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There is a concept that the greatest journey you can make is from your head into your heart. It is a nice thought, but inaccurate. The first confusion here is between centring yourself in a particular centre, and opening a … Continue reading
Likely you have heard of Chi, Vital force, Orgone Energy, Prana, or whatever you like to call it. Star Wars fans will call it ‘The Force’ – and that is as good a description as any. This is an energy … Continue reading
Obviously selfishness causes all kinds of problems in ourselves and society and the world. It is a kind of love, but a very limited kind of love that can be cruel to others because its compassion is limited to only … Continue reading
I once was looking for good words to describe love in more subtlety than we tend to do in English – to try to express the different types of love – the love of a mother is different to the … Continue reading
We aim for connectedness – which is perhaps a better way of saying love – not the I love you, but the \’we are connected\’ however there are a lot of different types of connections, and ways of being disconnected. … Continue reading
Self realisation is not the end of the journey. You discover yourself, and your deep inner nature, you find the joy of connection with all things, you feel a sense of constant peace – then what? Is that as far … Continue reading
Throughout the world in all the spiritual traditions, and even in modern psychology the same understanding about the layers of the mind pops up again and again. It is described in different ways, and in different contexts, but the essence … Continue reading
Is Love the answer? The obvious joke would be that it depends on what the question is – but that is not really accurate. Love is so universal that in some form it is the answer to almost any question … Continue reading
Why is life such a struggle? It seems like conflicts are a constant part of life – the inner conflict resolving the different parts of yourself, conflicts in your family and relationships, political conflict, war, and the conflict between how … Continue reading
There is only one negative emotion. There is only one reason for all the pain and suffering that you go through. Whether you experience anger and frustration, or sadness, fear, guilt, and even the heartache of love – whatever emotional … Continue reading