Subtleties of Yoga

It has been said many times that yoga means union.  Ultimately this means that the subject object relationship evaporates and there is only this. ...

Efforting

There’s a debate in spiritual circles about whether it’s good to have a practice or not.  The default amongst nearly all traditions is that...

Is Life Unfair?

“That’s not fair!”  We hear that from our kids all the time, and of course we try to explain it to them the best...

Precision in Yoga

Have you noticed that the highest quality output requires absolute precision?  Whether in manufacturing, or engineering, or programming… to achieve the most efficient and...

An Exuberant Life

People are always looking for a purpose to their lives, chasing an external mechanism to find fulfillment.  It’s natural to seek meaning, but our...

Where is Your God

Ask most people where God is, and they’ll either say they don’t believe in God or point up to the sky.  In some religions,...

Mindfulness Insights

It’s a catchphrase that’s everywhere these days… Mindfulness.  On its own merit, that’s quite amazing actually.  The news paints a bleak picture of the...

Crying is Good

We tell our kids to stop crying, and we tell ourselves that crying is a sign of weakness.  Outdated colloquial expressions like, “men don’t...

Space for my Demons

Remember that scene from the Disney animated film Wreck-it Ralph where all the bad guys are sitting around a group therapy session?  They all...

My Little Cosmos

In the Bible, it says that we are made in the image of God.  Unfortunately, we has mis-interpreted this and anthropomorphized God in our...

Low to High Vibration

It’s always interesting when mainstream Science denies the validity of esoteric traditions, and yet when you compare mystical teachings, there is so much resonance...

Having Goals

We are often taught that we need to set goals so that we have mileposts that we can work towards.  It’s a fundamental part...