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Waking up in the morning…
…and faced with thoughts the “me” doesn’t like. They are often called “negative thoughts”, as opposed to the “positive thoughts that are welcome and liked by the “me”. What to do about it? Push them away? Find a distraction? Let them set the tone for getting up? The-hum attendees today heard a variety of approaches…
Form to Formlessness
Today’s the-hum included the exploration of meditation and the presence of thoughts. Attendees shared their experiences, intentions, objectives, and expectations when meditating. As a “spiritual tool”, meditation is known to be practiced by many seekers, spiritual practitioners and teachers. “You can’t stop your mind from thinking because you don’t start it thinking.” ~ Adyashanti Meditation…
If there is no “you” then what?
There is being without central hub of a personal identityThere is simply the experience of wholeness – which includes all There is experience – and no one to experience itThere is the full spectrum of appearances – yet no one that claims ownership of it There is life as an energetic, vibrational process – streaming…
There Is No After (or before) Awakening
Joan Tollifson, Aug. 20, 2023 Right Now, Just As It Is It’s been hot and dry here in southern Oregon where I live, with dry lightning strikes and raging wildfires above and below the town where I live and often toxic air quality as a result. Last night the air quality improved for a while,…
Portal to the-hum
the-hum meeting participants enjoyed a stimulating experience: Starting with an invitation to imagine, that the experiences we are having at every moment are whole and complete, and perfect as they are. In essence, the suggestion was to embrace that which is occurring and to abstain from arguing about the rightness-or-wrongness of it occurring – as…
Post Meeting Reflections
Thank you Alan, for the guided meditation, and everyone for showing up and sharing their experiences. It is lovely to be present with folks from different walks of life, attending a meeting where apparently no agenda is pursued, no curriculum is taught, no docent is hired, and best of all, no exit exams are to…