Author: David Lowry
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What is the best way to wake up?
One never travels the path alone nor discovers they have been the first to arrive at the peaks along the way. For seekers wanting to wake up–the big question is, “How do I do that?” For those who have awakened there is great discussion about the best way of teaching others how to reach this…
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Go for expansion
The business of consciousness is growth and expansion–not maintaining a fixed point of view. What if everything you thought was true wasn’t–would you want to awaken? Would you rather be asleep and comfortable in your own cozy world as you think it is or kicked to the curb when you discover the amazing disconnect between…
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It Matters Not
Whether your awakening occurred with a dove descending from heaven or nothing at all doesn’t matter. –What matters is that you are awake! Stories of awakening are beautiful to me. They represent the life journeys and momentous events of the searching and struggling. I am especially fascinated to read stories of awakening where, in the…
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The Four Steps
Waking up is the series of events where a person comes to realize the inter relatedness and oneness of all things. Ken Wilber, noted psychoanalyst, mystic, and philosopher, says that the awakened life has four steps: waking up, cleaning up, growing up, and showing up.
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End of the Search
No chakras to open, chants to hum, or endless sermons to listen to. No mantras to repeat over and over. No scriptures to memorize or stories to believe, defend, and pointlessly argue about. No clothes to buy, crosses or beads to wear. No creeds to recite or ascended masters to know personally lest we die.…
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Becoming Fully Human
When one is directed by Source, the sole determination of any action is whether or not one remains aligned with Source—based upon feedback the body provides. In 1997 both Princess Diana and Mother Theresa died within a week of the other. Both were amazing people who were mourned by millions internationally. One person represented ultimate worldly…
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The Secret Knowledge of Thought
You are Source and the only thinker there is. You are it! Several years ago I had the wonderful experience of living in Florence, Italy for the summer. It was an absolutely glorious place to live. My life was filled with beauty, culture and amazing food. I count it as one of the great adventures…
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
When the time is right, the Timeless One reveals the truth about the illusion of self, matter, time and space. In short order we learn that the self we thought was us never existed at all. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu In the movie…
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What do I know for sure?
What do I know for sure? I exist, I’m here, and I get to choose what I believe about both of those. Just because you believe something doesn’t make it true—even if hundreds, thousands, or millions believe it. Some will argue that they have evidence for their beliefs—but a closer examination of this evidence almost…
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Life and death are one thread
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. Lao Tzu My body is aging and is not as nimble or quick as it once was. It is like ripening fruit that will one day fall from the tree. But I am not afraid. There is still life in the tree…