(I’m still a sucker for the classics…you know, like, Strong Bad’s email #77. http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail77.html) I’ve discovered a couple of things. 1. I have some sort of belief that Enlightenment is not something that is cultivated, but rather, you have it or your don’t. This is despite Eckhart Tolle’s explanation that for most people it takes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Awakening’
September 7, 2009 — All Up Ons
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Ammachi, Awakening, Eckhart Tolle, enlightenment, Strong Bad on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
May 17, 2009 — White Noise
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Awakening, Awareness, Eckhart Tolle, Living a Life of Inner Peace on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The more this whole “awakening” thing comes to the fore, the greater awareness I have of that background unrest that Eckhart Tolle refers to. Oh yes, I’ve been perfectly cognizant of it before. However, maybe it’s just this morning, but while I truly feel quite peaceful at a central level, that nagging, “I must be [...]
April 20, 2009 – A Work in Process
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Awakening, Eckhart, sleep on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve come to the realization that Awakening is hard work. Oh, what do I really mean? It’s not easy, that’s for sure. Well ok, when you get it, then it’s the easiest thing, in so far as this mind-dominant state in which we typically dwell is excruciating, and not native. In a group meditation the [...]
February 11, 2009 – Crush
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Awakening, crush, Practicing The Power of Now on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, what is the relationship between “Awakening” and a “crush”? Lucky for me (yeah, right!), I had the opportunity to find out. First, let’s say my biggest lesson here is that I’m super tricky. I completely tricked myself into believing I was doing everything to “stay present” – during a lul in orbiting crush objects [...]
August 31, 2008
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized, tagged A New Earth, Awakening, the power of now on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good day So, just to introduce my intention here a little more coherently… My name is Felicia, and I’ve totally bought in to The Power of Now and A New Earth, both books by Eckhart Tolle. Without having been exposed to a great degree to his work, many of my references may not make sense, [...]