Category Archives: The Mystical Life

The Green Tārā Mantra

Posted on 8 September 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Here is the mantra of Green Tārā: “Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha” [Acknowledgment to Miraclelove for publishing the video on YouTube.]> That is the matra to be recited to invoke the presence, grace and protection of Green Tārā. 😌 Familiarize … Continue reading →

Posted in Centering, Consciousness & Spirituality, Contemplation/Meditation, Mind, Mysticism, The Mystical Life | Tagged Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle, Dzogchen, Green Tara, mantra, mantra meditation, meditation, Tara, Tibetan Buddhism, Vajrayana | Leave a comment

The Moment of Awakened Awareness

Posted on 8 September 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The ineffable, unmanifest, undifferentiated Consciousness, that journeys to the universe of its manifestations through its mirror-mind, individuates infinitely as the Self. Is is this Self as the subject knower that becomes increasingly aware in the manifest dimension of object forms … Continue reading →

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Nonduality of the Buddha Nature

Posted on 4 August 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Your Buddha nature does not have a need to be accepted or approved by others. Neither does it have reason to inflict the pain of rejection or denial of others. It transcends both the need for acceptance or approval and … Continue reading →

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“Freely Resting” in Nondual Awareness

Posted on 2 August 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Here is a piece of beautiful Dzogchen teaching, that I would like to share with you. Use it for meditation by contemplating the instruction provided and the teaching’s meaning. Nondual awareness completely lets go of attaching any importance to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness & Spirituality, Contemplation/Meditation, Mind, Mysticism, The Mystical Life | Tagged awareness, body, breath, contemplation, Dzogchen, freely resting, meditation, mind, nondual awareness, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, wakefulness | Leave a comment

Reposting “The Dangers of Unforgiveness”

Posted on 9 July 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

(The following is a repost of one of our early blogs published in 2011. The blog received several appreciative comments back then, for which we think it deserves a repost seven years after its original publication.) I was listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness & Spirituality, Mind, The Mystical Life | Tagged Coast To Coast, forgiveness, George Noory, Noory, unforgiveness | Leave a comment

Develop Your Awareness of God-Presence

Posted on 17 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Whether for the purpose of a contemplation sitting or at any other time, remember to acknowledge, invoke and invite the Spirit of God within you to come forth from within to fill your awareness and life with the experience of … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Now

Posted on 13 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

(This blog is an excerpt from the last section of our website, the page titled “Take a NOW Break.” I do not know exactly how many site visitors have actually visited the particular page and have bothered to take in … Continue reading →

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From the Head to the Heart

Posted on 8 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

In response to a recent blog we posted, the following question was raised by Bob as a comment which he posted on 05 June 2018. QUESTION “Hello, Marc! I have a question: How do I move from understanding and thinking … Continue reading →

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Easy Does It

Posted on 5 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Many aspirants to higher spirituality are deceived by the erroneous teaching that you have to sweat out your enlightenment with every drop of your being and to labor intensively, exhaustively and unendingly through the spiritual journey. Spiritual teachers who promote … Continue reading →

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The Mystery That Gives of Itself

Posted on 28 May 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

“The spiritual journey is a process that happens to us. We don’t do it. The Mystery unfolds of itself. The Christian mystical tradition is a process that is appropriate for those devoting themselves to seeking the Mystery that is at … Continue reading →