Hi Fred, I hope you had a lovely holiday! I just wanted to say hi. I am still alive, whether my body is a cadaver or not! LOL My bone pain has subsided a lot. Still some, but very bearable. Still very tired. There are some new medications that may help Wendiness stick around for a […]
What can be said of a dream, or should be said? Though profound to the dreamer, its recounting often sounds disjointed, senseless. So it is with our attempts to describe this dream of reality. The basic pointers – that reality is illusion, that it’s only this, that it’s a projection of the mind – can […]
I found this comment waiting for me this morning. I love both of these guys, but I have to confess that I am as yet so shallow-minded that it made my day. pam tan 21 hours ago (edited) I listen to Rupert Spira to get the knowledge. I listen to Eckhart Tolle to enjoy his […]
See the progression of Awakeness waking up to Itself. Initial awakening. Oscillation. Abidance.
John Ames was my editor for several years. A lot of you knew him from satsang. He died a year ago this month following cancer surgery, so before the month ends I wanted to run these talks again. Thanks a million, John. I miss you, but it’s great to know you haven’t gone anywhere. […]
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I had always considered the adage that we are spirit having a human experience to be a good pointer. I knew that there was no person here (only spirit), but I would acknowledge – it seemed indisputable – that I was still having the experience of being a person. But was this really true, or […]
Our friends, Gary and Gloria, were at our house today. They drop by to spruce things up once every couple of weeks, as they have been doing for years. We get along famously. Today, just as they were leaving, Gloria looked at me in a funny sort of way as she was halfway out the […]
In Buddhism, the spiritual and material realms are commonly referred to as the absolute and the relative, respectively. The relative is form. It is what is perceived through our senses. It is the world of thought, feeling, differentiation, and consciousness. It is the world of objects. It is the world of duality: you and me, […]
Some years ago I spent a year with a Buddhist sect in Johannesburg. I would meet with them once a week for meditation, and followed their directive to meditate twice daily for 30 minute sessions. The promise (the carrot!) was that after three months of following the sect’s directives, someone from the main group (from […]
We talk so much about waking up that we often forget to ask who it is that’s asleep. If you answer by saying, “Me,” then who is that me? And how did you know to answer the question if you are, in fact, asleep. Are you sure you’re asleep? Are you sure you need […]
Hi Fred A very interesting scenario … The name Terry – short for Terence – is an ancient Norse baby name meaning “Like Thor” … (Thory) .. who gave up his right eye to the sage at Mimir’s spring in order to gain the Wisdom of Ages. This is exactly what happened to me .. I lost […]
Hi Fred, Thanks for today. Your process was great. By examining fundamental assumptions and getting to a zero-base foundation, a perpetual doubt is removed. Kinda the difference between something you know and something you accept. I was OK with acceptance, but truth removes all doubt. I’m glad you knew to drive that home even with someone […]
De Profundis Terry Oldfield & Soraya Saraswati Written by Terry Oldfield
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. ~Epictetus, Greek Philosopher, A.D. 55-135
Today I let that which follows, follow, having noticed the suffering that comes from imagining that the “I” leads, decides and is responsible. A Course in Miracles teaches, “I will step back and let Him lead the way,” and “I merely follow, for I would not lead.” These resonate more deeply now than when I […]
Hi Fred! I wanted to write to you, as it has been awhile since I communicated my deep gratitude to you for the profound impact your awakening and your presence has had on my sense of awakening and on my life! I don’t try to put into the character’s words very often what my “journey” […]