya sent me and which beautifully illustrates what the union of these two truths looks like. “*I stretched out in my […]
