Spirituality That Works

Q: What happens when you sustain a spiritual practice for a long time?

When you’ve sustained a spiritual practice for a long time, you begin experiencing this bedrock place of peace that you live from. Life events ebb and flow. And they can be scary and fun or easy or hard in all the ways that we define joy and suffering. But the bedrock doesn’t go away no matter what the experience is.

The joy can be intensified by the … Read More

Q: Why, when I’ve had enlightenment experiences, do they always start with a rush of great velocity, throwing me out into the universe?

Before there’s a breakthrough to the All-That-Is, in order to go beyond the mind to the All-That-Is, you must go beyond all that the mind knows.  

The mind experiences the universe as the edge of all that can be known. So we must go past the edge of the universe to experience the All-That-Is. Once that bubble … Read More

Q: I find myself obsessed with thinking about the future. Getting lost in dreams and trying to plan for any eventuality. How can I free myself from that?

Let’s use the example that off in the distance, you see a bright light which is quickly covered by darkness, much to your disappointment.

You have two options. You can choose to be disappointed that the light you were shown became covered, or you can be happy that you saw it and … Read More

Q: People have been on spiritual quests from the beginning of recorded history and likely before that. But what is it today that describes what people are looking for when it comes to spirituality?

While there are many in pursuit of the enlightenment experience, it seems that more are looking for something on a smaller scale, something that feels more controllable and doable.

So the goal becomes how to help them to achieve concrete results. To help them learn to … Read More

Many of us fall into the trap of believing happiness lies somewhere off in the future… When I get that promotion. When I find my true love.

We live in a culture that promotes this mindset, and it’s deeply ingrained in many of us. It’s part of the mistaken belief that gets promoted about how happiness lies in external achievements – wealth, relationships, fame, and recognition. It’s a belief that makes us think that changing our external circumstances will bring … Read More

As spiritual seekers, most of us feel that we can benefit from finding a good teacher. I’d agree. But which type of teacher is best for you? Do you look for a spiritual guide or a spiritual scout? Because they’re not the same.

Spiritual scouts don’t make good guides because they don’t really want to be with people. They don’t want to be held back by slow people and they’re not interested in staying with the group. They want to … Read More

Could you tell the time if you had no watch or cell phone?

Most of us would think, well sure, I could roughly guestimate the time from where the sun is in the sky.

But what about when it’s a cloudy day?

Our ancestors had the ability to take that one step further, not only by observing the sun’s path but also by using their sense of smell.

Yes, their sense of smell. And so can you with a little … Read More

“What’s in a name?

That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet.”

Let me answer that, Mr. Shakespeare: “Quite a lot, actually.”

I remember back in college, this philosophy professor who could never get my name right. Drove me nuts. No matter how many times I corrected him, he continued to call me by this other name. A name I didn’t think fit me at all.

Anyway, I’d raise my hand in class, and … Read More