On the Path there are only steps (even pedaling a bike is a kind of stair-stepping motion). Misssteps? I don’t think so. Only increasing awareness as we twist and turn on our path. Yesterday I took a ride on the bike path from the family home in West Tisbury, through the state forest out to…
We often forgot we have an essential identity beyond our name, actions, thoughts and form. Many people live with near-constant suffering because they only know themselves by their name, actions, thoughts and form (body image). They have forgotten their essential, fearless identity and are frightened by a thousand masks of fear. The apparent dualism we…
N.O.W. is an acronym for its aural neuromodulation technology (New Origin Waveforms) and its name is a reminder that life is not a journey that takes time, but rather is a process of continuous, instantaneous awakening. Instantaneous awakening can be seen in the rise of serendipitous occurrences and positive life changes one increasingly perceives as…
“Peace and faith will not come separately” So says A Course In Miracles. Yesterday my partner Alene and I were talking about trust and patience, patience and trust –– which comes first? We came to the conclusion they are joined, like peace and faith, as the Course points out. This feels right, transcendence of duality.…
One of the joys of living on Martha’s Vineyard is feeling the spaciousness defined by bare oak trees. The slow-to-arrive spring and lack of leaves (even in early May) gives me opportunities to notice the space between the trees as much as I notice the trees themselves. Observing the space between trees triggers awareness of…
“Stop thinking, and end your problems”. These are some of the most comforting words I’ve ever read. 2500 years ago the Chinese sage Lao Tzu realized our “problems” are in our mind, they are thoughts, and in quiet stillness are they quietly transcended and new insights given the space to arise. A challenging situation encountered…
“Stop thinking, and end your problems” Lao Tzu wrote in the Tao Te Ching. Like most statements in the Tao Te Ching, this one can be unpacked to reveal an insight. Let’s begin with the word “problems”. I believe Lao Tzu uses the word “problems” to describe situations the mind has perceived, seized upon and…
“Truth can only be experienced. It cannot be described and it cannot be explained”. That quote is from A Course in Miracles. I like to say the experience of truth takes place outside the realm of thought and dualistic language. One of the shortcomings of dualistic language (strings of word-form symbols), is that language cannot…
We often think of memory devices as tools that help us commit new information to memory. Mnemonic phrases, limericks, acronyms etc. all stand in for what is to be remembered in the future. An example is the little poem “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November … “ used to help us remember how…
While directed manifestation is not the primary intent of N.O.W. (that would be healing separation and the subsequent rediscovery of the joy of oneness), it can be used as an aid to bring forth forms in the physical world. Because N.O.W. has this capability, and because manifestation can result in a world of hurt if…
What is the relationship between truth and peace? Could it be that peace follows from a dedication to truth? The intentional lies, misstatements, obfuscations and reversals of position we see in the daily news give rise to disquiet, incredulity, lack of trust, anger –– a lack of peace. How could one be at peace with…