These are the three basic axioms of the Siidhi:

Trust your feelings, but do not rely upon them solely.
Hone your mind, but do not cling to logic.
Open your senses, but do not define your comprehension by them.

Today, we will consider the third of these.

True perception can be recognized by its relationship to compassion. Although the unbiased ( Read more... )

These are the three basic axioms of the Siidhi:

Trust your feelings, but do not rely upon them solely.
Hone your mind, but do not cling to logic.
Open your senses, but do not define your comprehension by them.

Today, we will consider the second of these.

True reason can be recognized by its relationship to compassion. Although the pure ( Read more... )

These are the three basic axioms of the Siidhi:

Trust your feelings, but do not rely upon them solely.
Hone your mind, but do not cling to logic.
Open your senses, but do not define your comprehension by them.

Today, we will consider the first of these.

True compassion can be recognized by its relationship to reason. Although the raw passion of ( Read more... )

Lao Tzu states that real truths aren't flashy ( Read more... )

I spent the afternoon in my garden, bent in the dappled summer sun, plucking one by one the small weeds that crop up after the rain. It is a serene practice of the discipline, and the mind grows calm and tranquil. It was at this time that I contemplated the nature of weedingIn weeding, one removes that which is out of place, that which does not ( Read more... )

How does one define the Siidhi discipline and its application of the 3 Rays of EnlightenmentThe discipline is sometimes referred to as "the hard path" of enlightenment, the expression of its insights in the most uncertain of circumstance to ease suffering and do what it right. One seeks the point of equilibrium in any situation, to perceive its ( Read more... )

Presumption is a dangerous thing, for it tends to occlude the clear awareness of the Three Rays. Regardless of whether the presumption is extreme or centered, the effect of presumption is to warp one's contemplation with desire. The result is usually error; and through error, suffering.

If one seeks action or inaction, justifying it with the Three ( Read more... )

I have often heard, of late, people putting great emphasis on values, concepts so foundational in their thinking that they have come to believe that by pursuing and upholding these subjective things, they will somehow find serenity and perfection in their lives. There is a place for values of all kinds, of course; without out such relative ( Read more... )

Here it is: the inaugural post; first step on this journey ( Read more... )