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Sooner or later, you realize that you must stop spinning this spin.
Like the pink flying elephant seeks to lead the herd of pink flying elephants to better pastures, in the dream, the dream character you imagine yourself to be, seeks to better itself and its dream. When we attribute reality to the dream character and its illusory dreams, we get entangled in the…
The seamlessness of Being/Awareness.
The water is contained in the glass The glass is contained in the room The room is contained in the house The house is contained in the neighborhood The neighborhood is contained in the village The village is contained in the district. What is the real container beyond thought? The harmony of…
Sooner or later, you realize that you must stop spinning this spin.
Like the pink flying elephant seeks to lead the herd of pink flying elephants to better pastures, in the dream, the dream character you imagine yourself to be seeks to better itself and its dream. When we attribute reality to the dream character and its illusory dreams, we get entangled in the…
As you remain quiet and still…
As you remain quiet and still, as if 'behind' what is unfolding, without any movement, without any judgment, without any resistance, you will notice a deep sense of peace that is untouched by the appearance. This is an alive intelligent stillness that does not reach for anything. A wide open sky…
I AM is absolute, one without a second. Happiness is not possible as long as it depends on situations, circumstances or experiences. Recognizing our true nature returns us to the unadorned I AM. Universal Self. I, the wide open sky of awareness, confronts nothing as I am everything. I face nothing…
Life is about happiness and our ‘mission’ is to awaken to causeless happiness
Life is about happiness and our 'mission' is to awaken to causeless happiness and go beyond the (so-called) happiness that depends on objects, that depends on relationships, that depends on experiences or situations. Only upon becoming free from all conditions are we able to celebrate causeless…
We are so preoccupied with our own fate
We are so preoccupied with our own fate and our own lot and rarely do we ask ourselves what we are doing that expresses our recognition of our inherent interconnection and wholeness with everyone and everything? What is our responsibility besides being self concerned? What is it that we are doing…
About silence and stillness. ~~ There is a quality of silence that is beyond the mind, that is not imposed by thought, that is not conceived by the mind, that is not manufactured, that is not created. It permeates everything. Actually, it is complete intimacy with what we refer to as everything, it…
You consider yourself to be a person
Notice how without even being aware of it, most of the day and night, you consider yourself to be a person and most of your thoughts are about me, my life, my work, my home, my future, my relationships. So you remain preoccupied caught up in the feelings, the emotions. This spin goes on and on.…
I AM Is a direct recognition of Being/Awareness
I AM Is a direct recognition of Being/Awareness I know I AM As Being, I AM validates itself, beyond any becoming Beyond time and space. There are no conditions to I AM I am not more I AM when the weather is good Nor am I less I AM when the weather is cloudy. I AM Is not dependent on thought, events…
Since the veils of dualism have obscured the view, you need asanas. Since you are overlooking your Self as That which you are, you need to practice the stillness and study the scriptures. In time, you will start recollecting yourself. Initially this recollection will be sporadic and irregular but…
OF LITTLE PRAISE YOU ARE You can contort your body in many intricate ways but you remain ignorant of yourself. You can outdo the prouesse of a chimp and that of a gazelle but you remain ignorant of yourself. You have wasted the precious time gifted to you tending to the body and mind ignoring the…
EQUANIMITY There is no way for peace outside of yourself. Without the internal peace the external peace is not possible. You must apply yourself to find the internal peace since it is your business and not anyone else. Of course, you can seek help and advice but no one can cure your internal…
Contemplate that which is unmoved in your experience
Contemplate that which is unmoved in your experience. Contemplate the permanent. If you remain enamored and hypnotized by what appears, you will be the prey of your thoughts and feelings. You will be like a yo-yo trying to find peace and balance in that which cannot provide it. Find that which is…
Whenever the wind of change appears in your life, you run away
Whenever the wind of change appears in your life, you run away and hide behind your complaining mind and your thinking, but this doesn’t help in any way. Whenever you meet change with your complete presence without playing the tricks of thinking, blaming, whining, regurgitating, you will find a…
THE FREEDOM THAT IS LOVE You find fault with things as they are and you struggle with things as they are. As a result the sense that things are wrong deepens and your struggle along with it. How about giving yourself the freedom and giving the other the freedom that we all deserve? Not the freedom…
The initial fragility of inner peace
THE INITIAL FRAGILITY OF INNER PEACE If there is a challenge in your life, this means you are ready for it. It is meant to take you beyond your previous beliefs. Although you are ready for it, you may completely misunderstand the situation and not be able to benefit. You May argue and blame and…
Since everyone is busy with their minds and all what appears, it is your business to bring in the contemplation and to awaken to the reality that is beyond the dream. Although empty, the concerns of the mind are very powerful and not easy to overcome. You contemplate the Self on behalf of everyone…
Form and thought are absent in deep sleep
Form and thought are absent in deep sleep as well as when the body is under anesthesia. Anesthesia and sleep are states that relate to the body mind but not to awareness which neither sleeps nor is awake. Awareness is not a state. Awareness IS. Sat-Chit-Ananda. Between thought A and thought B you…
You know yourself without the aid of the mind
YOU KNOW YOURSELF DIRECTLY WITHOUT THE AID OF THE MIND You know yourself without the aid of the mind. You known yourself directly. This knowingness is a non phenomenal knowingness which is referred to as an apperception. In the absence of thought, in the absence of perception and sensation, I know…
Expecting that the dream will satisfy you is like expecting Santa Claus to bring you the bicycle or doll you hope to get. Only by the contemplation of truth may you awaken to the fulfillment that you are, to the inherent bliss of the Self. All else is spin. The wheel of samsara. Namaste
ABSOLUTE STILLNESS In the relative realm everything is relative including your happiness. The relative reveals the absolute only when you are still. When you are relatively still, you are relatively happy. It’s when you are absolutely still that you are absolutely happy. Absolute stillness is not…
ABOUT GOOD AND EVIL Good and evil, better and worse are relative concepts that refer to the mind. Once we accept good and evil, they become our personal (relative) preferences. Good and evil will limit us and divide us. Our true nature is beyond the dichotomy of good and bad. The Self is…
Given there is only you As universal borderless presence Fear is self generated An internal panorama That does not reflect any actuality. Within your very self You imagine danger Since you have separated yourself From the wholeness of Being Giving rise to external worlds And external others You…
How unhappy separation is Me, me And not you Me, me Apart from you Me, me What can I get from you Me, me Beware of me Beware of you Such unhappiness Such madness You haunt me In my waking dreams In may night dreams With your images With my images Haunting images Haunting you Haunting me You haunt…