In my own spiritual awakening, the decisions, beliefs, attitudes and actions of my ego were causing active harm to my life and those around me. My relationships suffered, my finances suffered, I got fired from my job, got evicted from my apartment, etc, etc. Some of you already already know my background. Little by little, […]
If you are having trouble experiencing God’s love, that’s a frustrating thing. I don’t know how many times I used to feel distant from God, or have heard people feeling “spiritually dry”. Good news is, the solution is quite simple. I’ll share what I’ve learned from pursuing and studying the presence of God. What is […]
“In transporting the breath, the inhalation must be full. When it is full, it has big capacity. When it has big capacity, it can be extended. When it is extended, it can penetrate downward. When it penetrates downward, it will become calmly settled. When it is calmly settled, it will be strong and firm. When […]
If you’re here, then you’re probably a meditation nerd like me. I have found that meditation is essential to my life: for making better decisions, being emotionally intelligent, self aware, compassionate toward others, more joyful, happier, and smarter in general. So when I found out about the Muse 2 brain-sensing headband, I was pretty stoked. […]
In my studies of mindfulness across many different spiritual traditions, including Christian contemplation, Hindu Vedanta and Yoga, as well as Vipassana, Dzogchen and Zen Buddhist traditions, I discovered the jewel of advanced spirituality – nondual awareness. This higher state of consciousness is at the core of every single spiritual tradition I have studied. This is […]
How do we treat all things as if they have lasting, eternal significance? How do we “do all things for the glory of God” (as taught in the Christian tradition)? All spiritual traditions teach about the importance of mindfulness in even the smallest things: In the Christian tradition, Brother Lawrence taught how to cook an […]
A Contemplation On Treating All Things As Sacred How do we treat all things as if they have lasting, eternal significance? How do we “do all things for the glory of God” (as taught in the Christian tradition)? All spiritual traditions teach about the importance of mindfulness in even the smallest things: In the Christian […]
The 2 most common objections I hear about meditation are: I totally get it. When we’re stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious, it can be very difficult to let go during meditation. It can almost feel impossible. Maybe you just lost someone you love, had a breakup, or are just trying to let go of life’s noise. […]
As many of you know, I was born into a family of pastors (great grandpa, grandpa, uncles, dad, etc), and was raised in many different types of churches. I learned from an early age how to talk to God, and experience “His” presence. I also learned about the power of healing and faith. I’m still […]
If you’re here, you’ve probably heard of heart coherence from Dr. Joe Dispenza or the Heartmath Institute. But what is heart coherence, what are the benefits, and how do we reach it quickly? There are a lot of guided meditations out there about reaching heart coherence, but there aren’t a lot of written instructions and […]