Enlightenment and Spiritual Awakening
What follows are a collection of writings I have built up over many years about awakening, enlightenment, oneness, surrender, inner peace and what it is actually like to live from that place. All of the writings here are based upon direct experience rather than from intellectual understanding.
A note before you begin. These writings are not religious. There is no doctrine here, no belief you are asked to accept, and nothing you need to have faith in. What I share with you here is what I have experienced, and what I have observed happening for other people.
Start here: what awakening actually is
If you are new to any of this, these three articles are a good place to begin.
- What Is Spiritual Awakening? — an explanation of what awakening is and what it is not.
- My Enlightenment Experience — my experience of enlightenment.
- The Benefits of Enlightenment — what life is like after enlightenment.
The search itself
Is enlightenment a journey, a search, a destination, or is it a state of awareness of what already is?
- The Search for Enlightenment
- Where to Find Enlightenment
- Enlightenment and the Fear of Death and Insanity — on the fear that stops many people, and why it arises.
- Random Thoughts on Experiencing Enlightenment
- Spiritual Teaching and Money — on what it means to charge, or not charge, for this work.
Living it: peace, suffering and happiness
These articles are about living the True Self, Oneness, in the tangible world.
- Dealing With Suffering in the World
- Finding and Experiencing Inner Peace
- Unending Happiness and Ecstasy
- The Happiness Trap
- Clarity and Inner Strength in a World in Chaos
If you feel everything: empaths and hyper-empathy
Some people feel other people’s emotions as though they were their own. It is not a disorder and it is not imaginary.
Practice: meditation and mindfulness
Meditation and mindfulness are simple, powerful and life changing practices
- Why Meditate Morning and Evening
- Mindfulness Meditation Videos
- An Introduction to Meditation, Mindfulness, and Spiritual Practice
- Using Meditation for Physical Pain
William Samuel, and the language of remembering
Much of my own spiritual journey was influenced by my dear friend and teacher, William Samuel. These pieces are about his work, and about what the word “remembering” actually points to.
Going deeper: the nature of self and reality
Here are some articles on topics in response to questions I have received
- Reincarnation and the Timeless Infinite Self
- The Language of the Unconscious and the Soul
- On the Nature of Reality — The beginnings of a new book, free to read here.
If you would like to work with me
I have been a psychotherapist since 1978 and I also help others experience enlightenment and teach meditation and mindfulness internationally.