“Letting things be as they are” can create the conditions for us to discover natural awareness. “Needing to know” and “needing to do” – if we’re identified with them – can be barriers to this discovery.
Doing Nothing – A Simple but Difficult Practice for Natural Awareness Read More »
The direct path… In two previous blogs, I wrote about three broad realms of human experience – Everyday Consciousness, the Subconscious (Intermediate) realm, and The Source. The realms provide a map for the psychospiritual journey- both the direct path to Source, as well possible side journeys along the way. Here are the two articles… Both
It’s ALL Content, Even The Observer – Nondual Practice and Resting in What Is Never Gone Read More »
Sitting on the beach. One moment caught in thoughts. And then – in an instant – there is simply experience. There is no you. Ocean, beach, wind, sky, sun, sounds are not something out there. There is just experience, moving. No self. No other. Not separate. Not two. Just this. It’s as simple as can
Rest as Awareness: Nondual “Practice” and the Direct Path Read More »
Be here now. Pay attention! Let your thoughts, feelings, and experiences go by like logs on a river. Focus on your future. Envision success. Be aware of your breathing. Pay attention to your dreams. Immerse yourself in the feeling/image of what you want to be. Dwell on the characteristics of a compassionate saint, or virtuous
Let me be clear. This article is about freedom. Freedom from habit. Freedom from fixation. And most especially, freedom from a painfully narrow experience of ourselves, the world, and others. The key to this kind of freedom is awareness. When we see only the “good” in ourselves, or the “bad” in others, or vice-versa, we
The Experience of Freedom – Mindfulness and Direct Awareness (Nonduality) Read More »
Why do I keep seeing a fight when there isn’t one? Why do I keep getting twisted up worrying about my partner leaving me? Why do I get caught up in so much thinking when I should take action? Why? Because we have habits of personality that trap our attention and filter our awareness, leaving
What Gets In the Way? Awareness, and Obstacles to Living What You Already Are Read More »
