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To Be In Satsang
We meet here together to recognize the Truth that is eternal. To be in satsang means to be in association with Truth. In satsang you will...
The Question Of Being
Above the entrance to the Oracle of Delphi were written the words, “Know yourself.” Jesus came along and added a sense of...
The Question of Being
Above the entrance to the Oracle at Delphi were written the words, “Know Thyself.” Jesus came along and added a sense of...
Liberation is Not a Spectator Sport
The Way of Liberation is a stripped-down, practical guide to spiritual liberation, sometimes called awakening, enlightenment,...
True Meditation Has No Direction
True meditation has no direction or goal. It is pure wordless surrender, pure silent prayer. All methods aiming at achieving a certain...
Response Vs. Reaction
When I was 19 and 20, part of what drove my urge to awaken was that we were still in the midst of the Cold War, and it looked as though...
That Which is Looking
Only when you turn attention to awareness itself, there isn't anything behind it. That's what returning to the source means. It means...
Rest and Be Taken
When there is deep abundance there is nowhere to abide. There is nowhere to rest or grasp onto and yet there is rest The sky...
Along the Thread of our Inner Sincerity
Sincerity is a word that I often use in teaching to convey the importance of being rooted in the qualities of honesty, authenticity, and...
Applying Realization to Relationships
Many spiritual seekers have had glimpses of the absolute unity of all existence, but few are capable of or willing to live up to the many...
Are You Ready To Lose Your World?
There is a very famous poem written by the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-ts’an, called the Hsin-Hsin Ming, which translates as...
True Meditation
True meditation has no direction, goals, or method. All methods aim at achieving a certain state of mind. All states are limited,...
Beyond the Wall of Knowledge
An intelligent mind realizes its own limitation, and it’s a beautiful thing when it does. When you stop holding on to all of the...
Encountering Pure Mystery
Being your true self, being your true nature, is different than experiencing it with thought. Realize that you are the mystery, and that...
When the Real Heart Breaks Open
When the real heart breaks open, the question becomes, "How can one serve the One? How can one be this Truth?" And there's no final...
Truth Comes at a Cost
If I was to translate the enlightened state down into human terms, I.d have to describe it as contentment. Being nobody, going nowhere,...
Unproduced Stillness
Silence, stillness, and awareness are not states and therefore cannot be produced or created. Silence is the non-state in which all...
Movement of Love
Love comes from a place of seeing that the truth seems to be manifested and expressed through a human personality for the sake of the...
Let Everything End
There is a great momentum of suffering and confusion that every spiritual seeker encounters. It is the momentum of ignorance which...
Fuel For An Endless Fire
Most people are in a constant state of struggle with themselves. Tremendously burdened by the past and in constant anticipation of the...
Letting Everything End
There is a great momentum of suffering and confusion that every spiritual seeker encounters. It is the momentum of ignorance which...