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The Axis of Love

A Hidden Axis There is a hidden axis that goes through my inner world, an axis of love. It is a column of timeless and subtle energy that has always remained there, although often I do not perceive it. Usually my thoughts, and my thoughts about my thoughts, create a kind of vibration that, when it is more intense, inevitably removes me […]

by Radhika Shah

Rooted in Stillness

“To be rooted in stillness is great good fortune. If we do not rest there, we keep racing around, even when we are sitting quietly.” – Chuang-Tzu What does it take to be rooted in stillness? Like a spinning wheel, the many I’s inside one’s machine are in a constant state of motion. They pull […]

by Walther Sell

The Center of True Stillness

What is the center of true stillness? The Fourth Way teaches that a person is a collection of many ‘I’s and that one’s Real ‘I’ is asleep. Because people’s real identity does not participate in their daily activities, people identify with the many ‘I’s. As a result, a person’s identity comes from the ten thousand […]

by Benjamin B

Stillness: Childhood & Maturity in Spiritual Evolution

Higher forces come to dispel our vaporous ordinary state into something extraordinary. This is the battle we must wage in order to attain the stillness of our soul.

by The Editors

Quotations on Stillness

The following quotations on stillness resonate for those seeking to quiet the mind and heart on the quest for higher states of consciousness. “Stillness means the shedding of all thoughts, even those which are divine; otherwise, through giving them our attention because they are good, we will lose what is better.” Gregory of Sinai, Philokalia […]

by Benjamin B

Awakening: Presence as a Unifying Element

As long as we identify with each fleeting sensation of ‘I’, we cannot awaken. Awakening means a gradual increase of inner unity. At the same time, we must remember that awakening is not only possible, it is within reach.

by David Tuttle and Elisa Eidner

The Eyes of the Teacher

I will always know that the state in which I experience the infinitude within, that depth in the vastness of all, is my soul being present.

by Ernst Newman

Perspectives on Awakening

Identification with our thoughts, emotions, pains and sufferings diminishes as the scope broadens. Acceptance and humility overtake any resentment and self-absorption. The manifestations of the lower self can actually serve as fuel to this state. Transforming these into presence can propel a higher state into even greater heights.

by Natassa Cavalli

Towards Consciousness

We lack attention. Are we asleep or aware of our state? And to what degree? The ability to balance the functions of our five lower energy centers leads to a higher scale of harmony for our body, soul, and spirit.

by Walther Sell