It’s odd and unusual to have a day with no plans. Today is such a day. Who was I yesterday? The Absolute and only That. Who am I today? The Absolute and only That. Tomorrow? The same. Truly, none of us has any idea what the next moment will bring, let alone...
Disappearing into Perceptions and Inner Silence One of the simplest practices for understanding the deepest part of our nature, in my experience, is disappearing into perceptions. My favorite way of doing this is to stop paying any attention to thoughts appearing in...
Walking the dog this morning, I was remembering a conversation I had with a client this week about belief and faith. Awakening or Enlightenment is NOT a faith-based activity. You do not have to believe the arcane religious dogmas or doctrines of any faith in order...
There are many teachers that get ‘orthodox’ about insisting that no one wakes up and that it’s all an illusion. I would ask them, however, how successful they are about breaking out of the physical limitations of the so-called dualistic illusion? Do they walk on...
In my many years of spiritual practices, and the study of various religious and spiritual traditions, I find myself offering three basic practices to those who come to me for psychological or spiritual guidance: Meditation Practicing Presence (meditation in the midst...