The Perils of Perfectionism

The Perils of Perfectionism Writ Large The Problem What is wrong with striving for perfection? Aren’t we encouraged to strive to do our best, to always improve, to learn from our mistakes, to try not to commit the same errors a second time? As a psychotherapist, I...

The Secrets of The Self (An Excerpt)

The Self In Hiding Showing That The Life Of The Self Comes From Forming Desires And Bringing Them To Birth Life is preserved by purpose:Because of the goal its caravan-bell tinkles.Life is latent in seeking, Its origin is hidden in desire.Keep desire alive in thy...

The Wrong Work of Centers

The Wrong Work of Architects Excerpt from In Search of the Miraculous by Peter Ouspensky, p108 Self-observation will very quickly show us that our mental life is much richer than we think, or in any case that it contains more possibilities than we think. At the same...

Time, The Unique Subjective

The Vagaries of Time The Current Doctrine Modern physics treats time as a mathematical dimension — equivalent in most ways to length, breadth and height; it is viewed as something that can be measured in respect of an event or series of events. Albert Einstein’s...

Consciousness in Motion

The Harmony of Nature I realize it is morning.  I am lying in bed. My body is relaxed, warm, comfortable. I am aware of the feeling of, “I don’t want to get up”.  I don’t necessarily hear the words in my head, but I know I don’t want to get out of bed.  I don’t need...