Ordinary living is characterized by experiences of dual opposites like happy-sad, clarity-confusion, and more. Spiritual living is characterized by transformation towards greater peace, more happiness and the life. But what is Awakened Living? Find out about the implications of Awakening and Awakened Living.
Tag Archives: True Self
Searching for Happiness
We often search for happiness in the world, through our thoughts, words, and actions. In doing so, what do we already have, that we may be overlooking? This simple story of Mulla Nasruddin, points the way!
Individuality or Interconnectedness?
Modern society values individuality, often to an extreme, where it overshadows the vital importance of interconnectedness. Come and experience this contemplation on individuality vs interconnectedness.
Quieting the Mind – Why Meditation can be Frustrating, and Why it Need Not
Meditation is frustrating to many people. The battle of trying to quiet the mind can be intimidating for most. Many people give up meditation for this reason. However, should meditation be about quieting the mind? Come find a sensible approach which does not involve battling to quiet the mind.
No Matter What
The experiences you have, of yourself, and that of the world you perceive, are not what they appear to be. No matter what, Reality is One without a second, as this poem delves into.
Love Yourself
Something mysterious happens when you love yourself. What is it? What, in fact, is implied by “love yourself”? This short poem reveals the truth.
Beyond Ups and Downs, Something is Unchanging
Are you relegated to the up and down nature of life? Or is there something deeper, something unchanging, that is here right now, that is beyond these ups and downs? Find out in this short poem, and learn how to experience that which is unchanging.
You are the Sky
What is your real nature? Life always has its storms, its ups and downs, and you believe that you are the individual who experiences it. Is that true? Who, in reality, are you?
The Real Nature of Unconditional Love, and How to be Unconditional Love
“Love unconditionally” – a high ideal. But it is vastly misunderstood, and thus rarely realized. Find what it means to love unconditionally, and the real secret that underlies it.
The Holiness of Things
In the name of detachment, are things to be spurned? Discarded as being bad to your spiritual progress? Yes, and No. Come find out about the holiness of things!
No-otherness 