Category: inner work
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The Radical Christ 1 – Gnowing NOT Believing
In a joint venture with Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat and in the face of rabid fundamentalism and tired Christian ritual, Peter is launching a series titled “The Radical Christ”. Just under a year ago whist on a visit to Dharmagiri, Thanissara “downloaded” an insight during her morning practice which she wrote on a notelet and…
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Behavioural Change?-You need a Protractor, Aircraft and Earthworms.
Recidivism means literally “a falling back” and usually implies “into bad habits.” It comes from the Latin word recidivus, which means “recurring.” Recidivism is the reason only about 5% of diet programs are successful, and also why New Year’s resolutions fail to make it into February. In this video Peter contemplates how Protractors, Aircraft and…
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Lost Soul?
I sometimes fear we have lost our souls. I look around and see the departure of soul from so many sectors of life. Can Soul still be found and if so, where?
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The Masked Persona or Facebook Self
Be as authentic when facing the public as when facing ourselves
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How to Profit from Loss
To be human is to experience loss. In the Buddhist, Five Subjects for Recollection is the phrase, “all that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become otherwise. Will be taken from me. Peter reflects on how we process loss. The destructive as well as more constructive responses. In the talk Peter references the work of…
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I know you’re a follower, but are you being followed?
We are all busy following something or someone. Diets, exercise programs, studies, teachings, religions. But what if we lose the will to follow? What if we just cannot go on? Peter suggests a good test of what we are following, is to ask if they will follow us when we get lost. You can schedule…
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Building your fire in the right place
Our passions are like fires that need the right space to be effective
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The Wounded Angel Network takes flight
I am delighted to introduce my latest project of YouTube videos where I reflect on matters of healing, integration, motivation and clear thinking. The project is named after Hugo Simberg’s 19th Century painting (more here) I first saw the image on a study text titled “The Healing Spirit” by Paul R Fleischman and ever since,…
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‘Talk is cheap’, they say, ‘but money buys the whisky’. There are various forms of this adage. The earliest one written down is from P.T. Barnum the circus tycoon whose antics were recently told in the movie The Greatest Showman. He said, ‘Talk is cheap, until you hire a lawyer.’ Speaking of whisky and illusionists,…
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Tolerating Intolerance
“You get what you tolerate”, was tattooed on the inside of her forearm. I suggested “You get what you negotiate”, she was adamant and anyway it was her arm! I didn’t argue but I did ruminate. We really are becoming less and less tolerant. Especially in matters of faith. Fundamentalism,a relatively new phenomenon and a…
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