One of the reasons I started this blog, one of the reasons I thought I’d try and help people with their inquiry into truth, is frustration. Seeking truth, wanting freedom, wanting to see what those who have awakened see can be a frustrating business. It becomes clear that whilst we might agree with the words, […]
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Don’t let them take it from you; the mystics and gurus, the rationalists and reductionists. Don’t let them steal your eyes away from the direction of truth. Let them have their theories and their letters and robes and fetters, you don’t need them. You never did. You can do this. Just you. Because it always […]
You can’t distract your life away. You don’t need more drink, more food, more sex. Better things or better meds won’t fill the empty space. You don’t need more sleep. You need more wake. Because no matter where you hide or try to run to, no matter how long you wait, it’s not going to […]
As introductions go, the opening to the Tao Te Ching must rank right up there as amongst the most enigmatic. ‘The Tao that can be spoken is not the universal Tao. The name that can be named is not the universal name.’ It’s immediately mysterious and alluring, and it’s exactly the sort of sentiment that […]
Freedom is the freedom to see clearly. We may speak about awakening as if we know it but it isn’t known, it’s experienced. Thought can reflect on that experience and relate some parts of it in words but it isn’t simply a thought. It’s not some formula or story, it’s not a belief or a […]
Someone asked me yesterday, ‘Is it worth it?’ We had been discussing non-duality and got to part about dropping everything along the way, seeing through attachments, beliefs, identity. I’d been blunt, there was no point sugar coating it but it’s not easy stuff to take on board, hence the question, I guess. I really didn’t […]
Non-duality is a paradox there’s no two ways about it. On the one hand we have the stark simplicity that non-duality is a realisation of the undivided nature of all in which there is no sense of self. On the other hand, well what do we have? Ancient teachings in Sanskrit and Pali, mystics through […]
Bear with me, this is going to be a long one (because you won’t get much from the short answer). Firstly let me say that this post, like all the other posts is not here to sell non-duality. Non-duality is not going to solve your problems, make your life better or improve you in any […]
At first glance this question might seem to have more to with music that spirituality, but beneath the surface of this seemingly simple enquiry lies a deep area for reflection. The basis for the question has its roots in how we perceive and how we relate to life. Of course we all think we see […]
When you get right down to it all spiritual paths are about awakening; awakening to this, seeing the truth that is the present moment with clarity. I know de-mystifying it in that way may not appeal to all, but fundamentally there is no mystery to solve, no hidden truth to uncover and in fact you […]
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