For any given set of spiritual practices, there are many possible approaches to (or ways of engaging with) those practices. This article describes ten such approaches (that we tend to cycle through) and four zones of spiritual practice: reason versus intuition, and tradition versus creativity. By the end of this article/episode, you’ll understand the cycle of spiritual practice; you’ll understand the ten different approaches within that cycle; you’ll understand the four zones of spiritual practice; and you’ll start to recognize your edges for growth (you’ll recognize which approaches and zones you’re comfortable in and which approaches and zones seem less familiar). You’ll also get a little better at recognizing oppression and exploitation in spiritual groups. (read more)
Discovering Loch Kelly
Yesterday, I heard a podcast episode that really caught my attention. It was on Michael Taft’s podcast, Deconstructing Yourself. The episode was called “Loch Kelly on Awareness, Freedom, and Effortless Mindfulness.” This was the first time I’d heard Loch Kelly or experienced any of his work, and I was pretty impressed and excited about it. (read more)
Awakening as a Creative Process
If you want to awaken, how do you know what to do? How do you know when to seek the guidance of a spiritual group or teacher, how do you know which group or teacher to choose, and how do you know when it’s time to leave that group or teacher and move on? In many ways, this problem is similar to the creative task faced by an artist, an engineer, or an entrepreneur. In this episode, I explain what the creative process is and how that relates to spirituality and awakening. I define what I mean by a mystic, and I talk about how mystics use the creative process to create their own spiritual path. I also talk about how mystics can transcend existing spiritual patterns to become spiritual pioneers. (read more)
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