The moment we notice ourselves behaving as ‘someone’ in relation to someone else or ‘others’ it is an opportunity to recognise this identification as a...
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2023
There seems to me to be little point in insightful realisations if they remain within the domain of ‘formal’ mediation practice sessions. Awakening reveals our...
“Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it. Anthony de Mello”
When ego’s meet there is, eventually, always conflict. When open awareness meets open awareness there is simply the allowing of spacious unity.
“Meaning and purpose are just a distracted person’s imaginary friends. Sam Harris”
“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for...
In our original non-dual nature of mind no thing can get in the way of any other thing. There is no space, no separation between...
We are not meant to be anything in particular other than simply alive as we are and only until it is time not to be....
There is nothing confusing about pain. It is clear, pure and free and definitely not about us. It simply is. Why pile suffering on top...
Dawn Freezing air Harsh and raw Ungraspable pain The great teacher
Can we attend to the raw actuality of experience without the accompanying psycho-dramatic narrative?
What do we mean when we say we ‘deserve’ something?
The realm of thought, concepts and stories is complex and confusing. Open, unimpeded awareness is clear, simple and free from interpretation. Inquiry without analysis. Freedom...
For the awakened mind nothing changes, everything stays the same but for our point of view. Instead of seeing ourselves and the world from some...
Cars rush past like waves on the beach Thoughts roll in and break apart Looking and not finding Seeing what was never lost
Just a sparrow
““The infant sees a sparrow dancing on his window ledge and he’s all full of wonder and awe. The infant is brimming with excitement and...
Realising there is nothing specific that we actually need except the simple acceptance of everything that arises.
“When the thinking mind tries to figure things out, confusion appears. But right here, right now is not confusing at all. Joan Tollifson”
When the illusion of self is clearly seen through we miraculously disappear in each other’s favour.
