We are unripe fruits in the radiance of Your sunlight, but what a dance we are throwing as You do the ripening.” ~Rumi This is one of my favorite lines from Rumi. It brings me back to the conversation we have been having the last few days. Every action no matter how small makes a…
Do you remember how you came into existence? You may not remember because you arrived a little drunk. Let me give you a hint: Let go off your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen! It is difficult to speak to your unripeness. You may still be in your springtime, unaware that…
The Significance of this Moment in Time: 3 min video clip from the Science and Nonduality event, 2011. _________ Introduction We live in a culture caught in the illusion of time, rushing towards an unsustainable future. And yet the mystic knows that only the moment is real, only in the moment can we have a…
Obviously the title is a misnomer. Who can dare to speak and say with a definitive gesture that this is what a mystical tradition is for. That would be a terrible case of misappropriation. However hopefully as I get into the title you will see why I chose it. The Science of States It is…
Reader Comments Elemental changes in our being seem to reveal a person we must yet come to know, while discarding an old self that now seems absurd and incongruous. Whether the changes are triggered by sustained and deep spiritual inquiry or a traumatic experience, the result is the same – the old self becomes almost…
I had the great opportunity today to talk to an old friend who first met me when I was a bit lost and rough around the edges. The aphorism still holds true about a decade later, that the more things change the more they stay the same. I was a relentless jokester back then, a…
