Cultivating self-awareness isn’t easy. An honest and serious look at our own behaviour and habits might not be such a pretty picture. But the fruits of expanded self-awareness are great. It helps us to do work that is important without constantly getting distracted. It helps us to cultivate inner strength to meet ongoing criticism and hurdles. It helps us to become more stable in a chaotic world. Investigating our own tendencies can be a powerful tool for emotional growth.
Detached analytical knowledge will always be less accurate than deep intuitive knowing. Reality is much more complex than even an intricate mathematical model. There are unseen things beneath the surface—strings of cause and effect. These strings are deeply connected.
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When you vibrate a horizontal plate with sand on top, the sand mostly just dances around. But when you vibrate it at one of its natural frequencies, an organised pattern emerges. These patterns can be quite complex, depending on the frequency.
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You can reach altered states of consciousness in deep meditation: Spaciousness. Expanded Awareness. Silent Calm. Simple Unconditional Beingness. Deep Presence. Love.
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Nearly a decade ago, I had a dream that stuck with me over the years. It showed me that Presence is the difference. Life is not about where we think we need to go. Or where we think we should be. It’s about being in this moment.
Continue reading “Presence Is The Difference”I am often shocked at the amount of misinformation I encounter online. Many videos and articles promote blatant propaganda.
One way to tell propaganda from, say, an article that seeks to inform, is to work out if the content is nuanced or merely seeks to paint someone (or something) as a villain. That is one way. These victim / villain narratives never seek solutions. Its main goal is to enrage or instil fear.
That said, there are two very effective ways to safeguard against propaganda and misinformation.
Continue reading “Misinformation”When you solve a substantial amount of mathematical problems in a certain domain, you cultivate a sense on whether a solution is correct or not. This is an intuitive feeling that says, Yes, this answer is right. It isn’t quite a cognitive understanding. It’s much more feeling based. It’s much more body based.
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The over-emphasis on progress in society is troubling because often people and groups do dubious things to get to some idealised destination. Clear examples of this can be found in every area of life. Health: Take a pill to lose weight instead of taking the difficult path of persistent lifestyle changes. Education: We want more students to pass. Let’s lower the standards. Business: Let’s aim for money without adding value. Politics: Let’s aim for quotas without considering competence.
Continue reading “Progress without Presence”I’ve been critical about the Law of Attraction in the past. The biggest reason for this is because experience has taught me that denial of difficult truths can have devastating consequences. This is especially true if major problems are ignored for years or decades.
This view has made me overly critical about things like vision boards and manifestation. However, I realise that I’ve not written about this effectively in the past. I tend to be a little too ranty and charged when it comes to ideas concerning the Law of Attraction. This post is an attempt to leave my judgements at the door, but still give a perspective that people might find useful.
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We have been told that the goal of the game is getting ahead. Getting richer. Getting further up the career ladder. Getting a better car. Making more money.
Fast forward to when you’re eighty years old. Does the best car matter? Or the most money? Or the biggest house? What was truly gained?
It’s worth it to reflect on this. Set your ladder on the right wall at least. Bring your unique gifts to the world. Invest in things that bring you joy. Build something that shows you have soul in the game. And, as always, be present for every step.