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About giribaba

I was a monk in India for 10 years (1966-1976), & have been a mental health professional for 30 years. I write about the spiritual journey, spiritual practice & have a special interest in depression.

Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 25

See previous blogs for descriptions of the Wheel of No Change, and Ω. The Maintenance segment of the Wheel –live forever! Find the True Self – then you are the Transcendental One. Then……? That there is scientific research about spirituality … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 26

See previous blogs for continuation of the theme. For our circle of life, I use the Wheel of No-Change! This wheel was used to help work with recovery from addictions. In many ways we are addicted to life, lived via … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 27

Post –Enlightenment continued Previously, I have discussed the use of Ω. Omega signifies enlightenment, spiritual progress. Its most prevalent definition is tied to spirituality, bridging the human experience with the divine. CEP is Conscious Enlightenment Practice Finishing the Journey What … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation blog 28

Post –Enlightenment continued Previously, I have discussed the use of Ω. Omega signifies enlightenment, spiritual progress. Its most prevalent definition is tied to spirituality, bridging the human experience with the divine. CEP is Conscious Enlightenment Practice Finishing the Journey Stay … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 29

Post –Enlightenment continued Previously, I have discussed the use of Ω. Omega signifies enlightenment, spiritual progress. Its most prevalent definition is tied to spirituality, bridging the human experience with the divine. CEP is Conscious Enlightenment Practice Being Divine If we … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 30

Transcend all today! To be Transcendental to all experience is another matter. This is about going beyond the light and the dark. Say, you’re in darkness. It doesn’t matter ultimately as we seek an end -process. Until then all you … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 31

An Exercise to bypass it all. The short–cut! We are now onto our final exercise. Not about the Wheel of Change, or the Wheel of No-Change. In short it’s the: Wheel of Suffering! We will draw a circle, and on … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 32

Life and the Universe is Maya in its illusory and transient presentation to our life experience. There are other ways of seeing this, by entering the state of Enlightenment or Realisation. Maya is then no longer an obstacle on the … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation – blog 33

The Power of Sound The Universe is Sound, therefore we are sound. Buddhism posits a Shunya or void. This void is not empty! It the home of sound. First the “big bang” occurred, which is the outpouring of that sound. … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Journeys to Self-Realisation -blog 34

Understanding the Mantra as Cosmic Sound emanation. Does sound heal? Is this a Therapeutic way to Self-Realisation? There are two approaches here. One is based on more recent scientific approaches and the other is millennia of practice. If you do … Continue reading

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