Author: Jeff Kober

10 Aug

Posted at 19:29h in Daily Thoughts

It is the concept of many people that samadhi [non-dualistic state of consciousness] is something to be attained, something to be gained; that something new will happen to us. What is samadhi actually? There are three words: sam, a, dhi. Sam means 'completely', dhi means 'consciousness'--you are completely in your own pure conscious state,...

09 Aug

Posted at 20:28h in Daily Thoughts

It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while. But with the alco­holic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual...

08 Aug

Posted at 20:51h in Daily Thoughts

The Presence is silent and conveys a state of peace. It's infinitely gentle and yet like a rock. With it, all fear disappears, and spiritual joy occurs on a quiet level of inexplicable ecstasy. Because the experience of time stops, there's no apprehension, regret, pain, or anticipation; the source...

07 Aug

Posted at 21:27h in Daily Thoughts

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. The nature of being human means that...

06 Aug

Posted at 22:49h in Daily Thoughts

Whatever it is that occurs at death, I believe it deserves to be called a miracle. The miracle, ironically, is that we don’t die. The cessation of the body is an illusion, and like a magician sweeping aside a curtain, the soul reveals what lies beyond. Mystics have long...

05 Aug

Posted at 22:12h in Daily Thoughts

When we call upon God in prayer, we are assuming a world that is held by the divine. We are changing our perspective: from seeing only the negative to seeing perhaps the prospect of hope. We are saying that there is a reason to go...

04 Aug

Posted at 19:52h in Daily Thoughts

We cannot hate our way to love. We cannot kill our way to fearlessness. We are not humans seeking a spiritual experience, but rather spirit, having a human experience. What is the human experience? It is the survival pyramid of the animal nature and the stories we tell ourselves to...

03 Aug

Posted at 18:34h in Daily Thoughts

In the beginning there was desire, which was the first seed of mind; sages, having meditated in their hearts, have discovered by their wisdom the connection of the existent with the nonexistent. The Hymn of Creation, Rig Veda The idea of desire is much misunderstood within the study of spiritual teachings. The idea is often touted that we...

02 Aug

Posted at 18:49h in Daily Thoughts

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Mistakes are the portals of discovery. James Joyce Each of us are individual expressions of nature. Nature always is evolving. This is all it knows to do. As individual expressions of nature...