I remember the moment I experienced enlightenment. It was the fall of 2013. I was on an international Skype call on my MacBook with one of Arjuna Ardagh’s Awakening Coaches. My coach was a warmhearted German guy named Wolfgang from Frankfort. In a 25 minute guided process, he invited me to breathe and relax away from my thoughts, and senses …
Why You already are Peace and Happiness
Here is the simple statement of how to be the peace of mind and happiness that you already are. 1. Reflect what causes us pain: Expectations, preferences, triggers from past painful experiences, righteousness, need to control, etc. The source of this pain is thought. Stop and consider if this is true. Reflect on your direct experience. Try …
Suffering is an unnecessary habit
Suffering is the result of a fundamental misunderstanding of who we are as human beings. Who are we? We are beings who know the mind, body and world through a pure and simple knowing. In other words, all that we know is known through the knowing of it. Take a moment to see that you know nothing outside this aware …
What if there is no “me”, no separate self?
The Direct Path of Vedanta philosophy is based on one’s experience. All truth is based on experiential knowledge. It takes courage to ask, “What do we know for certain?” “What is our actual experience?” When we looking beyond what we have always assumed, there is the possibility of freeing ourselves from the assumptions that constrict and restrain our unbounded spirit. Let’s …
Sinking the Mind into the Heart with Rupert Spira
I’m excited to share a teacher I found online, Rupert Spira. He’s awesome–clear and articulate about non duality—the purpose of meditation. Its this path of freeing ourselves from the mind suffering with which we all are so familiar. I invite you to watch this 10 minute video in which Spira talks to his students about using the potent question, “Am …