"Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, every time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds." -- Lost Horizon

If you have ever read Lost Horizon by James Hilton, or know the story of the Garden of Eden, then you’ve glimpsed the existence, at least in your mind, of a mythical place in which suffering is completely unknown. In this place there is no worry, sickness, or old age — there is only celebrated transformation, and everyone is fa… Continue

I came here via Twitter, and although I had been looking for toltecs before I hadn't found it.
For me it all started with Stephen Wolinsky a few years ago, who has been largely inspired by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. In Stephen's words, I blew my False Core almost a year ago.
I have been looking and searching on and off since then. The Gospel of Thomas inspired me very much, as did Buddhist writings, Upanishads, Tao, Plato / Socrates, and Epictetus. I read a whole lot of other mystical and philoso… Continue

When I come visit this site I feel like Ive walked into a dark picture theatre but no one's there, or is there. Maybe someone else is lurking about like me, seeing if anythings going on checking out to see if anyone else is lurking about. My ego says hey there's no one here may as well go, my spirit says your wrong I can feel energies in here that are similar to mine, just keep visiting. ~~~

I’ve been contemplating the usual things–love, loss, and surrender. Every day brings an opportunity to surrender outcomes, because we are not in control of how life unfolds. Out of chaos comes form, which strengthens and grows, only to break down and become chaos again, an unending chain of action/reaction. We create routines, and abandon them for new ones. We observe traditions, which change when we change. We cannot avoid our own evolution. It is happening right now. Everything we try to hold… Continue

I have been noticing how thinking prevents me from actually experiencing life. When I have a sensory stimulus my mind immediately seeks to analyze it and define it with a word/symbol. Then my mind uses the word and the pre-conceived definition associated with the word to replace actually experiencing the stimulus. As I have become more aware of this process I have begun to stop the thinking and experience life in a more present manner.

Let me give you an example. My son and I were walking throu… Continue