This post comes originally from http://www.radiantcore.co.uk. “Know yourself” sounds trivial but asks for the truest devotion to the process of learning who you are, including the Shadow Self. It is necessary for personal growth and, in my opinion, it is necessary for a meaningful life. Knowing is recognising and accepting yourself, your both sides. There […]
Welcome to ignorance Since childhood I have been puzzled by consciousness. I have struggled with questions about meaning and the observable discrepancy between ideas and outcomes. What was possible to experience or achieve was often different than I imagined or worked for. I aimed high and I failed often. There were times when things went […]
Courtesy of DP, age 6 I like jazz, by the way, but these thoughts are about Ego. Jazz is here though ;). Ego Some think that Ego is an unwanted part that you and I need to get rid off in order to reach enlightenment or be saved. This was certainly a trap I fell […]
Photo courtesy Alosh Bennett available at Flickr under Creative Commons. When you are stressed, the whole world seems in turmoil as well. When you are happy, life seems at breeze. The way you perceive the world, people and events reflects back to your inner state of consciousness. I like this idea that the world […]
I learned about enlightenment when I was 14. It was presented like a privileged state of being for a few chosen ones. This level had to be attained through mastery of certain practices which included meditation, chanting and a path of inner focus, gratitude and solitude. It was a promise of a life without […]