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Embracing the Unknown with Pema Chödrön – A Course on Letting Go
Embracing the Unknown So, what is this course all about? What does it mean to embrace the unknown? Firstly, Embracing the Unknown is a Four-Part Course on Letting Go and Welcoming Change It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. But what can this famous religious text tell you about living? Even though it is an intrinsic and unavoidable part of life, our culture as a whole doesn’t like to talk about death. For many of us, the concept is not only frightening, but nearly taboo—a grim shadow overhanging everything, silent and dreadful. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it…
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The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear!
Before the review – what we all want to know Price: Paperback $18.27 The Book Depository Audio download $16.77 (immediate) Sounds True My Rating: A must have on your bedside table just like Oprah – 10/10 The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear! Welcome to Part 2. This article reviews Chapters 6-10. In Part 1, The Power of Now Book Review – When the student is ready! I reviewed Chapters 1 – 5 and gave you a little background in relation to my own history with the book, how it sat on my bookshelf for 20 years and why and how it eventually became part of my…
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What is presence? And, what is the power of presence?
What is presence? To know it is to experience it! I would like to give you a straightforward answer, but unfortunately I can’t. And, in order to tell you what the ‘power of presence’ is I have to begin with presence itself. Let me explain why it’s not that straightforward though. Many are cautious in explaining what presence is and this is actually justifiable and reasonable. Presence is something that occurs beyond the intellect, that is to say beyond the mind and so it stands that it cannot be explained with the intellect and more specifically with language. Language in defining or explaining presence is fundamentally inadequate. To truly ‘know’ presence…
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What is the power of awareness? Waking to a life unimagined!
Before what is the Power of Awareness Let’s start with a definition of awareness before we get into what the power of awareness actually is. What is awareness? From a spiritual perspective, awareness is the ability to be mindful of one’s thoughts with the aim of recognising the ego and its impact on our everyday lives. That is to say, how we experience our lives through the ego, for example in our connections with others or how satisfied or dissatisfied we are with our life situation. The recognition of the ego is crucial in accessing the power of awareness. We begin to wake up and see the truth – we…