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Enlightenment
You are not your thoughts but the awareness that is aware of thoughts. This “awareness” is what Gary Zukav calls “the seat of the soul,” other traditions refer to as “the witnessing presence,” and Genesis describes as “the breath of … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, enlightenment, Enoch, The Enoch Factor
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“Death is Your Destination” — Steve Jobs
I’ll leave it to others to summarize what has been a most remarkable life. My own son said it pretty well, however. My wife and I were having dinner last night in a restaurant when he texted me to say, … Continue reading
Posted in death, Dr Steve McSwain, Steve Jobs
Tagged Bill Maher, buddha, death, Death Is The Monster, Death Is Your Guru, Jesus, Muhammad, Religion News, Saint Paul, Steve Jobs
The Day I Woke Up, Became Enlightened, Was Transformed, Awakened: I'm not Sure What to Call It
It was an instantaneous awakening, transformation, spiritual enlightenment. I’ve never found the right word to describe it but what happened to me on that Sunday afternoon transformed my experience of life in ways that defy explanation. Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, Spiritual Enlightenment, The Awakened Life, Transformation
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The Awakened Life: Enoch, Archetype of the Sacred Art of Knowing God
What is the awakened life? How can you know the Infinite Intelligence that Christians call God, Muslims call Allah, and Jews call Elohim? I’ve written a book about a little known avatar out of Jewish antiquity who is the archetype of the sacred art of knowing God. It’s called The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading
Posted in The Awakened Life
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Death is Your Guru; Let It Teach You
Death is your guru; let it teach you. Those words were spoken by the Buddha himself. You can learn to cope with death; indeed, with any crisis. I talk about this and other spiritual things in my new book The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading
Posted in Death: Coping with Crisis
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Why the "Law of Attraction" Doesn’t Work for Most People
Author/Speaker/Spiritual Leader Provides Clues in Groundbreaking New Book, The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
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