by jwestly88 | Jan 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
We live in a multitasking society. We are proud of our ability to perform a multitude of mental tasks simultaneously. We carry out routine chores while we ‘think’ about other things. We play back scenes from the past. We worry about what is to come. We make plans and...
by jwestly88 | Jan 8, 2015 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
A healthy mind is fully present, is not manifesting thought patterns outside the moment (worry, fear, resentment, wanting the-moment to be different, wanting to be somewhere else). These disconnected thought patterns create mental health issues like depression,...
by jwestly88 | Jun 25, 2014 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality
The seeker of wisdom is in search of Self, a quality of Being where we directly experience our Spirituality, our Divinity. It is a perilous seeming, non-linear journey into the unknown, in search of a human expression of who we truly are. Non-linear means that it is a...
by jwestly88 | May 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
What is real? That is the question, that is always the question. Is it the drama, the surface results, the triumphs or disasters of life? Spiritual leaders unanimously declare, each in their own ways, that whatever happens serves a purpose at the spiritual level....
by jwestly88 | Feb 1, 2014 | Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle, Gurdjieff-Ouspensky, Psychology, Self-Help, Spirituality, Uncategorized
The things we attend to in life determine our personal reality. If we choose to pay attention to superficial material strivings, which are, by their very nature, impermanent, then the focus and quality of existence will correspondingly be superficial, material and...