Karma Yoga Decoded – Part 2

If you like this article, check out the first episode of the Karma Yoga Podcast. By Wes Annac, Editor, Karma Yoga Daily In this part, we’ll look at karma yoga from a biblical perspective. Because of this, I should make a disclaimer regarding the heavily religious nature of the things we’ll read here. In this …

Indications of a Global Shift in Consciousness

By Wes Annac, Editor, Openhearted Rebel A friend recently made a good point: the youth are partly responsible for helping others become aware of the global shift in consciousness taking place. The masses need to know what’s happening, and if you’ve experienced a spiritual awakening, there must be a reason for it. Young or old, …

Changing the World Without Changing the System

Note from Wes: Wake-Up World recently published my article about ditching the system and embracing compassion. I re-post it here for those who may have missed it here on the blog before. By Wes Annac, Contributing writer for Wake Up World You don’t need me to tell you things are crazy right now. People are still …

Writing, Enlightenment and Compassion

Credit: positivemed.com By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness The following was written for the 187th issue of The Culture of Awareness Weekly Newsletter, which I offer for $11.11 a month. Income from the newsletter helps me get by and ensures I can continue to offer free content, and every subscription is appreciated. The option to …

Emotional Pain in the Spiritual Community

Credit: urbanspiritual.org By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness The following was written for the 187th issue of The Culture of Awareness Weekly Newsletter, which I offer for $11.11 a month. Income from the newsletter helps me get by and ensures I can continue to offer free content, and every subscription is appreciated. The option to …

Heal Yourself, Heal the World

Credit: katrinamayer.com By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness It’s easy to ignore our personal issues by focusing solely on what’s wrong with the world, but in doing so, we enable our shortcomings to continue and avoid crucial lessons that contribute to the growth of the soul. We should obviously raise awareness of the dysfunction in …

Freedom from Duality – Part 2/2

By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness This is a part of The Teachers Speak, a series of articles on the Culture of Awareness. Continued from part 1 (Read full post here). According to John Ruusbroec, we strengthen the barrier between us and our creator when we try to intellectually examine life. “At the very moment …

I Accept You as You Are

Credit: perpendicularity.org By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness I’m not bothered by who you are, where you come from, what you believe or even if you agree with the things I say. I don’t care if you’re a Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, or if you’re waiting for the flying saucers. I don’t care if …

Should We Tolerate Outrageous Beliefs?

Credit: store.gospeltrack.org By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness Terence McKenna once said that rather than tolerating everyone’s beliefs, we should willingly call people out on beliefs we think are outrageous. In his eyes, to believe something despite evidence to the contrary is to halt the intellectual and spiritual evolution of society. While he was known …

Unity Doesn’t Mean Conformity – Part 2/2

Credit: meetville.com By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness Continued from part 1. Read full post here. When we understand and embody love, we’ll see that unity isn’t as much about being the same as it is honoring individuality. The very idea that unity should mean conformity says something about the human condition, and love will …