The (Three-Part) Art of Being Here Now

August 29, 2016

I recently watched a YouTube video of Eckart Tolle, wherein he provided a humorous anecdote regarding Baba Ram Dass, the iconic spiritual teacher and author of the classic text “Be Here Now.” According to Tolle, Ram Dass, now living in Maui, noticed cars with license plates that read, “I’d rather be fishing” and “I’d rather […]

Divine Devotional Meditation

July 30, 2016

There are subtle variations in the way that one can practice Plugged-in Presence, the meditation method that I teach. For example, one can practice this method in a gnostic Buddhist, or Dzogchen, manner, or one can employ a Hindu or Christian devotional approach, wherein one establishes, and yogically “fights” to maintain, a direct and immediate […]

Dzogchen in the Zhang-Zhung Tradition of Tibet

May 1, 2016

[This is my three-star Amazon review of John Myrdhin Reynolds’ text “The Practice of Dzogchen in the Zhang-Zhung Tradition of Tibet.” I’ve now read enough of the Zhang-Zhung (or Bonpo) tradition to realize that, generally speaking, the Buddhist versions of Dzogchen are superior. Nonetheless, Bonpo Dzogchen is worth a read by those into Dzogchen, and […]

Consent to Be Blessed

March 31, 2016

Real meditation, real contemplation, is a simple, direct, and immediate spiritual practice: connecting to Divine Power and allowing it to Bless you. The Buddha is commonly called the Blessed One because he unobstructedly channeled (and consequently radiated) Divine Blessing Power (a.k.a. the Spirit, Shakti, or Stream). This Divine Blessing (and Blissing) Power is Clear-Light Energy, […]

Jesus on the Practice of Divine Yoga

February 19, 2016

[This is an excerpt from just-published novel “Kill Jesus: The Shocking Return of the Chosen One.” In this excerpt, Jack Cohen, Jesus 2.0 is sermonizing on Divine Yoga. The book is available in paperback and Kindle at Amazon.com.] Mother Mary’s temple was packed, wall to wall, while an estimated thirty million viewers tuned in to […]

Kill Jesus: My Spiritual Dharma in a Fictional Context

January 27, 2016

My just-published novel, “Kill Jesus: The Shocking Return of the Chosen One” is not just a wild, page-turning thriller, it is also a medium through which I elaborate my spiritual Dharma. Moreover, my Dharma is not just philosophically elaborated in this book, it is also dramatically explicated through the story itself. If you want to […]

An Esoteric Consideration of the Power of Now

January 21, 2016

[This is a yet unedited excerpt from my forthcoming book “The Power of Now Meditation Guide.” More articles like this one are available at my blog — integralspiritualmeditation.com — and in my book “Beyond the Power of Now.”] Q: How does the Power of Now relate to Kundalini energy? A: The Power of Now is […]

Devotion Versus Gnosis

January 10, 2016

[This is an excerpt from the book I’m now working on — “The Power of Now Meditation Guide.”] Q: In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle never considers a devotional, or bhakti, approach to the Power of Now. Do you think this approach is as effective as a gnostic, or jnana, approach? A: It depends […]

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