Practice unites our two impulses (1) to awaken & self-actualize, and (2) to "make a positive difference" in the larger world. Neither are possible without the other. From Stockholm, Sweden …
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Spirit Awakening As Us – Video
Here I describe the koan of being born in our "interesting time" by evoking the paradoxical dance between the personal and universal. This short clip is taken from a longer one you can watch here. …
The 3 Faces of Evolving Spirit
Spirit manifests through multiple perspectives: as the 1st-person I AM of pure awareness; as the 2nd-person Great Other and Beloved; and as the 3rd-person evolutionary play of the objective Kosmos. AND... Spirit is beyond any perspective or mental conception. It's also beyond any …
The Spiritual Fulfillment of Modernity (Transrational Spirituality)
Nowhere does the modern world coexist peacefully with the traditional world. Whether it's "culture wars" in Western nations or all-out jihad in the Middle East, the traditions and modernity have not found a way to get along. But what if modernity has not fully developed yet, and …
Be Free To Do What You Must
In traditional spiritual lineages, practitioners could count on a teacher to hold them accountable to their vows and commitments. However, in post-postmodern culture, a spiritual teacher is not always available or advisable. So how do we attain a high level of intensity in our …
Studying the Map and the Territory
The AQAL Map is powerful way of catalyzing our developmental process. It gives us a way to pinpoint virtually any conscious occasion in a multi-dimensional "grid," encompassing both inner and outer experience, at multiple levels of being. However, we misuse the map if we fail to …