A talk from and on line sitting, March 3rd “Grasping the means of our own realization” is an important part of the Trillium approach to awakening. It means that we are encouraged – and supported – to find our own unique route to awakening, rather than …
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Paradox and the Core Wound
A talk from an online sitting, March 2018 One definition of a paradox is that it is something which seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd but that may be true in fact, particularly when looked at from a different level. One thing I’ve always love …
Daring and Perseverance
A talk from an online sitting, January 2018 Daring and Perseverance is one of the “Four Alchemical Ingredients” described in the Trillium awakening orientation course. The other three are Transmission, Greenlighting and Radical Embrace. I started exp …
Radical Embrace and being in the ‘here and now’
A talk from an online sitting, November 2017 “The paradox of the here and now” was the title of a talk I gave recently with a colleague who works in the field of experiential learning. The paradox referred to was this. To be truly present to our imm …
Our Personal Trillium Lineage: Teaching You Can Trust
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 w …
Exploration: Consciousness / Absolute
An Exploration: Resting as That, you are Infinity. Consciousness and The Absolute, Atman and Brahman, Anatman and Sunyata. Recognizing The Self that is Consciousness (Atman) Student: What is the formless light of consciousness? Krishna: You are, your o …
Teacher vs Student Responsibilities
(notes from my Oct 22, 2016 sitting about the ‘Guru Syndrome’ and projection) Teacher’s responsibilities help students see their own wisdom – be careful to no over-identify with being “the source of wisdom”affirm the student’s own authority, and suppor …
Guru Dynamics – Good vs Bad
As soon as you create a role or set up a hierarchy, projection begins. It begins immediately when we become mentors, and amplifies when we become interning teachers, swells when we become full teachers, and crescendos when we become senior teache …
Intro to Steve
What do we mean by consciousness? audio format
Cielle’s video with the title “What do we mean by Consciousness?” is now available in “audio only” format. Click here to listen. The page that opens gives you an option to download the audio file.