“THE TAO IS ALWAYS AT EASE”

7.3 The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, … More

THE GOAL? 2.

A previous post under the above heading said, “Being everything I am and nothing of what I am not.” A … More

ENLIGHTENMENT?

“Enlightenment is a constant state, not (just) an instant experience.” Mysticism and Miracles In my experiences I was certainly “instantly”, … More

“NEVER EVER VANISH.”

This is a reblog of a post in absolutespirit.co, slightly edited textually for clarity. It expresses a theme often come … More

“Not all who wander, are lost.”

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. This quote is very true. My late Sufi Master said, “There are no … More

I AM NOT ‘I’ !

After his recent inner experiences a follower wrote to me, “Somehow something of the ‘I’ had to remain to be … More

MANKIND’S HUBRIS!?

“What is amiss even in the best philosophy … is an undue emphasis on man as compared with the universe.” … More

THE GNOSTIC EXPERIENCE – ARE HUMANS RELEVANT?

Some mystics would tell us the only spiritual life worth talking about is the experiential kind, not the religious.  Why … More

IS EVIL EFFECTIVE?

No, evil is not effective in the sense it cannot change our ultimate destiny in Reality the mystics have experienced. … More

WHY I AM NOT A TEACHER

I am not an evangelist, proselytiser, or teacher. Yearly experiences of Reality from the age of about 15 to late … More

BUDDHA ETC

A follower mentioned how Buddha exhorted his disciples to enlighten mankind.  Buddha probably recognised the perennial path of evolution running … More

HUMANITY IS MERELY TRANSIENT

To a mystic the human experience is transient, human history seems to have little effect on evolution, wallowing as human … More

REALITY

QUESTION:  I’ve heard you say “we’re not ‘wired’ to know the whole of Reality yet’’.  I think I understand, but … More

The Human Condition

Taking notice of the human condition is like being forced to watch the same water simmering, the bubbles rising and … More

PROFOUND NOTHINGNESS

After reading his Blog’s “About” section by Old Chinaman*, I wrote him a Comment, as follows: “One of my last … More