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Written, audio, and video materials from Rod:
Written, audio, and video materials from Rod:
In my mind I had given up on “Enlightenment” a decade ago, yet some irresistible impulse had brought me to these pages. Here I discovered in Steve a humble man about my age who had also tried meditating for decades without much result. With a sharp and refined intelligence Steve was also down to Earth,…
Recently, after a long period of infirmity, I was called to resume my morning practice of prayer and contemplation. It’s not that I had stopped these practices but that I was unable to do them in the same way. I was unable to sit on the floor which is where my altar resides, tucked into…
The summer after my father died, between jobs and unsure what I could, should, or would make of myself, I attended a recruitment meeting for management positions with United Parcel Service. What I learned that day was, at least in 1984, that everyone who worked for UPS in any capacity started their careers unloading the…
…and Other Disappointments: Getting Real and Sober Often people wonder about or ask questions that are a variation of this basic theme: “How can I trust that this is really the highest form of enlightenment? What if I’m barking up the wrong tree here? What if the experience that you offer is not it? Sometimes…
The Rot is a core evolutionary process of the cocooning chrysalis. It is a composting of withered fruits. It is the foundation for the integration of the whole person with Consciousness. Decomposed matter yields energy.
Question: What is the best way for further development after the second birth and what do you say about using other more traditional spiritual maps as well? Reply: You asked: “What do you say about using other more traditional spiritual maps as well?” Above all, Dare to trust your own Total Being. The Trillium path…