When I learned self-inquiry, I stopped attempting to resolve my problems with other people. I'm not saying I stopped communicating with others, stopped apologizing, or trying to resolve genuine conflicts. What I mean is I recognized that when I had a problem with someone else, I was the source of ... Read More
Studying one-on-one, 24/7 with my first master teacher for four years was like being glued to the seat of a train with a one-way ticket to transformation and no stops in-between: I was going there whether I liked it or not. Did I like it? No way. She catalyzed the absolute destruction of ... Read More
Truth is a tough subject. Although, it's only a tough subject when you're caught in the illusion that truth is relative. In reality - REAL reality - truth is not subjective. The concept of "my truth" and "your truth" is misleading. Experience is relative; truth is absolute. Calling experience ... Read More
There's an idea floating around that says we create our reality, and if you want to manifest a desire, you have to do some (or all) of the following: Become one with your desire Feel what it would be like to have your desire Spend a lot of time impressing your desire onto your ... Read More
I was 29 years old when I was first confronted with the possibility that I might be responsible for everything in my life, and I mean everything. My successes and failures, as well as being sideswiped by people who beat the crap out of me in school. At the time, the idea didn’t make sense. Why ... Read More
Thanks to the D.A.R.E. program indoctrination during my youth, for most of my adult life I remained convinced that psychedelics were dangerous drugs that made people hallucinate and become paranoid schizophrenics. When I learned what psychedelics really were, I told myself, "I don't need an ... Read More
What Came First: the Chicken or the Egg? This question has been asked for centuries, and in that time some decent philosophical and logical answers have emerged: ...It's like a circle; it has no beginning and no end, it's infinite... ...Two birds who weren't fully chickens created the ... Read More
Butterflies and moths are two of the most spectacular creatures ever to grace us with their presence on this planet. Their delicate wings glide on invisible currents, carrying them on long distance journeys humans can only achieve with machines. Both winged marvels start out as squirmy little ... Read More