RECENT SHARINGS
El Capitan Solo Climb
The crucible in stone would make a final romantic poem from me to Yosemite.
I meant “final” to mean “until I return” but I was aware many poems are tragic.
Free-Solo Washington Column Direct
Sometimes the greatest adventures unfold from an ambitious goal confounded by errors and bad judgement, redeemed by luck, faith, tenacity or even something like grace.
Energy Resonates Awareness
Moving our identity out of the inner dialog into presence requires collected energy as well as awareness. Awareness is sterile without energy. When our energy and awareness resonate together, it makes for presence. When presence is strongly resonating as our center, it’s much easier to abide in. The Mind can rest in that, because it is Peace and Love itself.
The Self Beyond and Within
This physical body is our Earth SuitWe traverse our journey on this planet in itEventually it passes away. We remain alive beyond this Earth Suit.We
The Heart of Spirituality
Being Present with an Open heart is the Heart of Spirituality
Spirituality is ultimately another word for our State of Being.
Festival Workshops
Each year I present workshops and Ceremonies at West Coast Festivals and Burning Man. I Feel these events can be transformative, deep and fun too.
Being The Self
The deepest level of Human is Being. God and Soul are both essentially That; Beingness. Beingness that encompasses Awareness and Feeling. The essence of Feeling
Happiness Within
Expanding our capacity for Love and Inner Peace are both thoroughly worthy goals whether you think there is a God or not. After all, Happiness
Meeting Maharaj Ji
In contrast to the subtle vibration I felt in person, the “Inner Maharaj ji” bowled me over in a flood of Spiritual Light. Nothing subtle about it, it was a cosmic portal of power, one that nourished the local area and the larger sphere with Light and Love.
Life is Perfect
The misunderstanding is that this world is supposed to be fun and enjoyable. This planet is more of a sphere of tough lessons and evolution
Why God Can Never Be Proven
It’s almost a universal question: I don’t believe in a God envisioned as an old man with a white beard in the sky, but I’m open to the existence of a Universal Principle. How can I know? Can you Prove God?
What is God
What is God? Folks tend to try to understand God in terms they can understand. Many tend to visualize God as very human and somewhat
Reclaiming Love
Don’t blame Love The only ones who haven’t experienced broken hearts are the ones who never opened theirs. After suffering a broken heart, we often
Love in Essence
Love is a Reality beyond words, but it can be helpful to use words to point to it so we don’t mistake it for its
Meeting Poonja Ji
I first heard about H.W.L.Poonja Ji around the sacred fire of Baba Amarnath. A new friend Murray remarked, “This Baba is the only saint I’ve
Baba Muktananda
Way back in the day, i was in college and just had a radical and unexpected spiritual awakening. Spriituality was all new to me. I
Advice to be Real
Without knowing you….just knowing how people are living and thinking in these times…this is my advice for whoever has the synchronistic fortune to come across
Transformational Festivals
As we transform within, we are also inspired and empowered by joining with others who feel a similar communion with the essence of Love and Life. They may not visit our particular church, sweat lodge, or ashram, but we can sense they are kindred spirits in our hearts. We reflect each other’s light to one another. We grow and support each other’s awakening when we come together with open hearts.