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Shoep

A Man & His Dog Buy More Time Together Love is unbounded. Love knows no end. Love never dies. The picture above featuring a man and his dog has led to a healing no one expected. This picture of a … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on December 29, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways | Tagged animals, awareness, consciousness, dog, dog lover, emotions, John Unger, life, love, Oneness, pet, Schoep, soul, spirituality | 2 Comments

The Mysticism of “The Phantom of the Opera”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Any form or thing can be, and is, a reflection of Spirit, and, as Zen teaches, any activity can become a meditation. When I began to listen intently to the lyrics of the love songs in the stage musical “The … Continue reading →

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The Secret You

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Who are you? What makes you aware? Watch this documentary and see how science is trying to understand awareness in the course of its search for consciousness. Check out our related other blogs: Dr. Alexander’s NDE Baby Minds Mind … Continue reading →

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Dr. Alexander’s NDE

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Facsimile of Dr. Eben Alexander's book, "Proof of Heaven"

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Would you call the NDE (Near-Death Experience) testimony of a credentialed, respectable medical professional a mental episode of pure fantasy or even sheer lunacy? Meet Dr. Eben Alexander. A successful neurosurgeon, who has taught at Harvard Medical School and other … Continue reading →

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Leadership

It is important for a leader not only to have a mind and a heart, but also a soul. That makes him a winner! (Note the video track at 3:15. Read about the video at The New York Magazine, The … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on November 9, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways | Tagged appreciation, Barack Obama, consciousness, gratitude, heart, leader, leadership, mind, Obama, President, soul, win, winner | Leave a comment

Mind and Brain: “Why Consciousness” on Public Radio

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

I recently reported about the quantum theory of consciousness in our recent post “Has Science Discovered the Soul?” here at The Mystical Path. Then I came across the Mind and Brain episode of the PRI public radio program “To The … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness & Spirituality, Mind, Mysticism, The Mystical Life | Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, atheism, atheist, belief, brain, brain cell, british physicist, Buddhist, consciousness, cosmos, death, dying, experience, fabric of the universe, Hindu, ideas, microtubules, mind, mysticism, neurons, neuroscience, Oneness, philosophy, process, public radio program, quantum consciousness, quantum consciousness theory, quantum gravity, quantum information, religion, Roger Penrose, science, sir roger penrose, soul, spiritual, spirituality, steve paulson, universe | 1 Comment

Has Science Discovered the Soul?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

An American doctor, Stuart Hameroff, Professor Emeritus at the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychology and the Director of the Centre of Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, and a British physicist, Sir Roger Penrose, have proposed a ground-breaking quantum … Continue reading →

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The REAL 12-Step Program to Spiritual Recovery

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

I came across a recent post at The Huffington Post, titled “The Untethered Soul: Twelve-Step Guide to Spiritual Awakening,” by Michael Singer. The post is about twelve steps to Self-realization. I believe the twelve steps outlined there constitute the real … Continue reading →

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Is Evil in Our Genes?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Within the biological family of primates, we, the human species, have close cousins whose genetic blueprints are identical to ours by as much as 98.7 per cent: These are the bonobo (pictured at the left) and the chimpanzee. The bonobo … Continue reading →

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Spirit’s Self-dialogue: An Ongoing Conversation by God

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

A dear Friend and very beautiful Soul wrote me the following message by e-mail after a phone conversation we had over the weekend. Marc … it is very interesting how our conversation goes on after I hang up the phone … Continue reading →

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