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Who are you? Who am I? We are ONE. We are not separate. That other person is you. The myriad forms around you are a multi-dimensional mirror. In other words, every thing you see, every person you meet – is really you. The illusion is complete because we are programmed to completely believe in separation.…

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…

I met a beautiful person. She was so perfect to me. Later I found it she was chronically depressed. It seemed I wanted her to be perfect. She wasn’t. She was living in her head and engulfed by sadness; she was cynical, cold, and detached because of her emotional overwhelm. However, I could see her potential was…

Do you call yourself “spiritual?” Is that a religion? What does it mean? Does it mean you judge people because they don’t understand how elevated you are—because that’s what you are now, elevated—above other people? Swami Satyananda taught (regarding the uncertain concept of the immaterial): “Spiritual life begins with a question: Who am I? Where…

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…

Blue Mountains, Australia, 2010, I was enrolled in the most dreaded thing on my bucket list—my first Vipassana. Vipassana is a 10-day retreat in which participants take a vow of silence and are strongly encouraged to follow the program’s strict laws which include meditating for at least 10 hours per day, abandoning all communication devices…

Oh Serena – where have you gone – what depths have you fallen to? Who are you? A woman. First and foremost a tennis player. African-American. And now claiming to be a spokesperson for women’s rights, and racial equality? Will the real Serena Williams please stand up. A quick backtrack: Serena had repeated tantrums and…

Wake me up! “Please stop this suffering. I’m feeling blue. Depressed. Sad. Disappointed. Downcast. I’m losing hope. I’m starved of oxygen.” The all-too familiar cry for help. Has it happened to you before – or someone close to you? I am certain if it hasn’t already happened, it will happen. For me, it doesn’t all…
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