Spirituality That Works

Q: In pursuing a spiritual path, what do I need to do to have an awakening experience? I tried going to church but didn’t have the experience I was hoping for.

The way many people go about “pursuing” an awakening experience can actually backfire because they set up the experience as a goal. “My goal is to have an awakening experience.” It becomes the craving for the sensation, rather than understanding what an awakening experience is. 

That’s the difference between … Read More

Q: Having established that we once had this knowing and intuition that was tied to the source, so what? Even if ancient peoples used to have it, is it really possible that we still retain this same ability? Is it possible that we can reclaim it again as a natural state?

Yes, absolutely. Everyone is born with an active intuitive awareness. This is really nothing more than a refined survival instinct, which I will outline in detail later. But before … Read More

Q: When the world is out of sorts, when we as individuals feel out of sorts, what is the fastest way to recalibrate?

Start by reattuning the body to nature’s rhythms. Wake up with the sun. Spend time outside. Spend time in contemplation. Once darkness falls, sleep when the body is tired.

This includes participating in nature’s cycle of renewal, of reawakening, regrowth. Plant any kind of seed in the springtime, tend it, and watch it grow through the seasons, … Read More

One is instinctive and its purpose is to warn you of danger or something that’s not right. Pay attention to and respect this fear.

The other is cultural and its purpose is to keep you in line with the norm. It prevents you from moving on, changing, exploring, and growing. Kill this fear as fast as you can.… Read More

The mistake that people make with all spiritual practices is they walk into this room full of tools, and all these tools can help you to break through the illusion of duality, into that spiritual awareness connection, into the All-That-Is.

But what most people do is they try a tool for a brief period. They don’t get the quick results they’re looking for. They drop the tool. They go back and pick up another tool. “Let me try this one.” … Read More

I recently got asked, “Why do I keep seeing repeating numbers? Does it have a spiritual meaning?” In this case, this person was seeing the same time on the clock every day at 1:11, 3:33, and 4:44 day and night.

I have to laugh, because—case in point—when I went to check her text for her numbers series, the time displayed on my phone home screen was 11:11. This is a well-documented synchronicity phenomenon that I’ll explain in a moment.

It’s … Read More

Q: So, you’re saying to stop trying to game the system. Play it straight up. Here and now. That will make for a pretty big change after a lifetime of trying to see up ahead, around corners.

And where has that gotten you?

Q: That’s what fear and worry do though. When you feel that you have to watch out for everyone else and yourself–that’s a lot of responsibility. That’s a lot of moving parts. That’s a lot of things … Read More

Q: We’ve talked about oneness at different times. How is it possible to see through the illusion of the separate self when the illusion is so persistent and so convincing?

As long as you are looking outward, you cannot find the true self. You can only watch the movie of life playing on the screen. So, the focus needs to shift from “it is happening out there” to this present moment of being. Only in this present moment of being … Read More