We are all lights having an experience of being in the dark. Duality is merely a three-dimensional expression of what lies beyond. The biblical creation story talks about the void and the gases bubbling up to form matter, which eventually differentiated in a progression . This material world exhibits a polarity on the surface. A…

We have come so far – and yet there is more to do – further to go. We must move onward and build strong trust and faith that we are supported in this grand spiritual journey. We are not – nor never were alone. We are not islands in the sea – we are all…

The cosmic awakening reached its peak in 2012, and since then we have seen our greatest role models fall in a heap. We have seen a breakdown in leadership and the knowledge that the media and governments are corrupt to the core. Even the financial system is morally bankrupt. Increasingly unethical behaviour has been publicly…

Vipassana is known internationally as a silent meditation retreat program. What is the philosophy behind this program? In the Buddhist tradition, vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (Sanskrit: विपश्यन) is to see into the nature of reality or as the official Vipassana website claims, it means to “see things as they really are.” अत्तदीपा विहरथ अत्तसरणा अनञ्‍ञसरणा। धम्मदीपा विहरथ धम्मसरणा अनञ्‍ञसरणा।। “Make…

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