Off-Switch for the Ego?
In the search for enlightenment, it seems the challenge lies not in attaining something new, but in releasing that which blocks us from fully experiencing our innate consciousness. That blocking force has been called many things: the inner critic, voice in the head, monkey mind, doppelganger, evil twin, mental noise, and so on. Eckharte Tolle, [...]
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As the weather has gotten warmer here in San Diego, I have taken my meditation practice outside. We have a fish pond out back with a lovely waterfall. A slate bridge spans the narrow channel between the two pools, and that is where I sit, facing the waterfall.
Following a winter of neglect, the pond isn’t [...]
Astral Travel for Toddlers
Has anyone else had experience with this? We think our son is “visiting” other places in the night. On two separate occasions, we’ve observed the following when going into his room at night to check on him:
He is sitting straight up in the corner of his crib, cross-legged, with his hands resting in his lap. [...]


