Vanessa | February 2, 2011
Contemplative prayer takes us beyond the form of discursive prayer where we are talking to God and instead we simply (though seemingly impossibly for me right now) hold ourselves still with the intention of being with God.
Vanessa | January 3, 2011
It isn’t necessarily that the world is an illusion, but our perceptions of the world are. We perceive the world through our own particular filters, interpreting the actions of others in a way that makes sense to us and confirms our world views.
Vanessa | September 26, 2010
If I don’t believe in a God that judges, what right do I have to judge the actions of others as right and wrong. I can feel that they are acting in a manner that causes me to feel hurt, but can I truly say that they are wrong?
Vanessa | July 16, 2010
Today’s Osho Zen TarotOsho Zen Tarot spread connects in a wonderful way with the reading I did yesterday on David Smith’s new book, Honoring the Sacred EarthHonoring the Sacred Earth – at least the left-hand cards do. With the right-hand I chose the Page of Clouds: Mind, which I also chose earlier this week, and [...]
Vanessa | July 15, 2010
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” – Frank Lloyd Wright With these words, Smith takes us into Part 1 of 7 in his book, Honoring the Sacred EarthHonoring the Sacred Earth, and his carefully chosen quotes are a lovely highlight in each section, making me feel like I [...]
Vanessa | July 15, 2010
Today, I’ve restarted David Smith’s new book, Honoring the Sacred EarthHonoring the Sacred Earth. I actually began to read it last week but got majorly busy after only a few pages, so I thought I needed to start it again, to make sure I was getting it right. His book (at least the back cover) [...]
Vanessa | July 14, 2010
Three days in a row – three meditation session guided by the insights of my OshoOsho deck. Today’s spread grew of its own accord to four cards, two from the right and two from the left: Right 7 of Fire: Stress 10 of Water: Harmony Left XII: New Vision (Reversed) 10 of Rainbows: We Are [...]
Vanessa | May 21, 2010
To celebrate signing the lease with new tenants and a major appliance move that has opened up loads of space in our back hallway (where we were storing a fridge, stove, washer and dryer from previous tenants) I decided to treat myself to Andrew Harvey’s new book, Heart YogaHeart Yoga. While I was there I [...]
Vanessa | April 2, 2010
He “felt that at some time or other [he] had passed through the valley of diamonds, but I could convince no one – not even myself, when I looked at them more closely – that the specimens I had brought back were not mere pieces of gravel” (104).
Vanessa | April 1, 2010
For instance, one of the more amusing incidents of Jung’s awakening to Oneness was the first time he got drunk. How is this for a description of Oneness?
