Some Truth to Think About:

“Truth comes as conqueror only to those who have lost the art of receiving it as friend.”
by Rabindranath Tagore

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Yoga is NOT mental illness!

On June 27, 2011, I arrived at the Pima County Courthouse with the attorney who is defending me against the State of Arizona’s charge of 3rd Degree Criminal Trespassing by way of the Office of the Pima County Prosecutor (STATE OF ARIZONA vs. BRIAN N. HEWLETT: No. CR11-102837). I ...

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Preview: Herre

Herre was the first face I met in Eugene, OR upon my arrival the night before I stumbled upon the Whitaker Block Party. He was so bright and loving that I had to ask him for an interview. We talked for hours that night before we parted ways for ...

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Preview: Katie

Upon looking around the Whitaker Block Party in Eugene for some females to interview, since I had a few males interviewed already, Katie was a very willing soul who was eager to participate. She was wonderfully easy to speak with and had some wonderful insight into the concepts of ...

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Preview: Keith

  Meeting Keith the morning I woke up at the hostel in Whitaker was awesome. He was a peaceful soul that seemed to be very down to Earth and knowledgeable. He was embarking on a bike trek to Portland, to where he was moving from Buffalo. He was ...

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Preview: Brandi

Brandi was a mother who was at the Whitaker Block Party in Eugene, OR in 2010 when I visited. She was very confident and assertive about her understandings of spirituality and religion. They were also very grounded in her experiences.     Interested in hearing more of Brandi's truth about spirituality ...

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Preview: Jeffrey

Jeffrey answered my prayers for a ride to Big Sky Country and I couldn't have asked for a better guide. We connected heavily right off the bat, which was a good thing since we were traveling so far together. He offered an incredibly artistic mind and was not ...

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Preview: Sam

I was floored by Sam's talent the first time I met him. He is an incredible musician and a wonderful personality. He was very open and non-conventional in our conversations and I thought I need to get him on video. So here he is. I hope you ...

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Interview: Jacob

I met Jacob in Missoula, MT and he was kind enough to let me crash at his place with my friend Jeffrey, who I was traveling with even though he just met me. He was very bright and ambitious and was genuinely inquisitive. That made for great conversation, ...

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A Lesson on Tantra and Sacred Union from Shiva, Shakti, and Sri Kumaré

I graciously accepted the invitation to perform this ceremony, which is essentially a ritual suggestive of symbolic offering of ourselves, our thoughts, our desires, actions, and things we own to God as a mark of devotion and surrender to enjoy whatever comes to us as a gift from the divine. ...

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Bhakti Yoga helps with Sexual and Non-sexual Relationships

Prabhupāda points out that “Love between bodies is bound to be temporary, because the lovers’ bodies are temporary.” With this said, he also brings up the question that many who believe in the eternal character of the lover offer when hearing this. “What about the soul? Will the lovers ...

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Preview: Rolland & Jerrod

I met Rolland and Jerrod during a visit to a small town in Arizona that was made famous by its old mining operations. This pair seemed like a perfect fit to discuss spirituality and religion. Rolland being older with a lot of experience and Jerrod being younger but ...

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Preview: Desi

Desi is the owner of the Vida E Caffe and a member of City Council in Globe, AZ. In this interview, he offers his personal thoughts on the differences between spirituality and religion. I really like what he had to say and it was refreshing to have someone who ...

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Preview: Selma

Selma is a resident of Globe, AZ, an older mining town. In this interview, she gives us her own personal thoughts on the differences she feels exists between spirituality and religion. I met her and a couple of others by setting up the camera at the local coffee shop ...

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Preview: Erv

I met Erv, an established Resort Restaurant Manager by trade, through my friend Dylan a couple years ago and we have remained acquainted since then. In this interview, Erv offers some very interesting insight into the properties of utility and activation of spirituality. He mainly argues that "spirituality is ...

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Preview: Dylan

I met Dylan several years ago while I was a Ph.D. student and he was studying to obtain his Bachelor's Degree at the same institution. He has remained a good friend of mine as he has traveled to Mexico around the globe to teach English.     Interested in hearing more of ...

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Preview: J.E.W.

J.E.W. answered one of my Craigslist ads that offered a ride to Phoenix from Tucson. He was traveling across the country and I was lucky enough to have him agree to offer a few of his understandings relative to spirituality along the way.     Interested in hearing more of J.E.W.'s truth ...

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Preview: Cristi

Cristi was glad to offer her insights about spirituality during a ride that I gave her to Pheonix in response to a Craigslist ad. She was traveling home to the great Northwest.     Interested in hearing more of Erv's truth about spirituality and religion? Download and view his full video ...

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Interview: Alain

I first met Alain in Portland last year when I was visiting my spiritual sister and attending a wedding. He was incredibly happy to offer us some insight about spirituality as a Burning Man participant. Unfortunately, our media died while trying to capture the rest of his treatise ...

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Preview: Cliff a.k.a. V.J. Vostek

Cliff is one of my former roommates in Tucson. We shared some living spaces shortly after we met at the annual Dreamtime Festival held in Paonia, Colorado. He is in an accomplished Visual Graphics Jockey.     Interested in hearing more of Cliff's truth about spirituality and religion? Download and ...

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Preview: Brandon a.k.a D.J. Krti

Brandon is one of my two roommates and is full of life and love. He works very hard in the field of hotel and restaurant management and aspires to be a DJ. He and I have had some very powerful moments associated with ancient Hindu understandings.     Interested in hearing ...

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Preview: Sean

Sean is one of my two roommates. We met here in Tucson last year shortly after he moved from Michigan. He is a student at the local community college and is studying to be a nurse.     Interested in hearing more of Sean's truth about spirituality and religion? Download ...

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Siddhi or Sorcery: What do you Think?

As a student of yoga, meditation, spirituality, and mysticism and a self proclaimed Star Wars fanatic as well, the development of this knowledge prompted me to ask questions about intentions that are associated with the acquisition and use of these powers and to examine some of my own experiences in ...

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The Science of Spirituality

Put together, these four components give a clear picture of what science would have to do in order to prove spirituality. However, for the record, most scientist would probably agree that not just the meaning of science needs to be clarified in such ways but what science means by ...

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