Awakening is not a thing.It is not a goal, not a concept.It is not something to be attained.It is a metamorphosis. Algandro Jodorowsky I decided to end this month of awakening with this beautiful song by Jan Garrett and J.D. Martin. I Dreamed of Rain and the Rains Came.
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A Time of Awakening
I chose to use awakening as our theme for October in answer to the disparaging and degrading way the term “woke” is being used to describe and discredit individuals and groups of people. Whenever I see or hear that word, I know what is coming and shudder a bit. Let me begin by saying thatContinue reading “A Time of Awakening”
How am I seeing separation where it doesn’t exist?
“It is easy to imagine that the Buddha, the awakened one, is something or somewhere other than here or that awakening to reality will happen sometime other than now. But as long as we continue to think in terms of time we will deceive ourselves. The you who is chasing enlightenment will never become enlightened.Continue reading “How am I seeing separation where it doesn’t exist?”
Awakening to the divinity within
“The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the divinity within.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan
When Awakening Gets Messy
Wouldn’t it be nice if awakening were this mystical/magical kind of thing that happens all at once and everything from that point on is smooth sailing? If you are waiting for that to happen you may be missing out on where Spirit is trying to lead you. Sometimes awakening gets messy. As your thoughts andContinue reading “When Awakening Gets Messy”
A gentle warrior
“On the spiritual path we must become a gentle warrior–curious, kind, and alert to our own con games–whispering to ourselves, wake up.” ― Charlotte Kasl, If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path
The real spiritual awakening
“That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.” —Eckhart Tolle Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/awakening-quotes
Thoughts of Unity
“If we are serious about dreaming our awakening into being and creating a peaceful, loving earth in which the heart, spirit and soul are the only true leaders, we must continue to keep our focus on thoughts of unity and all that truly brings us together.” ― Diane Hall
Not Changing Who You Are
“Awakening is not changing who your are, but discarding who you are not.” — Deepak Chopra
Shifts
Earlier this month in my post titled Wake Up! I spoke in a brief and very general way about awakening. Now I want to dig a little deeper and talk about what happens when people begin to wake up. So what does happen when people start waking up? To put is simply, the world beginsContinue reading “Shifts”
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