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Category Archives: Lessons
Peace and Chaos
by Michael Maciel Peace is knowing our inmost intention. There is nothing as unsettling as being confused about our direction in life, the relationships we are in, or the way we spend our time. Knowing our intention and letting it … Continue reading
The Extended Mind – Mind Beyond the Brain
Notes from this video: In the closed circuit TV industry, many operatives know that you can affect people’s behavior by looking at them. One FBI trainer tells his security trainees, “If you see someone doing something they shouldn’t be doing, … Continue reading
Knowing and Emptiness
Knowing is not knowledge. Nor is it opinion or speculation. Opinion and speculation require an object, whereas the faculty of knowing does not require an object. You are probably wondering how this could be possible—how can you know without knowing … Continue reading
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An Inner Sun
Sometimes, an answer from the Self can come as a kind of CME (coronal mass ejection), producing not so much an “answer” as a boost upwards into a higher perspective wherein multiple answers reveal themselves, along with more questions. We … Continue reading
Can you be good AND awake?
You can see here in this video how Muhammad Ali has mastered the ability of being “untouchable.” This was confusing and disorienting to his opponents, because it was not logical. Ali, by not acknowledging their attacks, wore them out, not … Continue reading
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Words—East and West
by Michael Maciel One reason why Eastern religions seem to differ from Western religions is in the way one interprets the words of the other. Take the word “ego,” for instance. In a culture that values individualism (the West), the … Continue reading
Writing About vs. Writing From the Mysteries
by Michael Maciel I have a confession to make: I have never been to Hawaii. I know many, many things about it. I know that it’s the largest mountain on the planet, measured from the ocean floor to the top … Continue reading
Innocence
Study your desires. Find out what’s at the root of them. But don’t do it as an inquisitor; do it with love. They are your desires after all. Coax them, woo them, find out what they really want. It’s almost … Continue reading
Constructing a Life
Originally posted on The Mystical Christ:
Our creations tend to take on a life of their own, so beginnings are most important. One thing is certain: if our primary concern is success or security in the world, we will experience…
Lent – Rebooting Reality
by Michael Maciel The human brain interprets and coordinates the signals it gets from the senses. This is its primary function. Every wi-fi device is a also a “brain,” interpreting and coordinating the signals it gets from its wireless environment. … Continue reading
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