I know this poem is written to reflect Franklin Merrell-Wolff’s perspective on being a teacher, but I like to pretend it is also about me–and you–and anyone else who is ‘aware’ trying to get themselves to see the light.
The Well of Ignorance
By Franklin Merrell-Wolff, Pathways Through to Space
I dip into the well of Ignorance [...]
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The Well of Ignorance
The Perpetual Intentional Choosing
FINDING THE MOST DIRECT MEANS TO INNER PEACE AND LIBERATION
Looking back at the progress of my life, from being desperately empty, lost and almost always depressed to now knowing peace more easily and quickly at almost any given moment, it seems likely that “enlightenment” could occur within this lifetime. Maybe?
I am [...]
Focusing on the “I” Within
I am reading Pathways Through to Space by Frank Merril-Wolff. It is very rich and full of insight, but also the kind of book that can only be taken in bite sized pieces. I read a few pages at a time and then need a 15 minute bread to absorb the material. [...]
Nondualism and A Course in Miracles
Nondualism
Nondualism is the concept that everything in the universe is an illusion of separation, while true reality is pure oneness. I’ll refer you to Wikipedia which has the most straightforward definition I’ve been able to find:
Nondualism may be viewed as the understanding or belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena. Examples of dualisms [...]
Three Easy Ways to Undo Your Ego by Gary Renard
Here is an extremely helpful article on undoing the ego by award-winning spiritual teacher and author Gary Renard. I just finished reading his two amazing books, The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality. These works are a great supplement to A Course in Miracles and a must have for any student [...]
Making the Choice for Enlightenment
Earlier this year I listened to the audio version of A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and I simply can not get enough of this information on how to relinquish the ego and be present. It has become obvious to me that complete surrender to the now is the only way to experience the [...]
Goals Update
During the second week of this month I created a list of New Year’s Resolutions which you can find here and here. How’s my progress been? Well, let’s see…
Internal control: B+ I’ve been doing a pretty good job of not letting my feelings go wild on me. It’s a matter of remembering [...]
Finding Your Life Purpose
Today I just started reading The Success Principles by Jack Canfield. (If you look at the Amazon reviews, you’ll see that this book received an amazing amount of 5-star customer reviews.) The end of chapter two has a great exercise on finding your life purpose. Here it is:
1. List two of your [...]
the neale donald walsch controversy
In case you didn’t know, Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God series, has discontinued blogging at Beliefnet.com because he plagiarized the work of writer Candy Chand. You can read about the story here. Walsch states that the plagiarism was unintentional, that he copied the story years ago and retold it [...]
new year’s resolution: part two
In the last post I wrote about the importance of being happier by controlling how I react to external events as a major part of my New Year’s resolution. As promised, here are other goals I have for myself.
Be a better friend: This is a really important goal because of my social phobic and [...]
