“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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Published On: April 3, 2019

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Am currently buried in an astonishing, Pulitzer-winning book Barbara Kingsolver rightfully described as "Monumental - a gigantic fable of genuine truths." The book tells the story of nine very different people who converge at story's end,[...]

So you joined a cult

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content is kindling

Content is Kindling to the Ego’s Fire

Each of us knows that person who is thin-skinned, hypersensitive, forever waiting for his/her buttons to be pushed, right? Of course you do. He/she gazes back at you in the mirror each day. Ah yes,[...]

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A few words on coincidence, kismet, synchronicity - those curious little breadcrumbs some higher intelligence seemingly sprinkles throughout our lives in hopes, I suppose, of leading us to a greater truth. Mostly because I've experienced[...]

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

– Black Elk –

Black Elk

“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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Perennial Way

I’ve collected a lot of useful resources along the way and share them here for those on the same path.

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My Other Sites

Perennial Way

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

Kidzu

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