by jwestly88 | Nov 8, 2012 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
Practicing Presence is the simple act of focusing one’s entire attention into the present moment. A no brainer you might say. It seems so simple. Just BE where you are, where your feet are rooted. How is it that we find it so difficult? Ever notice when you...
by jwestly88 | Oct 22, 2012 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
If you are a reader of this blog, it is likely you have had occasion to ask: “Who am I? Why am I alive?” Many of us have spent lifetimes attempting to answer this question. My first attempts centered around my vocation, my job, my career. In the beginning,...
by jwestly88 | Sep 17, 2012 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
Consider the nature of life in the physical. We arrive naked and depart the same way. In between arrival and departure we accumulate. On the material level we accumulate things: houses, cars, clothes, gadgets, careers, relationships, and all manner of t0ys. On the...
by jwestly88 | Sep 11, 2012 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
The road to Awakening is life long. It is not an enterprise casually undertaken , but requires serious intent. When counseling a new client on Presence Practice, I recommend the making of a serious commitment to living fully in-the-NOW. Jesus exhorted: “Seek ye...
by jwestly88 | Aug 22, 2012 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
We live in the illusion that we are isolated beings trapped in the fleshy cage of Life, an illusion that generally exists outside our awareness. We believe the cage to be all there is. The human tragedy is lost in thought. Examine your own process. Do you multitask...
