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• Let Go and Outgrow What's Holding You Down

  Albert Einstein said, "We can't solve our problems from the level of thinking which created them." When we begin to wake up, just a little bit, to this inner conspiracy called incessant thinking we start to see a paradox. Over and over we... Posted: May 26 2010, 05:03 PM by DougNorby with | with 1 comment(s) Select Tags... SaveCancel File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, attention, daydream, consciousness, disturbances, awareness, stillness, think, false nature, being, disturbance, now, desire, presence, unconscious, dark self, energy, anxiety, let go, outgrow [Edit Tags]

• The Genesis of an Authentic Life

  genesis - the time or circumstances of something's coming into being One of the most promising and encouraging ideas in this work is that in any given moment you can always start over. Something new and full of possibilities (a genesis) is waiting... Posted: Apr 03 2010, 01:25 PM by DougNorby with | with 3 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, attention, daydream, consciousness, disturbances, awareness, lies, negative states, God, higher, inner life, disturbance, present moment, presence, dark self, identification, liar, anxiety, music of life, change, start over, genesis [Edit Tags]

• "Doers of the Word"

  "Sayings remain meaningless until they are embodied in habits" - Gibran The embodiment of good and right habits is a worthy aim. Most of my habits are mere behavior patterns that have no basis in consciousness. Webster's calls a habit a... Posted: Jul 22 2009, 03:03 PM by DougNorby with | with 5 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, consciousness, Fire, awareness, being, inner life, now, embodying truth, doers of the word, habits [Edit Tags]

• A Journey to Self-Command

  What is spiritual work if it's not ultimately about self-command? Guy talks a great deal about this subject. Self-command indicates a knowing presence to what is moving through you and a relationship to something higher which guides you in every circumstance... Posted: Mar 25 2009, 12:43 PM by DougNorby with | with 9 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, consciousness, disturbances, awareness, lies, negative states, help, God, stress, watch, asleep, purpose, higher, wholeness, singularity of purpose, oneness, journey, self-command, self-possession [Edit Tags]

• A Singularity of Purpose

  "He did each single thing as if he did nothing else"- Charles Dickens This elegant quote by Dickens describing a character in one of his books speaks volumes to us today. It sums up the entirety of our work if our aim is to be a whole human... Posted: Mar 18 2009, 01:50 PM by DougNorby with | with 2 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness, negative states, help, God, busyness, stillness, stress, watch, asleep, purpose, higher, wholeness, singularity of purpose, oneness [Edit Tags]

• Learn to Tune Yourself to the Moment

  I gave a short talk last Friday night at the Foundation about tuning one self to the moment. Just as an orchestra tunes each instrument to a specific tone to create a unified sound, we were made to constantly tune our lives to the wholeness of the moment... Posted: Feb 24 2009, 12:08 PM by DougNorby with | with 2 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness, help, God, busyness, stillness, stress, watch, asleep, purpose, higher [Edit Tags]

• A Relationship with the Extraordinary

  "A Relationship with the Extraordinary" Last week at Life of Learning Foundation a student got up and gave a brief talk about how he spends most of his day thinking about the things of this world (the news, his family, the economy etc.) This... Posted: Feb 17 2009, 02:37 PM by DougNorby with | with 1 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, daydream, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness, lies, negative states, discouragement, God, I AM, unstoppable, stillness, stress, watch, asleep, purpose, extraordinary life, higher, think [Edit Tags]

• Drop the Rushing Self and Restore Right Relationship

  Yesterday I saw and felt something in a new way. I saw the difference between being in the moment and resisting the moment. For me, being in the moment means there is no personality pushing me or dictating to me how to look, act, or react to the events... Posted: Feb 10 2009, 12:21 AM by DougNorby with | with 6 comment(s) File under: remember fearless living inner life inside edge, an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, daydream, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, negative states, help, God, busyness, I AM, unstoppable, stillness, stress, watch, purpose [Edit Tags]

• Find the Good in Any Situation

  Let's be honest. Unless we sincerely value truthful principles in unwanted moments, those principles are meaningless to us. If I say I value kindness, but show cruelty when challenged what good is my belief in kindness? If I say I want peace on earth... Posted: Jan 06 2009, 12:24 AM by DougNorby with | with 8 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, voices, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness, negative states, discouragement, help, God, busyness, stillness, stress, watch, asleep, purpose [Edit Tags]

• Stayin' Busy?

  I remember a business associate I once had who every time I'd walk into his office would ask, "So, are you stayin' busy? My knee jerk reaction was always to dance around and try to somehow make myself seem important in his eyes. I would say... Posted: Nov 30 2008, 06:20 PM by DougNorby with | with 3 comment(s) File under: remember fearless living inner life inside edge, an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, daydream, voices, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness, negative states, discouragement, help, God, busyness, I AM, unstoppable, stillness, stress, watch, asleep, purpose [Edit Tags]

• I Can Learn

  This e-course by Guy Finley contains some of the most powerful tools available to anyone interested in true self-awakening and conscious living. If taken to heart these principles can literally transform your life. But first it's imperative that we... Posted: Oct 29 2008, 07:10 PM by DougNorby with | with 1 comment(s) File under: fearless Bodhi tree participation, an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, voices, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness [Edit Tags]

• Losing Force

  Losing Force We were created to hold the force of the Universe. That might sound lofty but think about it; the essence of our creator has to be part of the essence of our being. The great Beings (Christ and Buddha and other great masters) that impacted... Posted: Oct 13 2008, 12:27 PM by DougNorby with | with 1 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention, attention, consciousness, disturbances, negativity, awareness [Edit Tags]

• An "Examined Life"

  An Examined Life Socrates' famous saying "An Unexamined Life is not worth living" always strikes a welcome chord. Whenever I hear this famous quote I nod my head in agreement. Yes, I should examine my life as often as possible. It feels... Posted: Sep 13 2008, 12:51 PM by DougNorby with | with 1 comment(s) File under: an unexamined life freedom anxiety, impatience intention [Edit Tags]