Consciousness means many things to many people. It’s one of those words that can range from “I lost it after the 10th beer” to deep implications of spiritual enlightenment. I like to think of consciousness as “awareness,” and there are different levels of awareness going on pretty much all the time. Are you aware of your breathing at this very moment? Isn’t it cool how you are suddenly “conscious” of it now, but up until that point, it was still…
Ironic as it seems, most of us don’t think very much about our brains. In contrast to the way we feel about taking care of the rest of our bodies, we tend to assume that all is well with our brains unless some obvious problem pops up. While we may go to the gym twice a week, or jog 3 miles every morning before work, all in the name of physical fitness, we never think about doing the same thing…
Alan Watts was one of the major figures of the 60’s and 70’s counterculture movement, in which he played an important role in bridging the gap between the mysterious Eastern religions and the growing Western interest in such matters. After the conservative 50’s, it was all the rage for rebellious youths to indulge in an expansion of their worldviews, among those being an increasing openness and curiosity towards Buddhism and Hinduism. The central Eastern philosophical themes of oneness and unity…
Brad Yates is one of my favorite EFT facilitators, and I’m far from alone on that sentiment. If you are someone who deals with issues pertaining to anything from health, weight, money, depression, confidence, or just interested in getting to know yourself more deeply, Brad has valuable material for you (and a lot of it is 100% free). If there is one Emotional Freedom Technique specialist who can make you laugh while helping you dig deep into the nitty gritty…
Many of you have probably heard of Mind Movies, being one of the bigger name companies to emerge in the “Law of Attraction” niche recently. Many luminaries in the self-help and spiritual world have promoted them, done interviews with them, and spoken of the benefits and sound principles behind the product. Anyone familiar with this site knows that there is little love here for anything that promises to be a quick-fix, magic bullet, watch/do this thing passively and the life…
James Swartz has been teaching traditional Vedanta for over 40 years in America, Europe, and India, and this 300-page book represents a comprehensive exposition of what this ancient tradition is all about. After years of misguided spiritual seeking in the 60’s, James eventually ended up sitting at the feet of Swami Chinmaya, who eventually “set him free” through the teachings of Vedanta. James has been teaching Vedanta ever since, and is the best elucidator of traditional Vedanta there is, especially…
Jiddhu Krishnamurti is a renowned speaker known for his absolute rejection of all authority when it comes to matters considering the individual psyche and spiritual development. The Awakening of Intelligence is a collection of nearly thirty lectures given across many years and continents, speaking to a wide variety of audiences. Speaking to professors, swamis, and even physicists, Krishnamurti delves into topics such as fear, love, the nature of thought, conflict, order, self-knowledge, and relationships, among many others with a no-holds-barred…
Review of The Direct Path: A User’s Guide by Greg Goode Greg Goode is one of the best teachers of the extremely subtle and nuanced subject of non-duality. His main advantage is the wide base of non-dual teachings he studied and practiced throughout his own personal journey – from Buddhism to Vedanta to Western philosophy, his unique perspective lends him the ability to combine elements from multiple paths and lay out the vision of non-duality in stunning clarity. Greg has…
Here we will provide a look at the Project Meditation website, which is a valuable resource that offers a lot of completely free material. Meditation is worldly known as a safe and relaxing way to bring a sense of peace to anyone who can sit still for longer than 2 minutes. Most people today value ‘on-the-go’ energy and may never even consider stopping to ‘be’ with themselves. It is probably even been tried by these energetic people and discarded with…
Money beyond belief is a collaborative project between EFT expert Brad Yates and Joe Vitale, one of the more well known “law of attraction guru” personas from the movie The Secret. It is essentially an audio recording of two group coaching calls conducted by Yates and Vitale with live participants, which gets into a lot of interesting territory thanks to questions, comments, and specific issues from the other members of the call who speak up after the processes. For those…
Healing with the Masters hosted by Jennifer McClean is a free on-line workshop that is offered to those who are interested in more than one modality to facilitate them through change, self-empowerment, self-healing, distressing, and moving into a different way of living. These new ideas (and some traditional) techniques are available for those who require more than one ‘way’ to facilitate change in their lives. There are 27 speakers who are trained to guide the listener to a more positive…
