Recently I’ve come to more deeply appreciate Gurdjieff’s description of humans as three brained beings, and other traditions that describe something similar. In Tai Chi, there is the dan tien – a belly-center. There are also two other dan tien … Read More
I was introduced to computers in 1965, and (outside time in the Peace Corps, Nepal) have worked & played with them, and helped others use them, ever since. The first computer I used, a Bendix G-15, was old in 1965. … Read More
My friend Steve’s uncle, Van, is also a friend. After doing some brush-mowing for him, he asked what I might want in return. I suggested, “maybe a poem” and got this. Pathmaking My friend, Sig, likes to make paths with … Read More
Sunyata / Emptiness from various perspectives [BuddhaNet, Chinese Buddhism] Sunyata (Emptiness) in … Mahayana (long) [Rigpa Wiki, Tibetan Buddhism] Emptiness [LearnReligions.com] What Do Buddhist Teachings Mean by Sunyata, or Emptiness? [Huffington Post] Emptiness: The Most Misunderstood Word in Buddhism
Neti, neti translates to English as Not this, not that. Dzogchen (“Great Perfection”, in Tibetan Buddhism) describes a constant, still presence that is our true nature. All the ways we establish a separate identity take us a step away from … Read More
I understand the Chakras to be a sort of multi-level skeleton for consciousness intertwining with our physical, emotional (astral) and mental (causal) bodies. Traditions I have studied use the word “bodies” to describe our connections to these realms of human … Read More
Thanks be to God. I’ve shared time with Sufis. Sufism is normally ascribed to Islam. However, Sufis tend to avoid rigidity, which leads to them being unwelcome in some Islamic circles.That same acceptance of diversity can sometimes be found in … Read More
Many spiritual traditions describe a progression of states of calming/quieting the mind. The final three limbs of Patanjali’s definition of yoga are Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi. They describe progressively deeper states of quietness of mind. They are sometimes translated as … Read More