The Meditation of The Self: Part II - The Real Purpose of Meditation Quieting the mind is only the first (though constant) step. The real purpose of meditation is turning the mind to its Source, one’s True Self, the Oneness which we already always are. This is why, from the beginning of my teaching, while emphasizing the need to understand the hold that our brain/mind has on our perception of self and world, I have focused on The Mediation of...
Meditation of the Self: Part I – Quieting the Mind and Turning Inward Virtually every mystical/non-dual spiritual tradition, those which underlie or prefigure the major world religions, have two major fundamental tenets. First, Reality is an Absolute Oneness. Given that our brain/mind fundamentally operates on dualistic subject/object processes, Oneness would seem to be literally inconceivable, yet despite this difficulty, the concept of...
As I said on the homepage, in all the time I have taught A Course in Miracles, I have never promoted my classes; only word of mouth and any posting of the classes made by whichever organization at which I have held classes or seminars. This site then is something new for me.
As such it is also something of an experiment. Through all the years I have taught the Course, I’ve still been learning it as well. “What, you haven’t gotten it…graduated or whatever?” No, I am not “fully cooked,” and I am certainly not “enlightened.”
While I have never lacked for students here in the Triangle, whether the focus I bring to the Course has benefit for a wider circle, I have no idea; hence this “experiment.” In fact, it has been my students who have pushed me to “reach out.” If what is on this site is for you just more of the same, or (worse yet) some crazy ramblings, blame it on them! (Just kidding guys!)
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