http://feal.org/blog2 Exploring what is... with love Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a many years since I listened to or read any discussion and information pertaining to the contemporary notion of Enlightenment. It is a topic I explored extensively as a teenager and a little in my early 20's. After that, well what can I say, it just hasn't ... http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html The following is from a dialogue with a friend... who wanted to rid of her ego. Nothing unusual about that... most of the people I meet on some kind of "spiritual path" make the same claim... "I want to be free of my ego" or something along those lines. ... http://feal.org/blog2/the-raving-lunatic.html It's all a story. Even this which I am telling you now, it too is a story. Every-thing is a story told by a Great Mystery beyond the grasp of our human mind, for even our humanity is a story told by this Great Mystery. 2+2=4 ... http://feal.org/blog2/its-all-a-story.html Self-discipline is an area many people struggle with. I know I have over the years an in some areas this continues to be a challenge I face. According to some research done by Roy Baumeister of Florida State University and his colleagues exercising self-regulation (as they put it) an any ... http://feal.org/blog2/self-regulation.html I suspect that when it comes to world powers wishing to dominate the planet most people are quite unaware of just how much is being planned, implemented, and is already in place. The USA is now well underway to being a police state. I understand that since the ... http://feal.org/blog2/the-world-at-war-americana-style.html For a simple, clear, and to the point look at the nature of forgiveness (from the author's perspective - which appears to be a Christian one) take a look at this blog entry on joshing.org Like myself, the author seems to have an interest in the origin and root ... http://feal.org/blog2/thoughts-on-forgiveness-at-joshingorg.html There is an ancient science known as Sun Gazing that may have rather profound implications for the health of he or she who practices this technique. The Sun is the central figurehead of most religions, including Christianity. I won't go into that particular point just now except to say that ... http://feal.org/blog2/sun-gazing.html Wednesday, March 25th, 1998Some notes written during a Yoga Teacher Training Course at Aio Wera, Waitakere, New Zealand. Fear, anger, hatred, blame, and the myriad of other states manifesting at this level of being, are mechanisms that arise in order to protect my false sense of separate self. They arise ... http://feal.org/blog2/god-in-the-experience-of-god.html Today is the 7th day of the 7th month of 2007. Nice. Today there are parties taking place (thousands of them) all over the world in connection with the Live Earth Concerts which are taking place on eight continents in eight major cities around the world. Check out if there is ... http://feal.org/blog2/070707.html The following is some discussion I've had with Albert over at The Urban Monk... I post it here as Part Two in an exploration of new perspectives on Ego. Part one is over here. -------------------- June 17th, 2007 at 6:22 PM Thanks Albert for sharing as you do.Interesting I should stumble ... http://feal.org/blog2/the-human-ego-part-2.html Back in March 2007 I came across a site called Zaadz. I joined and then went on to other things. This week I've revisited it after being inspired by something I received via an update from a Zaadz member. I've been exploring Zaadz and, well, what can I say? In ... http://feal.org/blog2/zaadz.html In many spiritual teachings and also through the words of people I know and meet, I discern what I would best describe as  form of multiple personality disorder in relationship to the ego. What I observe is a split between the apparent "self" and the so-called "ego". Yet what is this ego ... http://feal.org/blog2/an-holistic-relationship-to-ego.html