Grappling with the Angel/Devil of “Non-Duality” [An expanded version of this essay will be published in 2015 in the journal[…]
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Can You Intend to Transcend Intention?
Friends and I have been puzzling a lot lately over the descriptions of Buddhist enlightenment as being, among other things,[…]
Read morePeace: A Second Song of Small Realization
I’ve described this experience earlier this year, but felt a need to put it into a less intellectual, more heart/poetic[…]
Read moreExperiences of Peace – or Was It Resting in the Nature of Mind?
Background: Notes on an event in a 50+ year attempt to learn and benefit from spiritual practices…. For some years[…]
Read morePracticing on Two Paths
Once in a while I stop to think about what my spiritual practices are and where they might be going. […]
Read moreSmall Song of Small Realization?
I wrote the following (do they still call it blank verse, or has poetry changed since I was in high[…]
Read moreDealing With Emotions: Levels of Practice in Buddhism and Gurdjieff Work
Listening to some Buddhist teachings for dealing with emotions last night, and to fellow students’ understandings these teachings, I put[…]
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