Tag Archives: Inquiry

The Shattering Light of the Real

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Anrael

There are constructs of the conditioned mind to which we are attached, with which we are identified that get shattered, broken, destroyed. That sounds violent doesn’t it? Scary. The wrathful god of Judaism, the wrathful dieties of Buddhism, Shiva and … Continue reading →

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Tenderness

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Anrael

I’m in the middle of reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly wherein she speaks in a psycho-social manner about vulnerability and shame. It’s good stuff as far as it goes. I see her work as laying a kind of groundwork for the radical shift in … Continue reading →

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Enter In

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Anrael

There is a simple map for the journey from here to Here. There is no distance between us and what we want and need most to live fully: our Self. To travel the non-distance to NowHere, enter in, intrepid heart, … Continue reading →

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Thanks Giving

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Anrael

Once upon a time decades ago on a planet near you, there lived a woman who heard that gratitude was a beneficial spiritual practice. She tried to be grateful. She tried hard to take the prescribed medicine of sitting quietly … Continue reading →

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Birth, Death, Life and Other Matters of the Heart

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Anrael

There is such loveliness and challenge in being given the tasks of LightHearted Living! LHL, lol! Yet I am also deeply moved by the suffering and the challenges of my fellow LHBeing, those with whom I am honored to meet, … Continue reading →

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Live and Let Die!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Anrael

Our associative mind works in wondrous ways!  This morning the Paul McCarney song “Live and Let Die” came in to my consciousness as I was considering Good Friday and the amazing Easter Mystery that Jesus walked through.  The encouragement to … Continue reading →

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Innocent of Pain

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Anrael

A very difficult part of our process is the recognition of how much pain we are in and how much we resist the pain we have or ever getting hurt again.  Our inner contraction away, our not paying attention to … Continue reading →

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Without Words

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Anrael

“Our liberation work together is meant to develop and cultivate the direct experience of our True Nature in everyday life experience.  When we learn to meet our experience directly, without words, we uncover what is real and essential.”  ~Anrael “It … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Loving What Is

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Anrael

Four Questions That Can Change Your Life, by Byron Katie with Stephen Mitchell “If you aren’t completely comfortable in the world, do The Work.  That’s what every uncomfortable feeling is for—that’s what pain is for, what money is for, what … Continue reading →

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