The Impossible Paradox of Life and Death

May 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
kensho-andrew

When I met my last spiritual teacher, the revered HWL Poonja, in 1986, he taught me how to be free. He was such a powerful teacher that within minutes of meeting him, the most amazing thing happened. I asked him how much effort one needs to make in order to be inwardly free. He said, [...]

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Why It’s Important to Lose Your Mind (at least twice a year)

January 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
Gear head

I just got back from leading a 9-day meditation retreat in the wild and cactus-filled desert of Arizona. And I feel exuberant, inspired, and powerfully awake to the presence of immanent and seemingly infinite potential–simply because I took a sustained break from our modern world and its unspoken cultural agreements and assumptions about what’s real [...]

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When the New Year Doesn’t End

January 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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The first day of the new year always represents the potential for profound renewal—a new cycle in relationship to the passing of time, a precious moment in which many of us feel we are getting a chance to start over. And for most of us, that chance is usually connected to our highest aspirations, to [...]

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