Insight & Blog

  Pursuing Every Thought to the Root  (by Jiddu Krishnamurti)        "To end thought I have first to go into the mechanism of thinking. I have to understand thought completely, deep down in me. I have to examine every thought, without...

Be a Passenger on the Boat by Vernon Howard As long as you picture yourself as a pilot instead of as a passenger, you must by the nature of things, run into storms. The solution is astonishingly simple: all you have to do is be willing to give up your place at the...

The Mystic Path is for Heroes (from The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard) Noticing our negativities is a curious process. It is like seeing a shadow and taking it as a frightening phantom. If you look closely, you see it as a mere shadow. But refusal to...

Simplicity by Jiddu Krishnamurti Our problems - social, environmental, political, religious - are so complex that we can solve them only by being simple, not by becoming extraordinarily erudite and clever. A simple person sees much more directly, has a more direct...

The Miraculous Message of Mysticism by Vernon Howard, The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power   No conflict exists between mysticism and the established religions any more than there is disagreement among several lecturers who describe the same sunrise. Only their...

The World Offers Itself to You  Vernon Howard,  The Power of Your Supermind Let's connect natural awareness with chronic feelings of tiredness, a common complaint of physically healthy people.  To do this we must frankly glance at a vital teaching of...

Commentary on Increase of Consciousness (by Maurice Nicoll from The Psychological Commentaries on the Teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky) According to the teaching of this Work we are at the second level of consciousness, designated the so-called Waking State in...

Return to Basic Inner-life Exercises As you gain more and more knowledge about yourself and. therefore, what’s really going on out in the world, you find yourself turning to very basic exercises. Why?  Because of the inner gold that is hidden within.  Here’s...

  *** Qualify Yourself from Esoteric Encyclopedia of Eternal Knowledge by Vernon Howard The need to 'let go' is so fundamental to the inner adventure you should remind yourself of it often.  Just realize the necessity of abandoning whatever does no good,...

Whenever I read Mr Gurdjieff's writing, the mind is exceedingly challenged to seek a higher level of understanding.  It is capable... just out of practice.   We find a strange sort of comfort and sleep in what we 'know' and 'understand'.  To awaken that...

The following excerpt is from Vernon Howard's amazing book of practical formulas for inner enlightenment, There is a Way Out:     Vital Information About the Way Out 1.  Remain in the center of these wealthy teachings. 2.  Truth solves all human...

SOME NOTES ON PRACTICAL WORK by Maurice Nicoll from Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky One of the first things we have to understand in working on our- selves is that we have three centres—Intellectual, Emotional and Physical. These...

The Light Cannot Be Given to You By Another ~ J. Krishnamurti,  The Collected Works, Choiceless Awareness Most people, when they are confused, disturbed, want to return to the past; they seek to revive the old religion, to re-establish the ancient customs, to...

The following excerpt is from All and Everything by GI Gurdjieff.  Though the style of writing by Mr Gurdjieff requires unbending attention to comprehend, it is well worth the effort. As defined here,  Man was created and so differs from the rest of the...

Hold to the Straight Line by Murray Oxman from How to Tune Up Your Life Here is a Great tool to keep you on the upward path. The world has so so many distractions. People have lost their ‘sensing’ that they should be climbing and not settling into the same boring...

Relationship Magic This is an excerpt from the very insightful book, Secrets of Truly Beautiful Relationships, by Murray Oxman. "Dr. Truth, you spoke earlier of the pain that all of us experience in our daily lives. You said that it is born out of knowing what you...

Living Truth (from Esoteric Encyclopedia of Eternal Knowledge by Vernon Howard) A truth is understood only when it favourably influences what the individual does, what he is.  He must not only know the truth with his mind, but must live it with his whole...

You Can Have a Nice Life Anytime You Want It (from Murray Oxman's How to Beat the Stress and Get More Out of Life ~ https://successwithoutstress.us/product/how-to-beat-the-stress-and-get-more-out-of-life/) Most people like their lives the way they are.  And part...

You Can Fly as High as You Want to Fly (excerpt from a Vernon Howard talk, 1991)So tell yourself and the divine spirit - "I want more than anything else - Authentic Life".  I want it more than my self-centered dramatics.  Cease to call unlife - Life.You have...

When I first attended a Vernon Howard talk, I literally sunk in my seat.  What he said about 'me' had such an impact that I could only sense at the time, but for certain, on that day my life changed direction.  I only now realize that what 'sunk' was my ego...

 Practically speaking, our lives can take on new excitement and meaning by simple observation and directed effort.  Observation of our own mechanical actions and habits is the surest way to move from a completely robotic and painful life to one of insight...

The Understanding of Space & the Nature of Silence Excerpts from 5th Public Talk in Amsterdam, 1967 by Jiddu Krishnamurti “There are two things which it is absolutely necessary to find out about: the understanding of space, and the nature of silence. It is a...

Many years ago, I attended Vernon Howard classes on a regular basis.  In the town where I lived, I had an opportunity to be employed at one of Jiddu Krishnamurti's schools.  Vernon Howard's teaching was aligned with Mr Krishnamurti's, so when I asked Vernon...