On Beyond Zen
The 'discovery' of Non-Duality: an exploration beyond the dream of separation
(Note: the following notes were composed for a friend – someone new to meditation and to spirituality – as a simple, practical set of tips for doing meditation). There are…
(composed originally for a friend that asked) There are as many ways to meditate as there are people…. and that’s a lot! I am just back from a nice evening…
You are what you are looking for. (This article is in response to a question). Introduction Non-duality—which roughly means “not two”—is a practical way to point students toward an experience,…
Language is a time-based processing, a squeezing down and reduction of inherent wholeness to a tiny object. It can feel quite limiting at times. For instance, you’ve just has a…
What is Our Responsibility to the world as “spiritual” human beings? Should we be helping to improve the world? Does Consciousness Evolve? Yesterday a friend asked an interesting question (via…
A friend from India asked: Q: How does the unconditioned awareness look at this pain from an objective point of view? A: It is indeed a good “yoga”, so to…
Q: How can I get rid of anxiety? A: There are two fundamental ways to treat anxiety, as I see it, and both are rooted in recognizing the illusory nature…
Open Time … Like an opening out, like the shape of a delta but in 3D, and seeing it from the outside. Open, limitless, freedom, choice, adventure; there is…
Or it could be titled, “Is the world a dangerous place – do you really know that?” T = Teacher S = Student S: You said something the other day…
A dialogue on a contemporary issue concerning wetware and wireware. T = Teacher S = Student S: I have a question. T: OK. S: In one of our earlier…
A common notion is examined. ~ * ~ T = Teacher S = Student S: I have a question. T: OK. S: I often hear this from spiritual teachers or…
Is Awareness Local? A dialogue with “Zephinanda” (a pseudonym I made up, for cognitive distance and for fun). ~~~ * ~~~ Z = Zephinanda S = Student S: Hi,…
Let’s look at the hierarchy – the true hierarchy, not the ones derived from social structures: religion derives from the spiritual, in its historical genesis, and its core of “mystical” truth;…
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