One of modern society’s central problems is that unhealthy food is designed to taste great—and what pleases the palate often harms the body. Flavor is engineered to override restraint, drawing us toward what is convenient, addictive, and nutritionally empty. What … Read the rest
Spiritual Versus Emotional Experiences
The spirit refers to consciousness—whether the proto-consciousness of a plant, the semi-consciousness of an animal, or the full-blown consciousness of a human.
Once you understand what the spirit is, you will understand that the spiritual concerns the expansion and deepening … Read the rest
Mystics are Spiritually Independent
A mystic is someone who seeks firsthand experience of Ultimate Reality, and that experience is bigger than any religion or philosophy. This can be a problem.
Mystics have a tendency to color outside the lines, and this often creates tension … Read the rest
Walk the Pathless Path
We all want a map to guide us from here to eternity. But no such map exists, because the path is made by walking it. No two people are alike, and therefore no two paths are alike, for no one … Read the rest
The Mystic Way
The Mystic Way is to be understood as a way of inquiry and practice, not a fixed dogma. It suggests direction without demanding adherence to a single doctrine. It is an activity of transformation—the inward process by which a person … Read the rest
Neoplatonism and the Path to the One
Plotinus lived about 600 years after Plato, the famous student of Socrates. He lived an austere and highly disciplined life centered on philosophy and inner contemplation. He was said to eat very little—often only one meal a day or even … Read the rest