Oneness

Embracing a new philosophy for living that honors how we renew our inner selves will not only help us "spring clean" our souls this season and beyond, it will also give us renewed insight.

When we look outward instead of inward, it is easy to become disconnected from a deep sense of the relevance of our being and our connection to one another.

Time really is the reef upon which our mystic sailing ship gets caught. So, as you adjust the clocks on Saturday night, try to become the silent witness of how, no matter how you may be able to manipulate the hands on a clock, you can't change something that doesn't really exist.

Mindfully living in the presence in the present moment can change our experience of life in a heartbeat. Living consciously, connected to the whole of life changes how we see ourselves and our world -- it makes the planet a better place because it makes us better people.

Week by week I listen to heartbreaking stories of confusion, loss and disillusionment on the spiritual path. Sometimes the stories are of disillusionment with teachers, but just as often the individual is disenchanted, or disappointed, by their own projections onto the spiritual path.

May you take time today to pause long enough consciously breathe and witness firsthand the awesome stream of Life which flows through your body, the body of your affairs and your world.

Any way you slice it, a deeper experience of kindness is what we all inherently desire. We are hardwired for kindness because it is in our spiritual DNA to treat one another with reverence and loving kindness.

In our experience, surfing the waves of the deeper love requires a kind of practice, a discipline.

In watching their conversation it became clear to me that they approached the world differently. I would even say that Chopra and Eisler approached their lives from opposite perspectives.

The film is a wake-up call - reminding us of the dangers of greed, unconsciousness, disconnection, insensitivity, violence, and arrogance, both globally and personally.

This first time that I went online I saw in that moment how the Internet could give the whole of humanity direct access to this interconnectedness and global oneness.

For those unfamiliar with the term, nonduality is like the final destination for those wanting to uncover the ultimate Socratic quest to "know thyself."

Even if we rebel against them, our names can seem like a kind of map of our persona, a map that defines how we are separate from others.

One of the most endearing parts of Steve Pavlina's personal development system is that it works for anyone, anywhere, any time a human wants to take control of her or his life.