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Agapic Love
The eternal energy of the living universe is of course love. Meditation will help us tap into this resource. If we are loved, warm and...
D. Everett Seitz
Aug 26, 20242 min read


A Proper Visualization
I haven’t written anything for close to a month, because I’ve been waiting for something to present itself. I’m going to go a little...
D. Everett Seitz
Aug 17, 20242 min read


Our Treasure
Like the universe, the Earth rings like a bell too. Unfortunately, humanity rings discordantly. Our politics, our intolerance, our wars...
D. Everett Seitz
Jul 22, 20241 min read


Breath and the “Jewel”
When we follow ego, ego is in charge. When we follow breath, life is in charge. Breath is a connection to the greater. I have learned...
D. Everett Seitz
Jul 20, 20243 min read


We Want The Mind Dispelled
The world of our minds is illusory. The mind is just a complex web of nervous system responses to external stimuli ( sufferers of mental...
D. Everett Seitz
Jul 16, 20243 min read


Can We Have Peace?
We have to drop out of the war. The battle between “good” and “evil” within us and within the world is causing so much pain everywhere....
D. Everett Seitz
Jul 16, 20243 min read


A Christian Perspective
I was Roman Catholic for most of my life, and the only time I was sure that I ate the body and blood of Jesus in communion was in a...
D. Everett Seitz
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Another bit about Taoism
I’m gonna talk through something here, and hopefully come to a resolution about what we are, and what this universe is. It seems obvious to me, after years of meditation, that we are all one. So, what are we as a whole? We are the universe. It also seems obvious to me, that God is the universe too. So in someway, God is us and we are him. However, if we were to say something like, “I am God,” that would be inaccurate, Because the whole of God is truly God, not one piece of it
D. Everett Seitz
Jun 28, 20242 min read


Positive emotions
I’ve been asked a number of times about good emotions. Do we let those go too? This is a little more complicated, because of course we...
D. Everett Seitz
Jun 22, 20242 min read


Ego and “Zen Moments”
In silence, your soul will speak words of peace. There is no need to do anything, but slow down. When we rush from one thing to another,...
D. Everett Seitz
Jun 20, 20243 min read


Silence
I am most surely not trying to persuade anyone to leave their faith of choice. I am only trying to persuade us to let silence, or...
D. Everett Seitz
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Avoid the Death of Compassion
Be careful that you protect yourself from the death of your empathy (also known as compassion). As a troubled man in my youth, with a...
D. Everett Seitz
Jun 4, 20242 min read


Balance
Now, if we look at the light and the dark, obviously in the dark you are blind, but what if we look into a bright light, perhaps the sun,...
D. Everett Seitz
May 16, 20243 min read


The fix
Solving problems is a natural function of intelligence. This problem-solving is a function of neural connections in the brain, so I hear....
D. Everett Seitz
May 9, 20242 min read


Attachment Ramble
Being sane in an insane world is insanity to the insane. Life for the SPMI is a practice in letting go. You could say our whole lives...
D. Everett Seitz
May 5, 20243 min read


The I Am Is...
The I Am exists. It is a place within us that is unchangeable and incorruptible. It is also the place where all existence emerged, many...
D. Everett Seitz
Apr 28, 20243 min read


Wisdom and the Third Eye
Now that we’ve found that inner bedrock, I have a few thoughts. First is that the enlightenment is probably never fully awakened in this...
D. Everett Seitz
Apr 4, 20242 min read


The Root, the Fruit and the Flower
The great awakening is a mental thing. It does start in the heart, but it ends with a sound mind. Our minds are something like a fruit...
D. Everett Seitz
Mar 31, 20243 min read


Our Primary Purpose
I need to say two absolutely essential things. When you can internalize these truths you will notice a real change in how you operate in...
D. Everett Seitz
Mar 19, 20243 min read


A blended tradition
My overall path comes from a blended background studying the religions I have been exposed to and am attracted to. I am influenced mostly...
D. Everett Seitz
Mar 6, 20243 min read
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