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to inspire and delve deeper into the Self, and the world.
Some Thoughts on Thought
Some Thoughts on Thought, Universal or Not? Since becoming involved with an Advaita community (meditating and discussing consciousness with them, etc.), many of whom are…
What Is Meditation, and Is It Needed?
To taste something sweet, is it necessary to eat strawberry ice cream, or can you simply eat a wild strawberry? Meditation. Like yoga, it seems…
Eckhart Tolle and Attention to Thoughts
Nice to hear Eckhart Tolle talking about thought and feeling (from the video “your Ego Love Unhappiness”): The feeling will often tell you what kind…
Facts of Life – The Axioms of Happiness
One day a couple years ago, when I was complaining to a Zen-like life coach and friend, he confronted me in a very direct way,…
Western Philosophy of Mind and the Problem of Life
Turning Western Philosophy of Mind on It’s Head Is life a problem to be solved? The philosophers and scientists who are trying to figure out…
Death and Life are The Same: A Peak Experience
When I was 21 years old, I had an experience of the ultimate, the infinite Oneness that we all are, that everything is. Here’s how…
The Dream: A Brief Personal History with The Three Principles
Someone asked me again—this time it was Jamie Smart, via an online message—”sounds like you’ve been aware of these principles for many years. When/where did…
Happiness in Work
“Don’t equate your self-worth with how well you do things in life. You are’t what you do. If you are what you do, then when…
The Paradoxes Along the Path
(Click here to jump down to the list of paradoxes) Note: The contradictions one hears in spiritual teachings are not necessarily paradoxes. What’s the difference…
Dialogues With a Mad Solipsist
solipsism |ˈsälipˌsizəm| noun the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. This dialogue started on Facebook, where I…
Articles
Recent articles on topics of interest to the author, or in response to questions.
Does Consciousness Ever Die?
Does Consciousness Ever Die, Disappear or “Go Under”? Q: If I am consciousness (which I know I am)… and, if consciousness gets lost under General…
Free Will: The Question Arises in the Answer
“As long as individuality lasts there is free will. All the scriptures are based on this fact and they advise directing the free will in…
Notes on Liberation and Free Will
Just by getting your (little) self out of the way you become a blessing to the world – you don’t have to do anything. But…
The Master Game
Here we are trying to make little jokes, but life itself is a joke. We are born into a body only in order to discover…
On Beyond Seeking
These notes are in response to a question. QUESTION: Namaste. [I am] curious to know how your seeking started? When it ended? Many stages…
On Beyond UG Krishnamurti
Where UG Went Wrong UG Krishnamurti (not to be confused with Jiddu Krishnamurti, his nemesis) wanted to have his cake and eat it too: be…
On Beyond Beliefs: What Is Self-Realization?
When I ask myself this morning, where am I, this being on this…whatever it is: this “pathless path”, this understanding (for the benefit of the…
No Body No Problem
Neither scenario or worldview that society hands us, make any sense: neither the religious model nor the scientific one: 1. That a loving benevolent God…
On Human Genius
I got a question from a friend, an artist from Athens, Greece: Question: All humans are geniuses? This is the solution. We [only] think we…
What is Real? Sailing On The Sea Of The Unknown
“…a non-mental [material] world is inevitably abstract.” – Bernardo Kastrup “No question can be there regarding the time, place and cause of the origin of…
Matter and Acceptance
Matter and the world is an abstraction. What we actually know, directly, is awareness, consciousness, Being, whatever you want to call the nameless formless we…
One Truth
This article is a response to a question about a post I made in my FaceBook group (Group With No Name): You go deep…
The Four Seals and Buddhism in a Nutshell
A while ago I wrote an article about the lyrics to a song I loved, Ott’s Jack’s Cheese and Bread Snack. I didn’t know it…
This Side of Paradise and the Unexamined Self
Last night I watched an old Star Trek original series episode that had come to mind: “This Side of Paradise“. The story in it always…
On Beyond Back-To-Nature Philosophies
Listening to a popular “animal communicator”, I realized the core issue with what she was saying. While I appreciate what they do with specific animals…
On Beyond Thinking – How To Be Present
How to be more loving and happy and at peace? Be more present. To what is real. How to be present? Quiet down the thinking,…
On Beyond Social Media Duality
Introduction I see social media platforms like Facebook (the main platform I sometimes use and enjoy) as a place to share the love of some…
Non-Duality in Action: Compassionate Response
Non-dual teachings sometimes give people license to behave badly or not work on themselves: they can become arrogant or rude, or use it as an…