It’s time to talk about love again. What is it exactly that we’re talking about when we talk about love? What is this feeling? Do you really know? Let’s dig into it. What Is Love and What Is Entangled With It? Initially, love is like so many other things in our lives. It is simply […]
For those of you who read my recent post “The Tale of the Butterfly,” the following is a breakdown of that spiritual allegory. Of course, if you liked reading it the way it was and don’t want this added layer of intellectualism, then don’t read this. Here’s a link to some sweet sound healing instead.
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There once was a butterfly who thought she was a bee. She lived with bees, worked with bees, and slept with bees. Her whole life was spent with bees, and she’d never thought anything of it. Yet, she was never a very good bee. She couldn’t carry pollen well. She was terrible at making honey.
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In Western Culture, the intellectual mind has become the great idol of our times. It is worshipped in so many ways, and it’s part of the reason that education–specifically academic education–is so highly prized. It’s seen as the cure-all for economic and social woes. Just get people more education. Just feed people more lima beans.
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If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you may have heard me say words like “expansion” and “contraction.” They’re always pared because like breathing, they are the complete cycle. In the Trimurti concept of Hinduism, the three main gods are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (Creator, Protector, and Destroyer–There are many traditions of Hinduism, and
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