Tuesday, November 14, 2006
My interview with Shelagh Rogers
I’ve been getting lots of requests for a link to my interview with Shelagh Rogers on Sounds Like Canada on CBC Radio. Here’s a recording of it from the CBC website. You’ll need Real Player to listen to it.
Monday, November 13, 2006
The Gift of Awakening
Time is apparently moving forward as we approach the darkness before we bring in yet another New Year. One could consider we’re taking a journey together here on this planet earth, and well, how are we doing? With another season upon us and an auspicious one at that – winter with all of its cultural and seasonally timed rituals - the true meaning of this season is often overshadowed by the distractions of the small mind manifesting more and more material gods to worship or want. The small mind - it certainly can get in the way – that’s its nature though, so you’ve got to expect that.
Have you ever noticed yours? Being still - you have to be still to notice, and then you begin to notice more and more. It’s quite entertaining to observe “the small mind”. I catch mine when I’m experiencing tension, worry, self-consciousness, judgment, doubt, dullness, carelessness, laziness and dissipation due to excessive craving….......those nine distractions, Patanjali (Yoga Sutras) knew all about them. Perhaps not much has changed then in a couple thousand years, or has it?
