I discover Buddhism finally!
I am reading The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyetso. He is one of the many Tibetan Buddist monks who came to England in the 70’s. He stared Kadampa meditation centers all across Europe and the United States to teach westerners about Budhism.  I have been taking a buddhist class for [...]

Is Eckhart Tolle the fast food of enlightenment?

It may be that Tolle is so attractive because he is offering the possibility of instant transformation without doing any work. Most people are not willing to discipline the mind and change their habits for the four months or 6 years or whatever it takes to change from a lazy, fat American into a thoughtful aware individual.

Idolizing the mental concept of enlightenment

Once we see a glimpse of a possibility of another way of being it is hard not to idolize it or judge it as better than the way we are right now. And this judging becomes a strong desire and hinders all progress.

When we read about people who have ended [...]

John of God
John of God, the amazing healer from Brazil who defies scientific explanation, was tested with electrodes on his head during a healing trance and he was found to be in Gamma brainwave state the entire time. Gamma is a little understood heightened state of awareness where his brain wave frequencies are at [...]