In the middle of The Garden of Eden stood two trees: The Tree of Life and The Tree of The Knowledge of Right and Wrong. Mystics use these as symbols of the two fundamental aspects of humans: the logical and the spiritual. Each has great value and we are seriously limited when we lose one or the otherRead more
Finding A Better Way
You want a better life, a smoother, easier journey. What gets in your way? What keeps you stuck when you could be flying? Enlightenment sounds like a wonderful idea – for everybody else. Enlightenment is for people who have the time to meditate, pray, read books, go to workshops and do other spiritual stuff. But what about you?Read more
Hinduism, Yoga and Life
Hinduism, like many of the Eastern religions, does not focus on the relationship with God. Rather it emphasizes ethical and moral principles that improve the seeker’s relationship with the universe. It is the Hindu belief that this is what leads to self-realization. Rather than proscribing a particular path to enlightenment, Hinduism honors individual differences by encouraging personal approaches.Read more
Entities
Throughout history, few subjects have aroused the fear, fascination and terror that entities have. Our folk history is filled with tales of ghouls, goblins, evil spirits, bewitchings, demonic possession, devils, spells, ghosts, angels, curses, the occult, demons, miracles and magic. Our lore about entities is also replete with ignorance, fear mongering, hyperbole of unimaginable proportions, enough lies toRead more
The Heart Sutra
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, meditating deeply on Perfection of Wisdom, saw clearly that the five aspects of human existence are empty*, and so released himself from suffering. Answering the monk Sariputra, he said this: Body is nothing more than emptiness, emptiness is nothing more than body. The body is exactly empty, and emptiness is exactly body. TheRead more