The Sanctuary Blog

  It would be a real struggle if there was no deeper purpose to Life. What a drag it would be if it was just eating, sleeping, going to the toilet. Thankfully, there is more. The Yogis keep pointing us back. Not out there, but in here. Everything you are looking for is already here. Peel back. Drop in. It takes a kind of reversal. Because the senses are trained to rush outward, to search for what feels lost. But the irony is — nothing essential can ever be lost. Our true nature can’t go anywhere. It is always the case. Sat Chit Ananda — Truth, Consciousness, Bliss. And yet, when we don’t look within, we are propelled to search outside. This is the state of humanity — looking for the lost pearl. Looking for joy, meaning, security, love. And the Yogis say: “Yes, look for these things. But look in the right place.” We are blessed. Karmically graced, really. We’ve come across tools to dig with. Whether a teaspoon, a spade, or a digger — eventually, everyone ...

  What’s Your Aspiration? It’s good to name a few. Different things ring true at different times. Sometimes there’s an aspiration for freedom — a wish to go beyond the limits of ourselves, beyond the constraints and compulsiveness. We start to feel… I’m a bit too small for this now. There’s more in me — on a spirit level — than the physical container is currently allowing. It keeps getting clogged up in things I don’t want it to get clogged up in anymore. So the wish arises — to untangle myself from whatever I’ve got tied up in. Where the spirit would want to be free. Freedom is a great call. Sometimes truth is the great motivator. I want to be real. True. I want to live from a depth of authenticity and integrity that my ego device won’t allow — because the ego is essentially a defence mechanism. It projects a version of me that was handy at one time, but isn’t true anymore. It doesn’t fit anymore. And love… love can be a massive motivating force. I want to be an ins...