Finding out that you are pure awareness, an egoless presence is a practice that is tricky but important if you are to take life less seriously. Since suffering is caused by our imagining that things are real, and worth forming intense emotions and opinions about, which is driven by ego, it is worth dissecting. Tibetan … Continue reading Emptiness Practice in Tibetan Buddhism
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The Highest Level Of Human Consciousness Evolution
In the book, "God Speaks: The Theme of Creation and It's Purpose", Meher Baba lays out the seven stages of human consciousness evolution. These two quotes from the book describe the highest, or seventh stage. This stage is referred to elsewhere in a variety of spiritual writings as realization, Buddhahood, enlightenment, or nondualism, to name … Continue reading The Highest Level Of Human Consciousness Evolution
Teachings of Dr. David Hawkins
Today's teachings are all by the late Dr. David Hawkins (1913-2002), a professor whose interests included the philosophy of science, mathematics, economics, childhood science education, and ethics. He was also an administrative assistant at the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory and later one of its official historians. Together with Herbert A. Simon, he discovered and proved … Continue reading Teachings of Dr. David Hawkins
Art Minimalism and Spirituality
The artwork shown above was created by Agnes Martin (1912-2004). It is a line grid. The video which follows is an interview with painter Agnes Martin at her studio in Taos in Nov. 1997. (Youtube: Chuck Smith) https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-JfYjmo5OA It is fascinating to hear Agnes Martin say, in this video interview, when asked if she meditates, … Continue reading Art Minimalism and Spirituality
Three Stages of Enlightenment Explained by Aaron Abke
Video: A New Way to Understand Enlightenment by Aaron Abke https://youtu.be/f3GvtmNuoaE My favorite part of this video is 12" to 15" where he explains the three levels of enlightenment. The 1st stage of enlightenment is Illumination, or the I AM state at the throat chakra level. At this stage, a person has peace and inner … Continue reading Three Stages of Enlightenment Explained by Aaron Abke
What is Artificial Enlightenment?
Artificial enlightenment is an effort to use modern technology to induce a state of enlightenment (a higher state of being). To learn more, I suggest that you watch this video from the Guardian and featured by Aeon. Jay Sanguinetti and Shinzen Young are using ultrasound in effort to enable average people to experience enlightenment through brain stimulation … Continue reading What is Artificial Enlightenment?
One Seeker's Story 