Episode 0795 - Kalpana & Conceit of Mind (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on Kalpana (Sanskrit), conceptualizing, and the illusory nature of mental process. Manu's teaching from Yoga Vasistha, multiple definitions of kalpana from Vedic, Advaita Vedanta, and Buddhist sources (Pali, sankhara). Right view, real vs. unreal, seeing through vs. seeing matters through. Date:

0795 - TALKS: Kalpana & Conceit of Mind

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Episode 0844 - Random Esoterics (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on esoteric dynamics of planetary process, evolution & ascension in light of 4-Element theory and metaphysical ontology. Polarities of Light in creation: the plant kingdom & Earth's green-ray cycle, differentiation & individuation, fire/air vs. water/earth, and the subtle interplay of Creator and

0844 - TALKS: Random Esoterics

Episode 0843 - Discernment & the Terminal Phase (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on current East-West geopolitics, and the critical importance of discernment for emotional stability and balance during the present "terminal phase" of human 3D civilization.     Additional references from Pali Buddha-Dhamma, Bhagawan Nityananda & Advaita Vedanta, Ra

0843 - TALKS: Discernment & the Terminal Phase

Episode 0842 - Service, Path and the Collective (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)Comments on Carl Jung's "redeemer personality" and Gustave Le Bon's quote from his book, "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind" (1895). Refined understanding of spiritual path in light of Ra's terminology: "two paths of polarity" and "the path of service to others." Avoiding mistaken belief,

0842 - TALKS: Service, Path and the Collective

Episode 0841 - April 2024 Update & Inner-Outer Balance (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on current conditions on planet Earth, and the energy-intensification of personal & planetary phenomena. So-called "outer vs. inner signal to noise" focus & balance, developing sensitivity to quality & prajna as discernment, approaching dimensional shift and "keeping the

0841 - TALKS: April 2024 Update & Inner-Outer Balance

Episode 0840 - The Roots of Self-Pity (Click on the above link, or here, for audio.) Comments on self-pity: causation, psychodynamics, treatment approaches, and relationship to 7-chakra energy flow, personal body/mind identity, and stubbornly held wrong views (i.e., "mistaken perspectives"). Issues associated with the "grieving cycle," and the transition from blockage to release.   

0795 - TALKS: Kalpana & Conceit of Mind

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