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Reflections on Awakening, part 13

Posted on Aug 7th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Awakening includes self-realization. Become your true self. Discover and grow completely into the uniqueness you represent, the one form risen from formlessness that has never been before and will never be again. For that to... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 12

Posted on Aug 6th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

The lack of attention and discipline is one important factor that keeps me (and countless others) from awakening. Especially when the weather is fine, i am easily distracted from my work of reading, writing, exercising,... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 11

Posted on Jul 30th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

A summary of the evolution and present deficiency of human consciousness as described by cultural philosopher Jean Gebser (1905-1973): During archaic consciousness man is totally embedded in the world, is identical with it and perceives... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 9

Posted on Jul 10th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Today i discovered a simple way of staying present and preventing thoughts from filling up a state of still awareness: While walking home i not just looked at, listened to, smelled and felt my surroundings,... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 8

Posted on Jul 7th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Last night at dusk, as i took out the green waste, i stopped on my way back because the air was so gentle and fresh. As i looked up, i noticed something truly beautiful: a... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 7

Posted on Jul 6th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

At the moment it's definitely very hard to keep this exercise going on a daily basis. But i'll keep trying. How can i teach awakening? By awakening myself, of course. By remaining calm when things... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 6

Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

How to free oneself from the constantly babbling thinking mind? How to refrain from drifting off into the stream of plans, projects, regrets, complaints, and defensive rationalization? How to achieve stillness, emptiness, awareness? Non-judgment with... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 5

Posted on Jun 29th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

My own awakening must be an evolution towards less reactivity and more acceptance of what is. To consider 'otherness' as real, given, and growing out of my Self as much as i (yes, the little... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 4

Posted on Jun 28th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

It's difficult to maintain a daily rhythm of note-taking on this subject. Anyway-- awakening requires becoming a well-trained observer of oneself, a discoverer of unnecessary habits subtly instilled by society and the media in the... More »

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Reflections on Awakening, part 3: The Cat and the Parrot

Posted on Jun 25th, 2008 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Since reading A New Earth i see our two pets with different eyes. Our cat was born into our family, the parrot was rescued by my wife from a cruel fate with his former owner.... More »

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