Retro Island Β· Index
ποΈ Beyond Belief βΈ ΒΆ
β Beyond Belief: Into the reality behind our beliefs and symbols. Distilling a true heart from the swamp of legends and theologies.
Does God Hear Your Prayers? β’ Meet the God of Actuality (BB001) βΈ
- Does God hear our prayers? Anybody out there listening to us? Which God though. The God of your ideas, the God that you've defined? Or the God on your altar and in your shrines? The God "out there" β and your mental God β are deaf and dumb. Attend to what is. Energy in itself β before it interacts in a context. Consciousness itself β before it refracts into your framings. Read more...
πͺ· Dharma Garden βΈ ΒΆ
β Dharma Garden: We cultivate the clear innate essences of life. Unveiled and true to what is β witnessing the radiance of reality.
Our Reflections of Essence in Pristine Innate Awareness (DG001) βΈ
- Our journeys in life, our spiritual quests, begin and end with the natural essence of "what is". Marvels and mysteries of the universe β embrace of above and below, union of inside and outside β it's all here and now in our simple presence. Read more...
πΊ Ancient Orientor βΈ ΒΆ
β Ancient Orientor: Authentic insight into ancient dharmas from Buddha and Vedas. Resurrecting the living reality of hymns and sutras.
1000-Headed Cosmic Being Β· Unveil the Ancient of Days (AO001) βΈ
- Ancient Orientor opens with the broadest measure. Glossing the 1000-headed Cosmic Being from the Purusha-Sukta of Rig-Veda. But we have no business chanting hymns to the wonders of yonder otherness. We invoke the Purusha in present. Consciousness bound into forms. One head, two eyes, two feet. Such is the little in-dweller called you and me. But we need not be caught in our conditions. Read more...
Primal Tree of Upside Down β’ Mother Matrix of Conditions (AO002) βΈ
- We explore the origin, foundations and dissolution of the ancient upside-down world tree. Its roots firm in the prime duality of becoming β its branches and leaves the jungle of conditioned existence. Are we ever bound β is there an exit? Read more...
Reclaim Your Lost Avatars β’ Live the Life of the Universe (AO003) βΈ
- Have you sought for your avatars? The clear and pure embodiments of your living essence? Not the super-egos we cultivate for our self-centered purposes. The detached roles and archetypes serving as vessels for the life of the universe. We enter the concept of avatars, incarnations of the heart of life and existence itself. Read more...
π Bible Drops βΈ ΒΆ
β Bible Drops: Back to the living essence of biblical wisdom and tales. Beyond doctrines and constructs of faith. Jesus approves.
Word of Truth Died for You Β· Reborn in Purity & Clarity (BD001) βΈ
- The Word in the beginning is the Truth that reigns forever. Truth is ever-present in the fabric of the creation. We are veiled by our agendas. We are lost in our doctrines. This is an essentialist dispensation. Return to the living essence. What is the death and resurrection of the body of Christ? How do we die in Christ? How are the sermons to the churches? Read more...
Stream of Living Waters Β· Beyond Your Old Well (BD002) βΈ
- How far would you journey in search for the fountain of living waters? What if it's less about "where" and more about "how" β in how we open ourselves to the ever-present stream, flowing effortlessly into riverbeds of truth and purity. Living in the murky well of your little self β holding the lid on tight. How will you ever drink from the fountain of life? Read more...
Truth Knocks On Your Door Β· We Testify to Actuality (BD003) βΈ
- Truth is knocking on your door. Will you open? Or hide from the call of actuality in your little box of desires? If you open, we shall dine together from the buffet of creation as it is. If you evade, you inherit the darkness you design. We testify to the truth and encounter the voice of what is in the court of Pontius Pilate. Read more...
Gather the Universal Feast β’ Many Pens & Flock of Truth (BD004) βΈ
- The Good Shepherd calls. Voice of Truth reverberates in every fiber of creation. Open invitation for the Universal Feast in the Kingdom of Heaven! Those holding firm to truth will hear the call. Sheep misled by designs of vanity will fall. Countless are the pens and castings of the good flock attuned to the truth of what is. Read more...
Temptations in the Desert β’ Son of Man Will Never Yield (BD005) βΈ
- We enter the desert to confront our weakness, to purify our spirit, to cross beyond the tempter's call. Reflect the journey of the Son of Man and his trials. Embrace the essence of this spirit in the wilderness of life. Resist your demons and overcome your fractured desires. In victory β the devil crossed β we abide in truth and purity and radiance. Read more...