Positive Energy Guide

“Those who try to make virtues out of their faults grope further and further into darkness.” ~ Inayat Khan I recently overdosed on platitudes about respecting people. I would like to explore a counterbalancing perspective—stating the things we just don’t say. What does it really MEAN to “respect” someone? In my last post I described […]

“There is no action in this world that can be stamped as sin or virtue; it is its relation to the particular soul that makes it so.” ~ Inayat Khan Let’s talk about respecting other people. We can get caught up in assumptions about what it means to respect someone. At the risk of being […]

“The word that is not heard is lost. ” ~Inayat Khan Following from Post #53: At the retreat I sought to resolve my concerns with one of the two group leaders. In the capacity of our friendship, I sought to contribute to his self awareness. Like a reflex, he reflected everything I said back onto […]

Wow! There is a lot in here. First, I want to say, while I’ve developed some thoughts around this subject, I still find it difficult to forgive some people’s actions towards me. I’m working on it! This post did make me think about what it is that I find difficult to forgive. I will address […]

“Shatter your ideals on the rock of Truth.”  ~Inayat Khan The urge toward self realization, actualization, self awareness, and awakening is a major driver in the Universe. It supports so much of what I hold dear because it gives meaning to human endeavor. While not the most evolved stance, when someone who is important to […]

“The hardest thing on the spiritual path is to become fully human.” ~Meyer Baba I am in deep contemplation before joining at an event with a spiritual teacher, seeking to be open to him after a set of group experiences during which he resisted self awareness. He is a Friend I have always loved. I […]

What does it mean to realize Self? The more developed we become the fewer people are able to fully take in who we are, or recognize where we are coming from. Since we are social animals, we instinctually tend to bond by becoming like those around us, to fit in. This urge toward social adjustment […]

Preparation for the Ultimate Retirement (Death) is not about some external standard or ‘being good.’ It is about establishing a personal relationship with our values and ideals, from moment to moment. It is also about surrendering our concepts and opinions about life in favor of accepting Life as it is. The first step may be […]

“In order to become myself I must cease to be what I always thought I wanted to be, and in order to find myself I must go out of myself, and in order to live I have to die.”  ~ Thomas Merton Questioning the purpose and value of our lives need not be morbid. It […]

People who are highly empathic, who feel the energy and emotions of others, often experience a backlash of ambivalence toward the people we experience the most directly. Since empathy calls forth compassion, we also tend to feel bad about it when we do. Empaths, for example may feel bad about wanting a break from their […]