Awakening: in process

Awakening. Opening the self to the fullness and unbiased existence of reality. No easy task. No problem either. Though, once you decide to embark on the journey, you are hooked. I know I am.

A description of reality may be useful here. Provided by the author Stephen Bachelor, reality is interworkings of contingency, ambiguity, creativity, and change.

While listening to a very good segment about exploitation on Chicago Public Radio today, I was struck, however briefly, by understanding a little more of the dynamics of human situations, interactions, transactions, limitations, and possibilities. Evaluating exploitation is difficult especially when the actions fit within the cultural paradigm. I think intention underscores exploitation. Like karma, when someone acts with positive or negative intentions, the action itself is likewise colored to match. Interestingly enough, this is usually easy for us to see when we mindfully look deeply into it.