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Nepal Journal – Photography as Meditation

Having a spiritual path has a value which I readily recognize, especially so if it helps leads to the truth of who we are and brings one more present into his/her own experience. For me, I recognized for myself several years ago while traveling in India that “the world is my cushion.” I’ve spent hundreds […]

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nepal spirituality

The Practice of Namaste

One of the most beautiful things in this country, and there are many to choose from, is the custom of greeting another with the word “namaste.” It is often said with a slight bow and hands pressed together in a prayer-like position. The word itself means “I bow to the God within you” or “I […]

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nepal spirituality

The Practice of Wide-Eyed Wonder

Today was my first day trekking in Nepal, on on something known as the Royal Trek which is very untouristed, even in the high season. I’m loving it so far. My guide/porter Govinda is a sweet spirited man who never complains even though he’s lugging my camera and three lenses as well as my pack. […]

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The Judgment / Love Switch

There isn’t anybody, as far as I can tell, about whom I don’t carry some form of judgment. I discovered this earlier this year while I was on a retreat and as I looked around the room at a large group of people whom I know fairly well. Was this true? I tilted my head […]

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life spirituality

Immediacy and Performance

I performed last night, and I LOVED it. I had so much fun. It was such a different experience to anything that I had had when I’ve performed in the past. It had been a few years since the last time and many years again prior to that. The bottom line is that I feel […]

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Over the past many years, I’ve continued to be interested in learning something which might be considered akin to the truth as pertains to reality and our existence.  Some things are starting to click together and in a way it has me somewhat excited.  It feels a little new, so I thought I’d explore it […]

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Video with Mooji, I Cound Not Get on the Bus

While I was in India for the first few months of 2009, I sat for a time with Mooji, a wonderful spiritual teacher and very heartful human being.  While there and intending to return to the states, I had an experience where I went to the bus to begin my journey back and I simply […]

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Closed Minded with Geomancers in Glastonbury, England

Something is amiss in the mists of Avalon, a.k.a. Glastonbury, England, and it’s either me or new age spirituality. I just don’t seem to have much accordance with crystal healers and chakra aligners, and this place is teeming with them. So as I see it, either something is up with the segment of the populace […]