Tag Archives: Eckhart Tolle

Ego Is Like A House of Mirrors

My last blog began a discussion of the ego by identifying some of the ego’s many faces:  self-criticism, complaining, grudges, being right, minutia and ownership.  The ego has many, many faces.  Lets continue to explore some of them. Specialness:  The ego … Continue reading

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This World Gets Crazier by the Minute

I don’t think I could possibly live in a more challenging time.  Just when I think I’ve heard it all, something happens that challenges everything I hold dear.  Headlines are full of bizarre stories of the unimaginable.  It seems our world is getting crazier by the minute.  Society’s belief … Continue reading

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Conscious Living

Eckart Tolle writes about the unconscious state of humanity stating; “Most people alternate between unconsciousness and deep unconsciousness.  Presence or the state of NOW is either never experienced or is briefly experienced only accidentally without being recognized for what it is”. … Continue reading

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Sail Away

Kerm and I recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary.    During those fifty years we’ve gone through challenges and heart ache.  But we have also experienced more happiness and joy than we ever could have imagined when we first began our … Continue reading

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Inner Peace

Is there a difference between inner peace and happiness?  I believe there is.  Happinss is subject to current conditions being perceived as positive, while inner peace is a deep stabalizing calm that knows whatever comes my way will eventually be … Continue reading

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The Present Moment is NOW

Sometimes the simplest things in life have the deepest meaning and are rarely understood and appreciated.  The present moment or NOW is one of those principles.  The other day I was speaking with someone I truly love who was going through ‘a refiners … Continue reading

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Time

Here’s something to ponder.  If we end the delusion of time so that we have no past or future what do we have?  All the great spiritual masters tell us that time is a delusion.  So, again I ask; “If … Continue reading

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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Remember the Tina Turner song, What’s Love Got to To With It?  The song is about aspects of what we commonly call love.  The lyrics go on to say, “Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?”  Is … Continue reading

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EGO

The greatest challenge we face as human beings is the taming of the ego.  This goes for our personal lives as well as collectively around the world.  Our individual world is a microcosm of the world.  When we individually tame … Continue reading

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This, Too, Shall Pass

An ancient Sufi Story tells of a king who was constantly torn between happiness and despondency.  Even the slightest thing could cause him great upset and his happiness would quickly turn into disappontment and despair.  The king finally got tired … Continue reading

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