I found myself contemplating how an understanding of the way that biological enzymes function in metabolism would shed light on Valentin Tomberg?s teaching on ?spiritual enzymes? in Meditations on the Tarot, A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. He also refers to them as spiritual exercises. Here is one definition of biological enzymes I found: ?They are …
I recently began to look into the Ho’oponopono healing of the Hawaiian tradition and found it reflecting beautifully the healing energy of Love. I have listened to videos of Aunty Mahealani and the more structured presentations of Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. Both teachers?have gifts. Aunty brings an understanding that is a less structured/right brain experience; …
It has been just about a year since my last post and with it comes the realization of one year of lying fallow ? staying within for a period of four seasons before emerging again with readiness for the next step. ?Exploring Consciousness? was the theme of last May?s post. I referenced the ?52 Mental …
The Abhidhamma has been referenced in a number of previous writings and it resurfaced again in a recent study group as we were exploring ?Consciousness.? I invite you to enter into a body of knowledge that lies within it that I have found of great value over the years, the 52 Mental Factors of Consciousness. …
In Lama Anagarika Govinda?s The Psychological Attitude of Early Buddhist Philosophy, there is a pearl of understanding on page 63 entitled, ?Importance of Joy and Suffering according to the Abhidhamma.? The excerpt that I would like to share is: ?In other words: out of the 121 classes of consciousness which are discussed in Buddhist psychology, …
This morning I read the 2013 Leo New Moon by Dale Osadchuk (reprinted below in its entirety with Dale?s contact information) and thought it would be an opportunity to refer to the 52 mental states/factors as taught in A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Maha Thera, which I mentioned in a post last week. The …
In a Reiki gathering recently, one of the group members asked about the third Reiki symbol HSZSN as it related to retrieving childhood memories for healing. For those who are Okuden certified, you are familiar with the three symbols that are taught in this level. This enquiry on retrieval of childhood memories resulted in a …