In neither being distracted from, nor suppressing, nor considering, nor attributing (judging/categorising) but simply experiencing, simply receiving the flavour, the delicate aroma of the Camomile Tea, I am surrounded by it. It infuses me and fills me. With no self to reference, to wonder how I appear to others, no thought of whether this is […]
Many people seek spiritual awakening as a way to end suffering. You suffer in this world but you cannot control the world. So how can you end suffering other than to look within and know what causes your suffering? Did it ever occur to you that you cannot know something you’re constantly trying to run […]
Trying to follow a spiritual path can be confusing. Even though we realise there’s one Truth that’s being pointed to, it’s sometimes hard to reconcile the advice, views and pointers offered by different teachers. The English language isn’t well equipped to handle some of the nondual teachings on offer and so we have no common agreed terminology to help […]
I don’t know if there’s ever been a better time to be easily bored. Go back thirty years and where were we? No internet, no satellite TV, rudimentary PC’s (I still loved my Sinclair Spectrum!), so if you didn’t like what was on the four terrestrial channels (UK) or didn’t have a good book to […]
Once upon a time there was a character called Sarah. As part of her journey to find truth she signed up to the Liberation Unleashed (LU) forum which helps guide seekers towards and through the ‘Gateless Gate’ i.e. to awakening. She took 16 pages to Gate. That’s 3 ½ months of looking on a daily […]
I’d heard it said that this human experience is a sensitive one. I’d heard it but until recently I hadn’t fully appreciated or understood it. It was a sentiment I could agree with but it hadn’t been realised. I believed it because I believe the teacher but I hadn’t taken time to really look at […]
There are many apparent contradictions in life, not the least of which is the very basis for our consumerist society – if you have more, you’ll want less and you’ll be happy. But you have to ask yourself, if that’s the case why do so many of rich and successful people we come across seem […]
