Tag: Awareness
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Loving Kindness: One Step and Question at a Time
Good morning, everyone! It’s July 29th, and I’m out on the second half of my morning walk in the neighborhood. These walks are truly a highlight of my day, offering a peaceful start to my thoughts. A Special Birthday and Enduring Love Yesterday was a poignant day. My sister, Kathy, who is a year younger…
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Musings on Non-Duality and What Is
Good morning, everyone! It’s Friday, July 25th, and I’m out for my second walk of the day. Yesterday marked our first 100-degree day here in Oklahoma. After an unusually long and extended spring and early summer, it feels like the “real” Oklahoma summer has finally arrived – the kind with scorching hot days that many…
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The Poet’s Gift
Deep inside our lives, the Poet continually shapes our thoughts, words, and actions. Each person is gifted with an ongoing life poem that begins at birth and continues until their last breath.
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IT is all there is
Never there was a thought, Only consciousness and ITs awareness. Never there was life or death, Only ITs eternal and timeless presence. Never there was war, peace, famine or plenty, IT has no want, lack or need. Never there was reward or punishment, IT is only experiencing itself, Never there was a past or future, There is only the eternal now,…
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The Spring Clean
All that keeps life from being spacious I’m putting into a box And taking to the curb. Let someone else use it. The hand-me-down furniture that I never wanted, Clothes that don’t fit—especially that old robe, All the old knickknacks and souvenirs from the journey, It’s all got to go. Just give me a sunlit room…
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Stopping the Mind
One of the things I’ve always been curious about is how to stop the chatter that’s constantly in my mind. You know, that constant stream of thinking, evaluating, commenting, and back story conversation that’s always going on in the back of the mind? I’ve read many books on the subject and most call this condition “Monkey Mind.” Experts like…