“Behind the multiplicity of forms there is a single reality.”

– Aldous Huxley –

“Behind the multiplicity of forms there is a single reality.”

– Aldous Huxley –

About the Beware Thing

Like any journey toward an unfamiliar destination, a spiritual path pursued with tenacity, honesty, and earnestness will gradually reveal some profound revelations. The mother of them all? You don’t exist the way you’ve been programmed to believe. Like apples and quarks and the jerk who cut you off in traffic, you’re an expression of the One, a life being lived versus someone living a life. So yeah, beware of the Doug [your ego name goes here]. If you need some gear for your trek, I run a sister site with resources collected from a broad collection of mystics, masters, seers and sages. Good luck!

About the Beware Thing

Like any journey toward an unfamiliar destination, a spiritual path pursued with tenacity, honesty, and earnestness will gradually reveal some profound revelations. The mother of them all? You don’t exist the way you’ve been programmed to believe. Like apples and quarks and the jerk who cut you off in traffic, you’re an expression of the One, a life being lived versus someone living a life. So yeah, beware of the Doug [your ego name goes here]. If you need some gear for your trek, I run a sister site with resources collected from a broad collection of mystics, masters, seers and sages. Good luck!

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“Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe. It is everywhere.”

– Black Elk –

Black Elk beware of the doug

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A collection of resources (teachers, books, organizations, etc.) that may be of use to others on a similar journey.

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Originally focused on extracurricular activities for kids but expanded to include more meaningful focuses.