Cessation...Into Awareness

Previously, I offered some thoughts about cessation and some notes from my own experiences.

May 23 • A Glorious Emergence

Going, Going, Gone...Cessation

Recently, I’ve been reading some books and journal articles on meditation and spiritual practice, primarily in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions.

May 17 • A Glorious Emergence

What Happens When I Publish a Post

This is what happens when I publish a post.

May 14 • A Glorious Emergence

My Desert Island Book

Most of us have probably played this game.

May 9 • A Glorious Emergence

Meditating on Solomon's Temple

I had forgotten this until recently, when arguments hit the news about whether or not biblical verses can be used as justification for human actions…

May 4 • A Glorious Emergence

April 2026

I Won't Die (Part 2)

I suggested one way: that having had that brief experience, I directly understood how the prospect of dying--the guarantee of dying--colors every moment…

Apr 13 • A Glorious Emergence

I Won't Die

When I was a teenager, I was lying on my bed one afternoon.

Apr 9 • A Glorious Emergence

This Is Lovingkindness???

A few years ago, after having been out of the Buddhist stream for a long time, I decided to do a self-retreat, doing meditation on the Brahmaviharas.

Apr 4 • A Glorious Emergence

March 2026

Disillusionment

Do you think disillusionment is a universal experience?

Mar 29 • A Glorious Emergence

February 2026

In the Mind's Eye

“Picture in your mind’s eye...” Surely most of us have heard this phrase, captured so evocatively in the sculpture above.

Feb 22 • A Glorious Emergence

January 2026

It's Electric

Electrical phenomena are not that uncommon, but many people either don’t notice or decide not to notice.

Jan 14 • A Glorious Emergence

Blue Love

Blue has been my favorite color for as long as I can remember.

Jan 9 • A Glorious Emergence