by Geoff Barkley | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, there’s a powerful, yet curiously interesting passage: The truth concerning the seer (experiencer) is that there is only the ever-pure act of seeing (experiencing). 2.20 What does ‘the ever-pure act of seeing’ refer to? It’s seeing the...
by Geoff Barkley | May 26, 2025 | Blog
The Spongeful Mind When thoughts enter your mind, it’s good to inquire into their origins. So much of what passes through your mind appears without any conscious intention on your part. Suddenly, while going through any number of daily activities, a random thought...
by Geoff Barkley | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
Recently I travelled to Cape Town, South Africa to visit my son who works for a nonprofit there. My wife and I had a super time. Sadly, South Africa has an antiquated electric system resulting in frequent periods where the electricity gets shut off – often for...
by Geoff Barkley | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
The idiom ‘catching a tiger by the tail’ refers to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected. And that’s the situation we find ourselves in with technology in all of its aspects. The dilemma we face was...
