The physiology of intuition by The MindHacker
The physiology of intuition. Our 3D bodies are a representation of the ultimate, energetic reality that we are all constantly bathed in. The forms we see are a metaphor created by the mind to interpret the massive sea of sensations that come our way. With…
The Zen Disease: Is crying for a lost one selfish?
A friend recently told me a story about a monk who said it was selfish for her friend to be mourning the loss of a loved one. She was interested to know what perspective I had on this. What it brought up is really a…
Formless Realm Exploration
There I was, laying in the dark, as everything around me began to dissolve. It first started with my vision, objects became faint then like a dream dissolved into nothing, not even blackness. All the senses followed, and it was at this point I realized…
The Elephant and the Rider: A story about the narrator, subconscious, and awareness
Most of us believe that we are in control of our lives, actions, thoughts and emotions. I’ve previously spoken about how this is an illusion, and today I’m going to use an ancient Tibetan thankgka as the illustration for a story. I’m naming the story…
Where is your sense of self quiz: Answer these questions to find out!
Did you know that people behave very differently, depending on where their sense of self is? Much of today’s culture wars is related to a mismatch between the self identity, and how people engage in the world as a result. If you want to skip…
Competing with sadness: how to stop driving yourself into the abyss
Modern society teaches us that in order to succeed, we must look out for ourself, and climb that ladder. School instilled this in us by making all of us compete with each other for “grades” that ended up rather meaningless in the grand scope of…
From Holon to Super Consciousness
Today as I sat listening to my teacher talk, the talk took me into a vision. The vision culminated in allowing me to see how Super Consciousness comes about. When it started, It was just with the four foundations of mindfulness. Amazing how something so…
The one mistake people make trying to quit a bad habit
Have you ever tried to quit a bad habit and failed? The modern day method of quitting a habit tends to be “just power through it”. This method involves expending energy to repress the pattern or behaviour that is undesired. More often than not, this…
Amp up your Mind in just 10 minutes a day
In the last post I promised this time around I would to get into how your mind is like the CPU of a computer, how meditation is like cranking up the MHz of that CPU, and what you can do with that extra brain power….
The one mistake nearly everyone makes during meditation
The first thing new students say to me is “Meditation is too hard. Every time I sit down, I keep getting distracted by my thoughts. My brain is just too busy to meditate, it must not be for me.” My response to this is “Wonderful!…
The Elephant and the Rider: A story about the… September 12, 2019 (4,131)
The Wave December 24, 2017 (3,396)
Balance: Don’t fight your addiction May 3, 2018 (3,341)
Open Source Enlightenment: A proposal for rapid… June 6, 2018 (3,213)
Dualistic appearances: why self and no self can coexist May 20, 2018 (3,199)
The one mistake nearly everyone makes during meditation August 14, 2018 (3,164)
Amp up your Mind in just 10 minutes a day August 28, 2018 (3,107)
Being seen through April 16, 2018 (2,843)
Not Mine August 20, 2018 (2,762)
Why anticipation is something to forget September 13, 2018 (2,626)