by Jonathan Van Valin | Oct 30, 2022 | Articles, Uncategorized
It’s a bit arbitrary but we could say it started, roughly, when one of the docs said “You are going to be one of the few men that know the pain of birth.” But c’mon. How would he know? The surgeons were preparing to remove a large amount of soft tissue from the back... by Jonathan Van Valin | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles, Awakening, Enlightenment, Intuition, Life, Trust, Uncategorized
For many, it was so fleeting as to be easily forgotten or simply dismissed… but there was a moment where the mind was clear and inwardly you knew. You’ve certainly experienced a moment of inner guidance that led you in the best direction you could possibly have gone... by Jonathan Van Valin | Jul 15, 2020 | Articles, Awakening, Enlightenment, Healing, Life, Uncategorized
There is a way of “looking past” all the stories a person might be telling themselves; past their “egoic structure,” and past all their pain and suffering and contracted self-concept. To what then? What is there? This is why music and art can be so powerful…... by Jonathan Van Valin | Apr 22, 2020 | Articles, Awakening, Enlightenment, Uncategorized
We sing the song of existence through our giving and receiving. Up and down the melody goes… It is impossible to exist in this world without all manner of things coming and going. Likewise, it is impossible we will not sometimes be giving, and sometimes receiving.... by Jonathan Van Valin | Jul 21, 2019 | Articles, Awakening, Healing, Life, Uncategorized
I stood at the end of the pier. The snow-clad Olympics glistened over Puget Sound, coruscant from end to end on this particularly warm evening in April. Rigging on hundreds of boats tinkled casually amid an occasional seagull’s cry, and in the distance… as is common... by Jonathan Van Valin | Jun 28, 2019 | Articles, Awakening, Enlightenment, Uncategorized
Your deepest nature stands beyond the reach of your ego. It stands beyond the “small” self… which is the part that usually manages the affairs of your day, concerned with accomplishing this and avoiding that. This is why your deepest nature is so very quiet. The... 